Category Psalms

Reading: Psalm 2:4-8 I imagine that if creation can groan (Rom. 8:22), it can also laugh. Moltmann might just be right when he pictures the universe laughing with “the universal Easter laugh.”[1] The laughter of Easter originated with God! Psalm 2:4-8 speaks of God’s Easter laugh. My previous…

Reading: Psalm 147 It is not uncommon to hear Christians say, “What the church needs is revival!” Arguably, that is as true today as it ever has been. What would revival look like if it came? What is it that we need? Are we seeking an existential experience…

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.…

Reading: Psalm 88 Hope is often the subject of motivational posters. One such poster has a night scene with the stars still visible against the dark sky while the light of the sun is peaking over the horizon, with this quote from Desmond Tutu: “Hope is being able…

Reading: Psalm 93 1 The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. 2 Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity. Psalm 93:1-2 NIV Is this a…

“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” ― Karl Barth What, then, is the nature of petitionary prayer? It is, in essence, rebellion—rebellion against the world in its fallenness, the absolute and undying refusal to accept as…

Reading: Psalm 107 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! (2) Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble (3) and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west,…

Reading: Psalm 94 The book of Psalms engages the world as it really is; it has no Pollyanna view of the world. When celebrating victory, it sounds triumphant. When viewing injustice and evil, it describes with equal fervor the brokenness of this fallen world. Psalm 94 is a…

Reading: Psalm 9 – 10 Scholars debate whether Psalm 9 and 10 were originally one psalm or two, but they agree that these two psalms are clearly intertwined. These psalms use consecutive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, beginning in Psalm 9 and finishing in Psalm 10. Viewed this…

Reading: Psalm 10 During the fall, churches across Tampa Bay join together in prayer that God will bring an end to abortion in the 40 Days for Life Campaign. Although prayer and a peaceful presence are needed year round, there are also great benefits to this concentrated effort.…

Reading: Psalm 47 ESV Psalm 47 is a call to worship for the whole world and finds its fulfillment through the Gospel in our own day. For many years I read Psalm 47 with the emphasis on the call to clap your hands and shout. Being raised in…

Reading: Psalm 95 Imagine receiving an invitation to eat dinner with the President of the United States—pick your favorite president just to keep politics out of this. What would you do? You’d clear your calendar. Psalm 95 is an invitation from a king. Not just any king, “the…

Reading: Psalm 126 If only we could see, laughter and joy would fill our mouths when we think about the church of our Lord Jesus Christ. I realize that is not the way many speak of the church today. In fact it is quite popular to speak disparagingly…