PSALM 33 PRAISE or WORSHIP The obvious context, PRAISE, of this Psalm is found in the opening verses 1-3 where the writer implores the people (righteous ones) to Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with the harp… Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully [on the strings] with a … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/09/2020
PSALM 32 CONTEXT: Used as one of the early church’s penitential psalms (Pss 6; 38; 51; 102; 130; 143), this thanksgiving psalm focuses on the forgiveness of sins. The psalmist begins by extolling the blessings of forgiveness (vv. 1–2). He then shares how he suffered until he acknowledged his sin and was forgiven (vv. 3–5). He encourages the godly to pray to … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/07/2020
PSALM 30 Morning Joy In this Psalm David has reason to celebrate and pens or recites this psalm that can be broken down as follows: In Ps 30:1-3, David extols the Lord for delivering him. Ps 30:4-5 he invites the saints to unite with him in celebrating divine compassion. In Ps 30:6-7 he confesses the … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/06/2020
PSALM 27 I do not thing God wants us to settle for “one thing” in our lives spiritually. I believe He expects us to reach a goal and then set a new one continually maturing and growing. Yet the point of David’s prayer here in these verses is that his undivided focus will be on … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/05/2020
PSALM 25 PATHS In my youth I loved to go out into the mountains of the Appalachian Trail and hike for days. Stretching from Georgia to Maine one can find some of the best hiking trails in the US there and truly (although at the time I did not realize it) get closer to God … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/04/2020
KJV and RVR 1960 So many folks I know focus on v.3 and the valley of the shadow of death, that they miss out on what I think is the real key to this Psalm. Yes, there is no doubt that we can fear no evil brought against us for thou art with me; thy … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/03/2020
PSALM 22 PRAISING GOD Many modern translations of the bible have headings and my Amplified Bible has A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise for Psalm 22, the CSB has From Suffering to Praise and the NKJV The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah. All are appropriate titles, but I think the NKJV captures the … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/01/2020
Psalm 18 PRAISE AND REST Most Bibles have a heading for this Psalm with a title something like; To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from … More Devotional thought for Today – 10/31/2020
PSALM 15 As the heading above suggests this Psalm of David was used when a worshipper would enter into the temple. There are a series of 12 Characteristics posed as questions that describe acceptable moral conditions for worship: walks with integrity strength of character, works righteousness, speaks and holds truth in his heart does not … More Devotional Thought for Today – 10/30/2020
PSALM 11 FINDING HOPE IN HOPELESS TIMES According to Theodoret, and other early church Fathers this Psalm was written when David was being persecuted by Saul, and was was told to get out, escape for his own safety. We have all been in situations when things seem desperate maybe even hopeless but how we react … More Devotional Thought for Today – 10/29/2020
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