Category: Psalms

Psalm 52 Commentary: Words have consequences. As James, the brother of our Lord, says the tongue is like a fire and can do all sorts of damage. And in the life of the author of Psalm 52, he’s experienced one particular time in which the words of another person caused a lot of damage. So,…

Psalm 51 Commentary: The Bible tells us that sin is deceitful. And with its deception, it can harden us. But every once in a while – or hopefully sooner than that – God breaks in on our lives and helps us recognize the gravity of our sin. And that’s the attitude of David in Psalm…

Psalm 50 Commentary: From the beginning of man’s relationship with God – after Adam sinned – sacrifices became commonplace among humans. The taking of an animal’s life in place of your own is a feature of many ancient religions. And it was certainly a feature of the one true religion revealed in Scripture. But almost as…

Psalm 49 Message: The reality in this world of wicked men who are also powerful is a dreadful one. We know that God is all-powerful and that he hates evil. And yet, he seems to at least permit the existence of wicked men in this world – who are not only allowed to exist in…

Psalm 48 Commentary: Let’s turn our attention to Psalm 48. Psalm 48 is a praise psalm. And the praise of the psalmist is directed toward two entities. First, the psalmist praises a particular city – Mount Zion – Jerusalem. But ultimately the psalmist has his praises set on the Lord. But these two entities –…

Let’s look at Psalm 47 together for this Psalm 47 Commentary. In Psalm 47, we are confronted with the following theme: Universal Rejoicing for God’s Universal Reign. Psalm 47 Commentary: Superscription So, when we get to this psalm, like many other psalms, we first of all run across a superscription. So, let’s briefly look at…

Let’s open our Bibles to Psalm 46 to discover the Psalm 46 meaning. Psalm 46 has been a joy for me to study. And I trust it will be a blessing to you as we go through it. Studying the psalms has been really enjoyable for me, because there’s always something new. And from lesson…

Open your Bibles to Psalm 44. The 44th Psalm for this Psalm 44 message… I accidentally skipped this psalm last time and went to Psalm 45. So, we’ll circle back and cover this psalm now. Psalm 44 is a lament psalm. And in it, we’ll see the psalmist: 1.      Remembering that God performed mighty deeds…

Open your Bibles to Hebrews, chapter 1. (For this Psalm 45 commentary) Psalm 45 in Hebrews 1 The author of Hebrews makes the point immediately in this book that Jesus Christ is God’s final speech. Look at verses 1 and 2. KJV Hebrews 1:1 ¶ God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in…