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READ: Ps. 59:1-18: … Deliver me from the men of bloodshed … Again David composes a Psalm as a prayer for help in mortal danger during persecution from the side of Saul. He calls upon the LORD God as his “safe stronghold.” On the one hand his plea is that he may hide with the […]
JUNE 28, 2026 – SAFE STRONGHOLD Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 58:1-12: … judges … injustice in your heart … wicked … liars … let them perish … Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth! Psalm 58 also speaks of a distressing situation. Within Israel David has to deal with wicked liars who commit
JUNE 27, 2026 – INJUSTICE Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 57:1-12: … Be merciful to me, O God, … I will trust in the shadow of Your wings until these calamities have passed by … God who performs all things for me … I will sing psalms … Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth.
JUNE 26, 2026 – YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS IS GREAT Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 56:1-14: … what can man do to me? … David fled multiple times from the bloodthirsty king Saul. In doing so he did not always make the right choices. After he received Goliath’s sword from the priests in Nob, he still did not feel safe. In his despair he presents himself to the
JUNE 25, 2026 – KEPT FROM STUMBLING Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 55:1-24: … But I trust in You … This Psalm refers to moments of severe violence, deceit, and betrayal in David’s lifefrom the side of false fellow countrymen. Whom David has in mind is not clear. One may think of Ahithophel, whom David regarded as a very trustworthy counselor, but who betrayed him
JUNE 24, 2026 – CAST YOUR BURDEN ON THE LORD Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 54:1-9: … Behold, God is my Helper … I will freely sacrifice to You … I will praise Your name … for He has delivered me out of all trouble … Again David complains about the betrayal by his people. What is the situation? The Ziphites made David’s hiding place known to Saul
JUNE 23, 2026 – HELPER Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 53:1-6: … The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” … They are altogether corrupt … they have not called upon God … because God has rejected them … salvation from Zion … restores the captives of His people … Israel shall rejoice … In many Psalms David mentions opposition
JUNE 22, 2026 – THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 52:1-9: … You love evil more than good … God shall likewise destroy you forever … uproot … I shall be like a green olive tree in the house of God … I will praise You forever … This Psalm refers to the history of the betrayal by Doeg concerning the high priest
JUNE 21, 2026 – EVIL Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 51:1-21 … cleanse me from my sins … against You, You only, have I sinned … born in iniquity … purge me with hyssop … create in me a clean heart … do not cast me away … broken heart King David here confesses his great sins when the prophet Nathan pointed him
JUNE 20, 2026 – PURGE ME Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 50:1-23: … Judge … offer thanksgiving … the right way … God, the Almighty and faithful God of the covenant, appears impressively as a consuming fire in a lawsuit. In this lawsuit He calls His covenant people to account as Judge. Heaven and earth are called as witnesses.. While His people stand in
JUNE 19, 2026 – THANK OFFERING Lees verder »