Category Archives: Psalms

It’s not what you’d expect. Given what seems to be David’s circumstance, you just wouldn’t expect this song of his to begin this way. But it does. My heart is steadfast, O God!      I will sing and make melody … Continue reading →

You read Psalm 106 and it’s like reading a rap sheet . . . a long, long rap sheet. It’s the history of the songwriter’s people . . . held up against the unfailing grace of the songwriter’s God. And … Continue reading →

With some passages of Scripture, in order to “pick up” what the Spirit of God is “laying down,” you need to lean in and really dig to find the morsels. But with other passages, you are, in a sense, “spoon … Continue reading →

This past resurrection Sunday was great! Not just because it was a nice day . . . or because we were able to chill out with some friends over dinner. But it was the gathering of God’s people to celebrate … Continue reading →

Despondent. No other word better describes the tone of the psalm written by Heman the Ezrahite. I don’t think this song went to the “top of the charts” . . . thinkin’ that it wasn’t played incessantly on NT Radio … Continue reading →

For the past few weeks, we’ve truly been “empty nesters.” It’s the first time we’ve had no one living in the house with us . . . no daughters . . . and no “adopted” daughters. For now, they are … Continue reading →

You kind of sense that the songwriter of the seventy-third psalm has hit the wall. Whatever’s been going on around him . . whatever’s been happening to him . . . it has him at the point where he sets … Continue reading →

It’s a song born out of the wilderness. A melody birthed under the pressure of being on the run from the enemy. And, at it’s essence, it’s a song about knowing afresh the presence of God. O God, You are … Continue reading →

I can’t imagine all that ran through David’s mind as he hid out in that cave. Once anointed by Samuel . . . prophesied to be king . . . faithful servant in the royal courts . . . this … Continue reading →