Category Archives: Psalms

Nevertheless

There they were again. Situation desperate. “Save us, O LORD!” (v.47) And when I say “again”, I mean AGAIN. This wasn’t their first rodeo. Not the first time they had blown it. Not the first time their waywardness had left … Continue reading

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Triggered

As I started reading Psalm 102 this morning, I thought to myself how the psalms can often evoke some pretty intense emotions. In modern vernacular, they can be “triggering.” Though suffering no major affliction, though things overall are on the … Continue reading

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Hate Evil!

I read the “command to obey” in Psalm 97 and it triggers something. It picks at something that’s bugged me for a while. But part of me wants to just brush it off for fear of getting on a hobby-horse. … Continue reading

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A Song for the Sabbath

It’s song to be sung based not on circumstance, but according to the calendar. Not a song just for the good times, but a song always for when it’s the right time. A song to be sung not only as … Continue reading

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A Heavenly Birth Certificate (2016 Rerun)

It’s kind of a cryptic song. For me it’s a little hard to completely piece together. But I do know it’s a song about Zion. The city on the holy mount founded by God Himself to be the place where … Continue reading

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Do It Again, LORD!

You read the psalm and you sense something’s gone wrong. Some sin has entered the camp. Some disobedience has derailed God’s people. Some transgression has taken away their joy. So, the songwriter recounts a time past when, in a similar … Continue reading

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That They May Seek Your Name

Psalm 83 is a “Go get ’em, God!” song. A psalm of Asaph composed as a lament for a people under threat by their enemies. It’s an “arise O’ God” psalm. A “do not keep silence; do not hold Your … Continue reading

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Honey from the Rock

I don’t know if this psalm was part of the inspiration for that hymn, but that’s the connection I’m making this morning. For many years, the familiar “friend” found in Psalm 81 was in verse 10. Open your mouth wide, … Continue reading

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A “How Long O LORD?” Song (2019 Rerun)

Doing something a little different as I read through the Psalms this year — I’m doing it with Dane Ortlund. Well, with his devotional on the Psalms. And something he points out this morning about Psalm 79 strikes me. . … Continue reading

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Praise God! He Chose Judah (2015 Remix)

Gather round, says the songwriter, and listen up. Incline your ears and I’ll tell you a story. A story comprised of many stories. Stories you have heard and known. Stories which we should not forget. Stories that should be passed … Continue reading

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