Category: Book of Psalms
Treasury of David: Charles Spurgeon commentary–Psalm One
From the “Treasury of David-Psalm One” by Charles Spurgeon Charles Spurgeon commentary on Psalm One. The following quotes come from Spurgeon’s, “Treasury of David” volume one. The two or three-volume set is available here or wherever you purchase your biblical resources. “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor…
Psalms: The Book of praise, worship & prayer. An overview
An overview of the Book of Psalms In this summary view of Psalms, we feature a video from “The Bible Project.” I strongly recommend this website. The authors and artists have done a fabulous job with the videos they have created. But, they’re just an overview, which is a skill in itself. And a valuable…
The Lord on the cross – Psalm 22: Bible predicted His agony
The Lord went to the cross just as the Bible predicted. The Lord knew his destiny. On at least a few occasions, he told them about his eventual death at the hands of his enemies. In Psalm twenty-two, we read a remarkable foretelling of the agony Jesus experienced on the cross. The words were penned…
Psalm 19: The Heavens Declare the Beauty and Glory of God
Psalm 19: The heavens tell of God’s Glory In Psalm 19, the poet compares the silent telling of God’s story in the heavens with the written Word of God. They both tell the same story and point the readers to the same message/messenger. God is the Author and the finisher of our life and our…
Fairness and equal justice & the narrow path to God Psalm 17
Fairness and equal justice: We can hope for it but don’t expect it. In this Psalm, David expressed a desire for fairness and equal justice, but he understood he would only get that from his God. As young children, as all of us once were, we were rarely fair to others but we expected it…
Death and Resurrection of the Jewish Messiah 3 days of hell Psalm 16
Psalm Sixteen: The death and resurrection of Jesus after three days in hell. The Death and resurrection of Jesus is a fact of history. If it didn’t happen, the Word of God would have failed in a key prophecy from David’s Psalms. The Bible predicted it so it had to happen. Peter, the one who…
God’s Holy Hill: Psalm 15, Who will live with the Lord?
The Lord’s Holy Hill. Who gets to live where God lives? Psalm fifteen: The Lord sits upon his Holy Hill. Access to the home and throne of God is limited to those who are cleansed from their sins by the blood of Christ. There are no exceptions. God does not grade on a curve. Jesus…
The Fool says there is no God. Psalm 14 The Wise believe
In the words of King David, “Only a fool says there is no God.” The fool says God is a myth and impossible. That same fool might also suggest that the complex array of life on this planet started by chance a very long time ago. Mathematicians say that theory is impossible. Darwin hinted at the…
Psalm 13: How Long Lord before you rescue me from my trials?
Psalm Thirteen: David prays. How long before things are better? How long God, before this trial is over, or this burden is lifted, this pain goes away, the attack continues, or — you can fill in your own situation to finish the question? David, a man after God’s own heart, had big trials like…
Words of the Lord are pure and righteous words. Psalm 12
Psalm Twelve: The Words of the Lord are Pure Words. We can trust them The Words of the Lord are pure and trustworthy. They have endured the tests of time, intense scrutiny, censorship, critical scholarship, and neglect. Leaders, religions, countries, and cultures, have tried to destroy it by banning, burning, or blacklisting it, but it…
