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Psalm 97 again praises the Lord for His righteousness and justice which characterize His throne. “All who worship images are put to shame,” There is no other god than the one true God. “Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise His holy name.” In Ezekiel 16 we have God recounting the desperate […]

Good blustery morning. The psalmist declares “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.” This 96th psalm says to declare God’s marvelous deeds among all people’s. “For all the gods of the nations are idols.” There is no other God and no other savior than Jesus Christ. So even […]

Good morning everyone. In Psalm 95 the psalmist tells us to sing for joy to the God of creation. To “bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker” He tells his fellow Israelites not to harden their hearts like their forefathers who because of their unbelief would never enter God’s rest. […]

Good morning dear people. In Psalm 94 the psalmist praises “the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shone forth.” “Rise up O judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.” The psalmist wants those judged who harm the righteous. However, “blessed is the man You discipline O Lord, the man […]

Good morning everyone. The Psalmist in Psalm 93 speaks of God’s majesty and strength. In verse 2 he tells us God’s throne “was established long ago; you are from all eternity.” This is a verse that points to God’s eternal existence. Then we come to Ezekiel 12 where God tells Ezekiel (back in Babylon) to […]

Today we look at Psalm 92. A psalm for the Sabbath day. The Sabbath day is Saturday but most Christians call Sunday our Sabbath day. The Psalmist gives praise to God with the declaration to “make music to Your Name, O Most High”. He speaks of Gods works and thoughts which “the senseless man does […]

Good morning dear people. In Psalm 91 the psalmist speaks of God’s protective care. “You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.” It says we will not fear these. God does not want […]

Good morning. We come to Psalm 90 today. A psalm of Moses. Moses points out that God’s perception of time is different than ours in verse 4, “For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that had just gone by, or like a watch in the night.” Moses also sets out a […]

Good morning dear people. We are in Psalm 89 today. The Psalmist sings of God’s love forever. Yet he is in despair because he sees the destruction of Jerusalem and feels as though God has abandoned the house of David and “renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust.” […]

Good Wednesday morning dear people. In Psalm 88 the psalmist realized salvation is in God alone. Yet he says his life is near the grave. In the Old Testament people did not have as much understanding of the afterlife as we have from the New Testament today. In verse 8 the psalmist says “You have […]