rev. S. de Marie

READ: Ps. 79:1–13: … O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps … reproach … scorn and derision … Help us, O God of our salvation … Deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name’s sake! … So we,

READ: Ps. 78:1–72: … We will tell the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD … The psalmist of Psalm 78 teaches the history of God’s covenant with the purpose that God may be known according to the truth and honoured for His great covenant works. History is not merely a matter of the past, but also

READ: Ps. 77:1–20: … Who is so great a God as our God? The psalmist Asaph is disappointed in the LORD. This makes him almost despair. He has the impression that the LORD no longer loves His people and is no longer favourable toward them. In the past it was very different. But now he

READ: Ps. 76:1–12: … At Your rebuke … Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep … You, Yourself, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence When once You are angry? … when God arose to judgment, To deliver all the oppressed of the earth … Make vows

READ: Ps. 75:1–10: … Do not lift up your horn on high … God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another. For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup … He pours it out … Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down.

READ: Ps. 74:1–23: … Have respect to the covenant … This psalm was probably composed by a descendant of Asaph (cf. 2 Chron. 35:15) at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (2 Kings 25:9; Jer. 52:13). Its contents are reminiscent of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. The psalmist laments the

READ: Ps. 73:1–28: … until I understood their end … Whom have I in heaven but You? … But it is good for me to draw near to God … Asaph doubted the LORD: is God truly good to those among His people who are faithful to Him and love Him, who are “pure” in

READ: Ps. 72:1–20: … Judge Your people with righteousness … In His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace … Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things! David prays here for his son Solomon, who in turn is a type of the great Son of David.

READ: Ps. 71:1–24: … My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day … Now also when I am old and grayheaded … Your righteousness also, O God, is very high … O God, who is like You? … My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 – LORD, DO NOT DELAY READ: Ps. 70:1–5: … Make haste, O God, to deliver me! … Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You … Let God be magnified … Again we read of a distressing situation in David’s life. He calls upon the LORD to help