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What’s your default mindset when walking through difficulty? PSALM 9. This psalm, written by David who endured suffering and fearful situations more intense than we may ever experience, shows his resolute mindset in the opening words, “I WILL GIVE THANKS to the Lord with my WHOLE heart. I WILL RECOUNT all of your marvelous…
Ever sat still amidst God’s creation? Psalm 8. This psalm is sometimes called “The Song of the Astronomer” as the writer David observes the beauty of the night sky and delights in the majesty and wisdom of the great Creator. When I remember difficult times, ones where my consumed mind seemed unable to think beyond…
Have you been wrongfully slandered or unfairly criticized? PSALM 7. We’ve all experienced the hurt from unfair criticism and attacks on our reputation. Slander leaves a mark even when disproven. Stabbing a person’s reputation with untrue, venomous words is hateful. The psalmist David, a shepherd, paints an incredible picture of a fierce lion pouncing on…
When your soul is weary from the weight of sin. PSALM 6. We’ve all been there… we’ve made decisions based on lust, selfishness, or out of an angry, jealous, revengeful heart that have brought results that deeply trouble our soul. Our guilt is great; we are consumed in our thoughts with our self, weary from…
Are you desperate for God’s ear? PSALM 5 shows us that David desperately pleaded for God’s strength, power, and wisdom through both audible prayer and in the unspoken longings of his heart through silent meditation. “Consider my groaning; Give attention to the sound of my cry.” He fervently asked God to help him sort through…
Where can our anxious hearts truly find rest? PSALM 4 is so beautiful, demonstrating how DISTRESS can be replaced with rest, joy, peace, relief, and how ANGER and a desire to retaliate can be replaced with self control and a quiet spirit. Our human emotions can turn around. The pattern seen in Psalms is to…
PSALM 23. This is a psalm that most likely we have all heard. Perhaps this is one of the most quoted chapters in the Bible… spoken by athletes before games, recited by congregations at churches, written on sympathy cards to comfort those who are mourning, and replayed over and over in our own minds when we…
When the darkness is finally lifted, how will you reflect back on God? PSALM 18. David’s lengthy dark period of being chased, frightened, and anxious had finally ended. David’s heart overflowed with gratefulness for God’s protection, provision, strength, and deliverance. Psalm 18 is an incredibly descriptive song written by David on the day that the Lord delivered…
What should we do when we’ve been unjustly accused of wrong and want our innocence made known? PSALM 17. In this Psalm we read David’s words to God concerning how he has been wrongfully accused by an enemy. He has been greatly hurt and is grieving deeply. I’m talking weeping and serious lamenting. Have you ever felt…
How can my heart be glad during trials or even in the face of death? PSALM 16. David was faced with trials all around him, including people out to kill him. I don’t think that our situations really can compare to the degree of dependence on God that David needed to emotionally and physically survive.…
