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How do you respond during tough times of life? David shows us in Psalm 40. He begins by giving praise and testimony of how the Lord had helped him in times past. David was still facing more problems than he could count (v. 12a): the consequences of his own sin (v. 12b) and enemies out…
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A good father disciplines his child not just to correct the action in the moment but to correct character for a lifetime. That’s what the Lord does to us as well. Hebrews 12:6 says, “The Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son”. A child sometimes does not…
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Have you ever been experienced physical, mental, and relational anguish and anxiety because of your sin? That’s where we find David in Psalm 38. He is extremely troubled by his sin, mentioning that in verses 3-4 and 18. He has confessed his sin (v. 18) and is still undergoing guilt, remorse, and the overwhelming burden…
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Do you ever wonder why bad people prosper and good people suffer? Well, at least it seems that way sometimes. How do they get away with evil? Why do those who do the right thing get punished? David wondered the same thing in Psalm 37. In forty verses, he refers to the wicked/evil person and…
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Psalm 36 is the tale of three hearts: the wicked (vv. 1-4), the Lord (vv. 5-9), and the righteous (10-12). One could say, this psalm shows us what separates a wicked and righteous heart. It is the Lord! David begins this psalm by explaining the sinful wicked heart. It does not fear God (v. 1),…
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Do you ever feel like you are praying for the same thing over and over? It’s ok. That’s what David did! I’m not sure about you, but that gives me hope that I can turn to God about continual struggles and know that He hears me! In Psalm 35, David is once again being chased…
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In the middle of David’s dangerous encounter with the Philistine King Abimelech, he shows us how he blessed (vv. 1-3), sought (vv. 4-8), feared (vv. 9-14), cried out to (vv. 15-18), and sought refuge in the Lord (vv. 19-22). Basically, in the middle of a war, David shows us his greatest weapon was worship. Think…
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Psalm 33 is the who, how, why, and what of worship instruction. Notice that all the verbs are also plural. It’s a community psalm for worshipping the Lord! We were not meant to praise God alone. We need the church body to worship the Lord together! Verse 1 tells us we should worship the Lord: …
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Psalm 32 is one of repentance David wrote after confessing his sins of adultery, murder, and deception (2 Samuel 11-12). While Psalm 1:1 says those who obey the Lord and steer clear of sin are blessed, Psalm 32:1 says those who confess sins and experience God’s forgiveness are also blessed. David committed transgressions (crossed God’s…
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Have you ever felt surrounded by the enemy and abandoned by the Lord? This was David’s situation in Psalm 31. While he was surrounded by enemies, the Lord never abandoned him. He acknowledged his panic and overreaction towards the Lord in verse 22 when he said, “In my alarm I said, ‘I am cut off…
stephen R Harrison 