Tag Archives: Psalm
Hate Without A Cause
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. – Psalm 69:4 Hate is all around us today. People often hate others just out of envy, resentment, ignorance, and […]
The Head Stone of the Corner
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. – Psalm 118:22 Psalm 118 is often reckoned as the very middle of the Bible. This Psalm is filled with adoration of God and acknowledgement of His everlasting mercies. He protects and saves us. He teaches and guides us. We owe […]
Rest In Hope
I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. […]
What Will Become Of His Dreams
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. – Genesis 37:20 A Christ-like character has always been the best character. When literature critics read a story, when a morally […]
The Gathering of the People
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. – Genesis 49:10 Many important prophecies related to the Messiah concern Him descending from Judah, Jesse, and David. As the generations passed, the view of the Redeemer promised […]
My Expectation – Psalm 62:5
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. – Psalm 62:5 What do you find worth waiting for? Fresh brownies from the oven? A paycheck? A wedding day? A beloved friend’s return? How about a new baby? Many things may be worth waiting for in the short term, but what […]
Joy Comes In The Morning – Psalm 30:4-5
Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. – Psalm 30:4-5 Just the other night my preschooler reminded my wife and […]
I Will Trust In Thee – Psalm 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. – Psalm 56:3 Are you afraid? Do you doubt and worry? Are you troubled about things you cannot control? If so, dear one, stir up the gift of faith that is within you. Understandably we are concerned about the problems of life. We should be […]
Who Knows Us? – Isaiah 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? – Isaiah 29:15 Sometimes being honest with yourself is the hardest thing. We hide our feelings and our frustrations. Hide our failures and our shortcomings. […]
Respect – Psalm 138:6
Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. – Psalm 138:6 In the song, “Respect,” written and recorded by Otis Redding in 1965 and reimagined to even greater popular acclaim by Aretha Franklin in 1967, the singer is pleading or even demanding respect at […]
News from the Northside 