Category Archives: Psalms

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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Unseen Footprints (2017 Rerun)

“Unseen footprints” . . . that’s what I’m chewing on this morning. Had a familiar taste to it, pretty sure it was a meal that must have been served up in the past. So, I searched the archives. Nine years … Continue reading

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His Dove

Hovering over Psalm 74 this morning. It’s one of those “why?” songs to God. Why have You left us? Why does Your “anger smoke against” us? (v. 1) It’s also one of those “How long?” songs (v.10). Given that the … Continue reading

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An Antidote for The Wine of Confusion (2009 Rerun)

This morning, in my reading plan it’s the combination of reading Psalm 60 and the latter part of Romans 8 which is so impactful. Of having “O God, You have rejected us” and “If God is for us, who can … Continue reading

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He Will Sustain You (2013 Remix)

Life isn’t always a McDonald’s. Sometimes you don’t get to pull up, place your order, and “have it your way.” It’s not a Starbucks. Though you might know exactly what you want and place your 25-syllable drink order with “extra … Continue reading

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