A devotional on Psalm 119:1-32 Fascinating facts about Psalm 119 according to rcg.com: This, the longest psalm, is divided into 22 sets of eight-verse strophes, or sections. Before each section, a word and sometimes a symbol appear. (These words are the English names of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The symbols represent the Hebrew …
A devotional on Psalm 118 1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; because his mercy endures forever! Give thanks – yadah – to the Lord. That means throw, shoot, or cast the hand out as to launch a weapon; worship with extended hands; give thanks and praise; to confess sin. Yad …
A devo on Psalm 117 Guzik quotes Boice in stating that Martin Luther expounded this brief psalm into the following categories: (1) prophecy (the Gentiles will participate in gospel blessings), (2) revelation (the kingdom of Christ is not earthly and temporal but rather heavenly and eternal), (3) instruction (we are saved by faith alone and …
A devotional on Psalm 116 This is a song that Jesus and his disciples sang on the night of his betrayal “And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.” Mt. 26:30. Read it with him in mind on that dreadful night. I love the Lord, because he has …
A devotional on Psalm115 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! The Lord has promised us abundant glory – kabod kabod – especially in glory. It’s doubled because it’s going to be good good! When God sets up …
A devotional on Psalm 114 1 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. 5 What ails you, O sea, …
A devotion on Psalm 113 1 Praise the Lord. WHAT & WHO: Halal Jah! Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. 2 Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. BY WHOM: Servants – abad– are laborers who work for another. Servants literally or figuratively till and may be enslaved in bond-service. Even as …
A devotional on Psalm 112 Note the repetitions in some of the Hebrew words for emphasis to show depth or longevity. 1 Praise the Lord. Halal Jah! Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Are you one of those, beloved? Does the mention of his name cause shockwaves …