SCRIPTURE: Psalm 34 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. [Psalm 34:19-20] David wrote this psalm after God helped him escape from king Achish [1 Samuel 21:10-15; Abimelech means ‘my father and king’ and is probably a title,…
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He sees, He cares
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 33 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth– he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. [Psalm 33:13-15] David is urging everyone to join him in praising God… why? Because God is great (His powerful word)…
honesty IS the best policy
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 32 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long… Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”– and you forgave the guilt of my sin. [Psalm 32:3,5] God sees into my heart,…
in His time
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 31 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief. [Psalm 31:9] Why does God wait so long to help? It often seems that He waits until the last possible moment before He shows up (think of Daniel in…
nothing compared to what is coming
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 30 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favour lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. [Psalm 30:5] Its hard to have this big picture perspective when everything seems to be going against us. David does not get to build the temple, yet he…
when Jesus speaks…
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 29 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. [Psalm 29:4] In this psalm, David urges everyone to recognize how great the Lord is [Ps 29:1-2], how commanding just His words (voice) are [Ps 29:3-9], and how He is the King, and a good one too! [Ps 29:10-11]. Have you ever…
leap for joy?
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 28 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. [Psalm 28:7] David is under attack, and his only hope is the Lord. He pleads for God’s mercy and help, otherwise he…
Jesus-focused bible reading
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. [Luke 24:27] For the last 5 years I have been going through the bible one chapter each day, and I have posted my SOAP reflections to help others in their own reading. For each of those…
solid footing
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 27 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep…
not sinless but sincere
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 26 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But I lead a blameless life; redeem me and be merciful to me. [Psalm 26:11] Is David saying he is sinless, that he deserves God’s help because he is a good person? David is not saying that he has attained sinless perfection, so that God has to help him; David is saying that…