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In Psalms, chapter eighty-nine, verses one through fifty-two, the psalm deals with the destruction of Jerusalem and David’s fallen dynasty and God’s promise that David’s line would endure forever, as in verses twenty-nine, thirty-four to thirty-seven, of this theme chapter and Second Samuel seven, verses eight through sixteen, respectively. The question is whether God has […]

In Psalms, chapter eighty-eight, verse eighteen, some regard this as the saddest of all Psalms. The supplicant has suffered much, as in verse three, perhaps as a leper in verse eight. He feels that he is nearing death and that God has rejected him, as in verses seven, fourteen, sixteen through eighteen. He has cried

In Psalms, chapter eighty-six, verse eleven, amid affliction and trouble, the psalmist humbly asks God to teach him His ways and His truth, that he might fear God from the heart. When experiencing trials and difficulties, we must cry out to God for wisdom to walk in His ways and for a heart that fears

In Psalms, chapter eighty-six, verse one, prayer that arises out of humility, affliction, and great need is a prayer that God will hear and answer. He has special care for His people broken and needy, as in Psalms thirty-five, verse ten, Psalms seventy-four, verse twenty-one, and Matthew six, verses twenty-five through thirty-four, accordingly.Believers should learn

In Psalms, chapter eighty-five, verse six, God’s people have a right to pray that He will revive them individually and corporately. Salvation and spiritual life are dependent upon God imparting to us His mercy, forgiveness, power, a life-giving spirit, and a fervent desire to do His will, as in First Corinthians fifteen, verse ten, Philippians

In Psalms, chapter eighty-four, verse eleven, this promise is directed to believers who sincerely strive to live godly and righteous lives. What God regards as good relates directly to fulfilling His purpose for our lives. Our task is to walk uprightly and to trust God to furnish everything good: physically and spiritually, temporarily and externally,

In Psalms, chapter eighty-four, verses one through twelve, this psalm describes believers who are so attached to God that they long above everything else to be in God’s house and presence, as in Psalms forty-two. Their greatest desire is to experience God’s nearness, to worship Him with other faithful believers, as in verse ten, and

In Psalms, chapter eighty, verses one through nineteen, in this psalm of intercession, the psalmist pleads for the revival and restoration of God’s people to their place full of blessing and favor with God. This psalm depicts a people whose divine protection has collapsed, laying them open to assaults from the outside, as in verses

In Psalms, chapter seventy-nine, verses one through thirteen, the psalmist here intercedes with God to forgive the Israelites for their apostasy, as in verses eight through nine, and to punish the nations that have destroyed Jerusalem and God’s temple, as in verses six to seven. He acknowledges that the pagan nations were instruments of God’s

In Psalms, chapter seventy-eight, verse thirty-eight, God’s patience and mercy are revealed in this psalm. Over and over, His people rebelled unfaithfully, yet God restrained His anger. God will never abandon His children simply because they fail to please Him perfectly. However, the presumption of God’s longsuffering and forgiveness must not be in willful disobedience