Category: Scriptural Articles
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A Journey Through Psalms (28)
This psalm of David is a beautiful and encouraging psalm that consists of a prayer for help in the first part, and praise for answered prayer in the second part.
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A Journey Through Psalms (27)
This psalm is a song of confident hope and earnest plea to the LORD. Confidence in the LORD’s ability to protect inspires a desire to dwell in His presence and an earnest plea for rescue from present distress.
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A Journey Through Psalms (25)
This psalm of David is a mix of prayer for help, guidance, and forgiveness amid declaration of the LORD’s covenant faithfulness and mercy. It also instructs us about walking in the fear of the LORD.
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A Journey Through Psalms (18)
After starting with praise to the LORD, David walks us through his crises and cries, reveals the Lord’s response and rescue, describes the LORD’s just, righteous, and powerful character, details his victory over his enemies by the LORD’s help and then concludes with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD.
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A Journey Through Psalms (16)
In this prophetic psalm prefiguring the resurrection of the Messiah, we see David identify with the LORD (YHWH) as his Lord, recognize His sufficiency for him, and confidently express hope for future redemption and restoration to the LORD’s presence.
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A Journey Through Psalms (14)
This psalm of David examines the connection between foolishness (denial of God’s existence) and wickedness (outworking of oppressive acts).
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A Journey Through Psalms (6)
Psalm 6 1-3 David opens this psalm with a pleas of tenderness and grace, knowing the intensity of the wrath of the LORD, and recognizing his own failings. He pleads for healing and awaits a divine visitation, knowing his travails are the result of his wrongdoings. The wise earnestly seek…
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A Journey Through Psalms (4)
Psalm 4 Vs 1: David opens this psalm with a testimony of past deliverance sandwiched between two requests to be heard by God. We hear his faith in God amidst his supplication. Vs 2-3: The next two verses are a warning to his enemies not to slander him out of…
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A Journey Through Psalms (2)
Psalm 2 This psalm reads like a play with a narrator observing and switching between scenes. In Scene 1 (verses 1 to 3), he observes rage and conspiracy among people and their rulers against the LORD and His Anointed. In Scene 2 (verses 4 to 6), he observes the Lord’s…
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A Journey Through Psalms (1)
Psalm 1 This poem or song is a tale of two kinds of people – the righteous and the wicked. The first part speaks about the righteous, highlights their do’s and don’ts, and pictures them as fruitful well-watered trees. They prosper in all they do. Worthy of note are the…
Chronicles of a Journeyman 