In Psalms, chapter seventy-one, verses one through twenty-four, the psalm contains a prayer by an older person, as in verse nine, who faces trouble and needs help to rescue Him from His enemies and afflictions, as in verses one, two, and eighteen. He has walked in God’s ways since childhood, as in verses five through […]
In Psalms, chapter sixty-nine, verses one through four, the expression of the oppressive sufferings of a righteous person also captures the feelings of the Savior as He underwent persecution from the ungodly and experienced the agony of the cross. Similarly, any righteous believer who undergoes great trouble and sees no way out may cry to
In Psalms, chapter sixty-nine, verses one through thirty-six, is the psalm with Psalms twenty-two as one of the most frequently quoted psalms in the New Testament. Psalms sixty-nine repeats as follows: from verse four, found in John fifteen, verse twenty-five, from verse nine, found in John two, verse seventeen, and Romans fifteen, verse three, from
In Psalms, chapter sixty-eight, verse five, God’s fatherhood for the believer emphasizes the Old and New Testaments. God delights in protecting the weak, disadvantaged, wronged, and lonely among His people. Ask God to put you under His special care and protection if you feel alone. Jesus had compassion for the widow in Luke seven, verse
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In Psalms, chapter sixty-eight, verses one through thirty-five, express the psalmist celebrating God’s rule over and care of His people, Israel. His victory over His enemies may foreshadow Christ’s destruction of evil and the evil one at the end of the age. And the triumph of all believers in Christ as they rejoice eternally in
In Psalms, chapter sixty-seven, verses one through two, the Psalms remind us of God’s plan for His people when He first called Abraham, as in Genesis twelve, verse one. Abram was his name at that time, and untold where God would lead him, as in Hebrews eleven, verse eight. Instead, he had to journey under
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In Psalms, chapter sixty-six, verse eighteen, those who take pleasure in unrighteousness have no hope of answered prayer when they call on God. God wants us separated from sin. Only then will He respond to us as a Father to a son, as in Second Corinthians six, verses fourteen through eighteen. God refuses to answer
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In Psalms, chapter sixty-six, verse five, a community of believers must have the works of the Holy Spirit so manifested in their midst that they can glorify God and say to others, “Come and see the works of God.” Nothing short of the full demonstration of God’s power among His people will convince the lost
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In Psalms, chapter sixty-five, verse four, our greatest joy is to be near God and to enjoy communion with Him. The opportunity is now possible for all believers through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as in Hebrews ten, verses ten through twenty-two, and through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, as in Ephesians five, verses
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In Psalms, chapter sixty-four, verses one through ten, the psalmist prays to God for protection from plots and deception of enemies. We can apply this prayer to our spiritual battles with Satan. We must pray for protection from the evil one and those he uses against us. In these struggles, we can be confident of
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