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“I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.” (Psalm 89:1) Historically, singing has been a favorite method of the human race to express their emotions about life and living. Some songs have expressed lament over…

“But I, O Lord, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you.” (Psalm 88:13) The psalmist knew how to start the day, didn’t he? At the beginning of the psalm, he mentions crying out to the Lord day and night. There are many psalms of lament like…

“Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God.” (Psalm 87:3) While this Psalm was intended to illustrate the Jewish city of Jerusalem as God’s holy mount, the place of God’s temple and thus the dwelling place of God, it also can be seen in the prophetic sense of…

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“But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” (Psalm 86:15) These are thoughts often repeated in the Psalms. They delineate the things we praise God for and at the same time they offer a list of things we…

“Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” (Psalm 85:6) This is what happens when people turn away from God. This cry is a result of the idolatry of Israel and Judah. God had rescued them many times, and each time they turned their backs…

“For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” (Psalm 84:10) Oh, that we could believe this statement. One day with God surpasses a thousand without Him. The…

“That they may know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.” (Psalm 83:18) Who are the “they” in this verse? It is the enemies of God. There is a long list, but it is not exhaustive. Right on into modern times,…

“Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” (Psalm 82:3, 4) This plea is a constant concern of God made evident via the Old Testament prophets. God…

“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.” (Psalm 81:11) This is a sad verse in a rather sad Psalm. For all that God did for Israel, the nation turned its back on Him. They were in slavery in Egypt, and God set…