Daily Thoughts From God's Word

A PSALM. A SONG FOR THE SABBATH.         It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;       to...

“Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy” (86:1).   John Calvin wrote, “Without knowledge of self, there is no...

Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!       O Israel, if you would but listen to me! “But my people did not listen to my voice;      ...

An absolutely stunning description!  “But they (Israel) flattered him (God) with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues. ...

or you, O Lord, are my hope,       my trust, O LORD, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth;       you are he who...

TO THE CHOIRMASTER: WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A PSALM. A SONG.    May God be gracious to us and bless us       and make his face to...

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,       for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation,       my fortress; I shall...

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,       for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation,       my fortress; I shall...

A theme that David comes back to over and over is the steadfast love of God.  In Psalm 52, he draws a contrast between the one who...

Psalm 51 . . . what can I say?  It is every believer’s testimony.  After sinning, David cried, as do we:  “Have mercy on  me, O God,...

May I simply quote from Psalm 46, this morning?  What a way to start our day, with these comforting words!   TO THE CHOIRMASTER. OF THE...

The sons of Korah:   O God, we have heard with our ears,       our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days,       in...

Psalm 37 reads almost like the Proverbs.  David instructs, over and over, as to how we should live:  Fret not . . . Trust in the Lord and...

As one reads through the Davidic Psalms, quite the striking matter is, time after time, situation after situation, David's regular and...

The LORD is my light and my salvation;       whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life;       of whom shall I be afraid?...