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READ: Ps. 49:1-21: … like the beasts that perish … But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He shall receive me This Psalm testifies of divine wisdom that Scripture teaches concerning the destiny of people on earth as determined by God (cf. the book of Ecclesiastes). Everyone is invited […]
JUNE 18, 2026 – FOOL Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 48:1-15: … is a joy of the whole earth … the city of the great King … God will establish her forever … Your temple … her towers … this God is our God … This Psalm sings of the glory of the LORD as it becomes visible in His house, His temple,
JUNE 17, 2026 – ZION Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 47:1-10: … King over all the earth … ascends … reigns All peoples of the earth are called to rejoice before God’s face. To clap their hands with joy above their heads because of the supreme King over all the earth. God’s kingship stands central in this Psalm. He is the Creator, Sustainer,
JUNE 16, 2026 – GOD ASCENDS Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 46:1–11: The LORD of hosts is with us … Psalm 46 was used by Martin Luther in composing his well-known hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” which sounded during the great Reformation. The Psalm speaks of a conflict with such overwhelming violence that it is compared in verses 3 and 4 to
JUNE 15, 2026 – A MIGHTY FORTRESS Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 45:1–17: A contemplation, a song of love … anointed, O God, with the oil of gladness … desire her beauty … Like the Song of Songs, this Psalm, as a wedding song, celebrates the love of marriage between the king—probably Solomon—and his bride. Yet here also, as in the Song of Songs, there
JUNE 14, 2026 – LOVE Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 44:1–26: You have cast off the nations with Your hand … I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me … You save us from our enemies … nevertheless … You have given us up like sheep for food … for Your sake we are killed all day long
JUNE 13, 2026 – SHEEP FOR SLAUGHTER Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 43:1–5: Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill … to God’s altar … my exceeding joy There is much similarity with Psalm 42; also in Psalm 43 the poet is bowed down under a heavy burden, possibly on the same occasion.
JUNE 12, 2026 – YOUR LIGHT AND YOUR TRUTH Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 42:1–11: As the deer pants for the water brooks … When shall I come and appear before God? … Why are you cast down … Hope in God … all Your waves and billows have gone over me … Where is your God? … I shall yet praise Him … This Psalm refers
JUNE 11, 2026 – MY SOUL THIRSTS FOR GOD Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 41:1–14: … Blessed is he who considers the poor … the LORD will preserve him … be merciful to me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against You … all who hate me whisper together against me … But You, O LORD, be merciful to me … You uphold me … Blessed
JUNE 10, 2026 – BE GRACIOUS TO ME Lees verder »
READ: Ps. 40:1–18: … Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. Then I said, “Behold, I come …” … my iniquities have overtaken me … let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You … do not delay … This is a Psalm of David in which thanksgiving for God’s
JUNE 9, 2026 – BEHOLD, I COME Lees verder »