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Psalms 65

Psalm 65

Psalm 65 praises the God who hears prayer, provides atonement for transgression, saves his people, establishes mountains, stills seas, waters the eart...

Psalms 64

Psalm 64

Psalm 64 is David's prayer for protection from wicked people whose secret plots and bitter words are sharpened like weapons. Bryan teaches his son tha...

Psalms 63

Psalm 63

Psalm 63 portrays David thirsting and longing for God in the wilderness, praising God's covenant love, finding satisfaction in him, and remembering hi...

Psalms 62

Psalm 62

Psalm 62 calls the soul to wait silently for God alone as salvation, rock, defense, glory, strength, and refuge. Bryan explains that human status and ...

Psalms 61

Psalm 61

Psalm 61 is David's prayer from an overwhelmed heart for God to hear, lead, shelter, preserve, and give lasting hope. Bryan points to Jesus Christ as ...

Psalms 60

Psalm 60

Psalm 60 acknowledges that God has broken and disciplined his people while pleading for restoration and deliverance. Bryan teaches his children that G...

Psalms 59

Psalm 59

David asks God to judge wicked persecutors while resting in God's gracious favor; the imprecatory prayer ultimately belongs perfectly to Christ, the r...

Psalms 59

God Is

Psalm 59 is David's prayer for God to stop wicked enemies and defend his people. Bryan explains that Christians may pray for God's kingdom to end evil...

Psalms 58

Psalm 58

Psalm 58 confronts rulers who do not speak righteousness or judge uprightly. It describes the destructive speech and violence of the wicked, petitions...

Psalms 57

Psalm 57

While Saul hunts him, David takes refuge under God's wings and cries for mercy and deliverance. In the middle of danger, he remembers that the story i...

Psalms 56

Put my tears into your bottle

Psalm 56 records David's trust while captured by the Philistines. Bryan emphasizes that God hears prayer, sees and remembers every tear, saves his peo...

Psalms 56

Psalm 56

David is captured and threatened, yet trusts God, praises his Word, refuses fear, and takes comfort that God records every wandering and tear and rema...

Psalms 55

Psalm 55

David's heart is overwhelmed by danger and by the deeper wound of betrayal from a close companion who once worshiped with him. Rather than escaping on...

Psalms 54

Psalm 54

After the Ziphites betray David to Saul, he has no safe human refuge and cries to God for salvation, vindication, and a hearing. He confesses that God...

Psalms 53

Psalm 53

The fool denies God, but God sees that every person has turned aside and become corrupt, with none doing good. Those who refuse to call on him fear wh...

Psalms 52

Psalm 52

In its historical setting, Psalm 52 pronounces judgment on the deceitful enemy who opposes the Lord's anointed and trusts wealth and wickedness instea...

Psalms 51

A New Heart

Psalm 51 shows David honestly confessing adultery and murder, pleading for mercy and cleansing, and asking God for a clean heart and restored joy. Bry...

Psalms 51

Psalm 51

Psalms 50

Psalm 50

God owns all creation, needs nothing from human hands, and judges the covenant people who speak religiously while rejecting his instruction. External ...

Psalms 49

Psalm 49

Neither wealth, honor, nor a lasting reputation can ransom a soul or prevent death. Everyone leaves earthly riches behind, but God redeems his people ...

Psalms 48

God Loves His People

Psalm 48 celebrates Jerusalem and the temple because God dwelt with his people there. Bryan explains that the earthly temple is gone, but God has not ...

Psalms 48

Psalm 48

The psalm celebrates Zion and the temple because God dwelt there; Bryan connects that dwelling to Christ and to God's people as his Spirit-filled temp...

Psalms 47

Psalm 47

Psalms 47

Praise the Great King!

Psalm 47 calls all peoples to praise God because he is the great King over all the earth, reigns over the nations, and is highly exalted. Bryan leads ...