1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;preserve my life from dread of the enemy.2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,from the throng of evildoers,3 who whet their tongues like swords,who aim bitter words like arrows,4 shooting from ambush at the blameless,shooting at him suddenly and without fear.5 They hold fastContinue reading “Psalm 64: 1-10….A Psalm of honesty and insight! A lament!”
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Psalm 63: 1-11….Put yourself in David’s position!
Introduction: David had fled from King Saul when the King had openly declared his intention to murder David! He was with members of his family and a group of outcasts many with past records! He was evading chasing troops through a deserted rough terrain. He had a tenuous hold on life! All his experiences ofContinue reading “Psalm 63: 1-11….Put yourself in David’s position!”
Psalm 62: 1-12….Simple but Profound!
1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;from him comes my salvation.2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. – David feels secure with God as the source of his salvation, defence and stability!3 How long will all of you attack a manto batter him,like aContinue reading “Psalm 62: 1-12….Simple but Profound!”
Psalm 61: 1-8….How realistic is this?
1 Hear my cry, O God,listen to my prayer;2 from the end of the earth I call to youwhen my heart is faint.Lead me to the rockthat is higher than I,3 for you have been my refuge,a strong tower against the enemy.4 Let me dwell in your tent forever!Let me take refuge under the shelterContinue reading “Psalm 61: 1-8….How realistic is this?”
Isaiah 23: 1-12….God’s Justice demands action.
Introduction: Tyre (also called, presumably because of its ports, the Stronghold of the Sea) and Sidon were separate kingdoms which are now in the country of Lebanon. Both were very significant, wealthy and proud! Shihor (Sihor) was a town in the delta of the Nile, an area which was frequently flooded as the waters cameContinue reading “Isaiah 23: 1-12….God’s Justice demands action.”
Isaiah 22: 12-25….A personal Judgement!
Introduction: This is the rest of Isa 22, a chapter in which the prophecy turns to God’s judgement of His own people. After hearing clearly what God was going to do to them they did not listen. I ended the last devotion by saying, ‘They had not returned to nor sought God who had longContinue reading “Isaiah 22: 12-25….A personal Judgement!”
Psalm 59: 11-17….Should we hate evil doers?
11 Kill them not, lest my people forget;make them totter by your power and bring them down,O Lord, our shield!12 For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,let them be trapped in their pride.For the cursing and lies that they utter,13 consume them in wrath;consume them till they are no more,that theyContinue reading “Psalm 59: 11-17….Should we hate evil doers?”
Psalm 59: 1-10….David, ‘A man after God’s own heart’!
The Introduction written above the Psalm: TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDING TO DO NOT DESTROY. A MIKTAM OF DAVID, WHEN SAUL SENT MEN TO WATCH HIS HOUSE IN ORDER TO KILL 1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;protect me from those who rise up against me;2 deliver me from those who work evil,and saveContinue reading “Psalm 59: 1-10….David, ‘A man after God’s own heart’!”
Psalm 57: 1-11….Trapped in a cave!
1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,for in you my soul takes refuge;in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,till the storms of destruction pass by.2 I cry out to God Most High,to God who fulfills his purpose for me.3 He will send from heaven and save me;he willContinue reading “Psalm 57: 1-11….Trapped in a cave!”
Psalm 56: 1-13….How to deal with Pressure!
Introduction: ‘In God I Trust’ is the title of this Psalm. It was written at least in his mind and prayer-life when he was acting ‘insanely’ to protect himself from an enemy amongst whom he was living. They couldn’t help but remember his fighting ability from past encounters with him! The story is told 1Continue reading “Psalm 56: 1-13….How to deal with Pressure!”
As I read it! 