Psalms

O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage (v. 1, NLT). Psalm 6 can be titled:  Foes, Fears, and Failures. King David was troubled by his enemies and his fear. To make matters worse, David knew his situation was his fault. You might want to take this Interruption and frame […]

Beautiful words stir my heart. I will recite a lovely poem about the king, for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful poet (v. 1, NLT). Psalm 45 is described as a song celebrating the King’s marriage. Verse 1 has beautiful words that come from a skillful poet.  Some songs get stuck in

The New American Standard Version titles Psalm 3 . . .  Morning Prayer of Trust in God! King David wrote this prayer. A great lesson from Psalms is that the morning is the most important time of day. As David comments two chapters later in Psalm 5 . . . Listen to my voice in

Praise the Lord! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting! (v. 1, NLT) There are 150 Psalms. I believe that the collector of Psalms should have put Psalm 147 at the end. Please do not throw mental rocks at me while reading this Interruption. I’m not trying to change scripture

Surely there is a God who judges on earth (v. 11, ESV). The judgment of God is a common theme throughout the Bible. Human history started with God judging Adam and Eve, casting them out of the Garden of Eden, and will end with the Judgment Day depicted in Revelation 20. In Psalm 58, while fleeing

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want (Psalm 23:1, KJV). As a pastor, I’ve used, and continue to use, Psalm 23 as a go-to chapter at memorial services. A sizable percentage of funeral messages that I’ve heard from other pastors throughout the years have also included Psalm 23. We experience comfort in the phrase – even though

What are you thinking right now? Uh, oh. Psalms On Saturday this week features Psalm 119. This Psalm has 176 verses and is the longest chapter in the Bible. I just know Pastor Grant is going to ask us to read the entire Psalm this week. Why should we read Psalm 119? The first verse

Confession! I love Psalm 98 as it is my philosophy in worship. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! (Psalm 98:4, NASB1995) With worship, there are those who can sing, and then there is me! There are those who can be in tune (and know

Psalm 102 is the big perspective Psalm!   During trials, we focus on the moment, we are overwhelmed, and often we grieve.   Psalm 102 gives a different viewpoint… Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands. They will perish, but you remain forever; they will wear out like