May the nations be glad and sing for joy (Psalm 67:4, NIV). Psalm 67 is the “all nations” or “all peoples” psalm. Most of the verses in this psalm use one of these words. God’s purposes include “all nations” or “all peoples.” God promised Abraham . . . All peoples on earth will be blessed […]
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This Interruption is part of the Grant and Barbara in Scotland adventure series! The heading for Psalm 57 in some translations says . . . For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!” We may
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Our God is a good and great God. Many challenge the God of the Bible by saying, “God can’t be both good and great. If God is good and He allows evil, He must not be powerful enough to stop evil. But if He is great and powerful enough to stop evil, then He must
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Psalm 104 is the nature lover’s psalm. You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved (v. 5, NLT). Fifty years ago, I was walking on a hiking trail in southern Ohio, noticing the absolute beauty of my surroundings, when I saw a young man (in fact, I was young back
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Psalm 146 is a feel-good psalm. The topic of this psalm is hope and help. Joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God (v. 5, NLT). I write a blog; King David wrote about 80 of the 150 Psalms. No comparison between my blog and King
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I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord” (v. 1, NLT). Jerusalem is 2,474 feet above the Mediterranean Sea, which is to the west of Jerusalem, and 2,818 feet above the Dead Sea, which is to the east. And yes, the Dead Sea is below sea
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The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice (Psalm 97:1, ESV). A magnificent theme of the Bible is the sovereignty of God. As Psalm 103:19 reads… The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all (NASB1995). If God is in charge, we have nothing to fear—world events, natural disasters, people who oppose us, money troubles, and injustice. The
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There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, God (v. 1, NASB1995). What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion (v. 1, NLT). Some translations open Psalm 65 with, “There will be silence before you,” while others say, “Mighty praise belongs to you.” The Hebrew word for “silence” is like the word translated as
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Today we are considering the Ziphites. Think Judas and Benedict Arnold when thinking of the Ziphites. They were from the tribe of Judah, David’s kinsmen, and they betrayed him to King Saul. Have we ever been betrayed by family or close friends? This is the backstory of Psalm 54. As David writes… For strangers are
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If we follow God, sooner or later, we will think this thought… Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve. How long, Lord, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant? (Psalm 94:2-3, NIV) The wicked prospering while the righteous suffer, is front and center today. What the Bible/God considers vile
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