Psalms

July 13, 2020 – Monday                                                              Psalm 118:24    ESV 24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Comment         The above verse is very popular. You will find it on posters, shirts, plaques, signs, etc. In fact we have a metal sign with that verse…

June 26, 2020 – Friday Psalm 23:3b   NIV 3b  He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake. Psalm 23:3b   TLV 3b  He guides me in paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake. Psalm 23:3b   TPT 3b  He opens before me pathways to God’s pleasure and leads me along in His footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to His name. Comment Sometimes instead of looking at commentary you can look at various translations of a verse and gain…

June 19, 2020 – Friday  Psalm 103:13  NIV 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him Psalm 103:13  YLT 13 As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him. Comment Sunday is Father’s Day, a day to celebrate Fathers. With that in mind I chose the verses above for today’s Verse/s of the Day. Take some time to consider the verse above comparing a father to God. Many versions do…

March 04, 2020 – Wednesday  Psalm 143:3-4   NKJV 3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, Like those who have long been dead. 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed. Comments The NKJV gives this Psalm a title David did not give it, An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance. Read through the Psalm’s twelve verses and see if…

March 03, 2020 – Tuesday Psalm 142:6   NKJV 6 Attend to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than I. Comments The title for this Psalm in the NKJV is A Contemplation of David. A Prayer when he was in the cave. However, J.M. Boice suggests the word translated as Contemplation would be better translated as Instruction. That would then give us A Psalm of Instruction because of the good lessons he had himself learned in the…

March 02, 2020 – Monday Psalm 119:161-162   NIV 161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at Your word. 162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil. Comments The verses above begin the next to last stanza of eight verses in Psalm 119 and speak of persecution, God’s word, and His promise. What a way to begin. David’s love of God’s word permeates this stanza with every verse speaking of his love for God’s word. Even…

February 28, 2020 – Friday Psalm 119:157 NKJV 157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies. Comments Today we return to Psalm 119 and an amazing verse where in spite of persecutors and enemies, the Psalmist’s focus is on God’s testimonies. Benson’s Commentary shows there is a temptation to turn from God and His testimonies, but David was not going to do so: Though they tempt me so to do, and persecute me because I will not…

February 26, 2020 – Wednesday Psalm 119:84-86 NKJV 84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? 85 The proud have dug pits for me, which is not according to Your law. 86 All Your commandments are faithful; they persecute me wrongfully; help me! Comments First a quick reminder, the 119th Psalm has eight verses for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet making it the longest Psalm with 176 verses. The verses above are from the eleventh letter kaph. Each…

February 25, 2020 – Tuesday Psalm 109:14-20 NKJV 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,  And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be continually before the Lord, That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth; 16 Because he did not remember to show mercy, But persecuted the poor and needy man, That he might even slay the broken in heart. 17 As he loved cursing, so let it…

February 24, 2020 – Monday Psalm 69:22-28  NIV 22 May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap. 23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. 24 Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them. 25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt. 27 Charge them with…

February 21, 2020 – Friday Psalm 7:1-2  NKJV 1 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;  Save me from all those who persecute me;  And deliver me, 2 Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver. Comments The introduction of this Psalm tells us it is A Mediation of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. Why Cush, a Benjamite, was attacking David we do not know, but it…

February 10, 2020 – Monday Psalm 74:22-23  NKJV 22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. 23 Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually. Psalm 74:22-23  NIV 22 Rise up, O God, and defend Your cause; remember how fools mock You all day long. 23 Do not ignore the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies, which rises continually. Comments Had another verse of…