Psalms

Great is the Lord, who delights in blessing his servant with peace (v. 27, NLT). Psalm 35 has a great ending, perhaps the best of any Psalm. Let me repeat it . . .  Great is the Lord, who delights in blessing his servant with peace. Peace! We can all use peace. Psalm 35 depicts a story […]

Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord! (Psalm 144:15, ESV) Psalm 144 is a psalm of blessings in life. I imagine King David was on the roof of his palace one day during his morning devotions, and while looking over Jerusalem, he considered all that God had done for him — from a lowly

For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go (Psalm 91:11, NLT). I usually write about an entire Psalm in the Saturday Interruption. Today, I’m focusing on one verse about angels and our need for them in this age. Why do we need angels today? Fortunately, we have spiritual allies who are

Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth (v. 8, NLT). Psalm 124 is about sudden attacks from our adversaries. Satan — and other enemies — do not give advance warning of attacks. We are challenged by the Bible to practice Ephesians 6:18 . . .  Pray in the Spirit at all times

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! (Psalm 139:17, NASB1995) In yesterday’s Interruption #1074, I discussed “end-times fear” – a type of anxiety and distress released by our supernatural enemies into the world in the latter days. This fear will be rooted in economic uncertainty, plagues,

I lie awake thinking of you (v. 6, NLT). When you can’t sleep at night, what do you do? Psalm 63 gives an answer. Are we to take a Temazepam®, read our Kindle®, or perhaps get a 3 a.m. snack? King David wrote Psalm 63, and in this psalm, he explains his solution for lying

Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? (Psalm 15, NLT). This psalm was written by David after he successfully brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem.   When the ark was in the Tabernacle, King David wrote this psalm asking two questions . . .  Good questions. 

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? (Psalm 22:1, NLT) This is a Psalm of deep sorrow and intense persecution. I’ve read Psalm 22 over and over through the years with the thought, “This is a psalm of David, but as I

The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race (v. 13, NLT). I’ve noticed a trend, increasingly, where Christianity is presented as an evil demagogue that has swamped, shut down, and ruined the culture of many peoples and lands. From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. He made their hearts,