They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. - Psalm 106:13-15, KJV That's a description of [...]

He opened the rock, and water gushed out; like a river it flowed in the desert. - Psalms 105:41, NIV That's a picture of God's provision for His people, Israel. In the forty years of their wandering through the wilderness, a dry and barren land [...]

He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night. - Psalm 105:39, NIV This describes how the Lord guided and protected His people, Israel, on their forty-year journey through the wilderness of Sinai. He spread out a cloud as a [...]

Then He brought them out with silver and gold; and among His tribes there was not one who stumbled. - Psalm 105:37, NASB This is the psalmist's inspired description of the deliverance of Israel by the Lord out of Egypt and it focuses on two aspects [...]

God sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. They afflicted his feet with fetters; he himself was laid in irons, until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him. - Psalms 105:17-19, NASB The life of Joseph [...]

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. - Psalms 103:11-12, KJV The psalmist David, there, is trying to [...]

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who [...]

When the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. This will be written for the generation to come, and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord. [...]

My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass. But you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time [...]

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. - Psalms 100:4-5, NIV How important it is [...]

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he [...]

Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. - Psalm 96:1-2, NIV God exhorts us there to express our praise to Him in various ways. In particular, He says [...]

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is [...]

When I said, My foot is slipping, your love, O LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. - Psalms 94:18-19, NIV One thing I’ve always loved about the picture of God that we find in the Bible is [...]

Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law; you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. - Psalms 94:12-13, NIV God is the greatest of all teaching psychologists. For a number of [...]

Your throne was established long ago [O Lord]; you are from all eternity. The seas have lifted up, O LORD, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier [...]

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, [...]

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. - Psalm 90:12, NIV What does that mean, to number our days aright? Well, let me ask you another question. If I were to ask you, What is the thing in your life that you find [...]

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by or like a watch in the night. - Psalms 90:2,4 (NIV) [...]

Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart. - Psalm 86:11-12, NIV The psalmist there focuses on one thing that is necessary if [...]

My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, [...]

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - Psalm 73:26, NIV You see, there’s a difference between the internal and the external. The external is fading, it’s temporary; but there’s something inside [...]

God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. - Psalm 68:6, NIV To be lonely is a very sad condition; yet in today’s world there are millions and millions of lonely [...]

Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come. When we were overwhelmed by sins, you atoned for our transgressions. — Psalm 65:1-3, NIV It often happens that in a counseling [...]

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. On my bed I remember you; I think [...]

My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is [...]

Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me. - Psalms 50:14-15, NIV At some time or other in our lives, we all face trouble. The psalmist [...]

I remember back in the 1980s, I was the captain of my church's softball team. And we were playing a game one day and I kid you not, we were beating this team like 16 to one, and I got so cocky and I don't remember what exactly I said, but I made [...]

And in God’s temple everything says, Glory! - Psalm 29:9, NASB Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. - Psalms 48:9, NIV You see, what sets God’s temple apart from every other place in the universe is it’s a place where [...]

Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets. Sing praises to God; sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. - Psalm 47:1,5-6 NIV That’s [...]

You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of [...]

Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me. - Psalm 50:14, NIV There’s the divine way out of trouble. You’re in the midst of trouble, [...]

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; [God] lifts his voice, the earth melts... [God] makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be [...]

"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" - Psalms 42:1-2, NIV David speaks there about a thirst of the soul. He says, My soul [...]

"Sacrifice and meal offering Thou hast not desired; my ears Thou hast opened; burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required. Then I said, Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me; I delight to do Thy will, O my [...]