"I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than...

"Greatly they have afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long...

Ordinarily, those who labor see returns on their work, and enjoy provision enough for themselves, for their families, and at times,...

Though the idiom "burning the candle at both ends" is at least 400 years old, the condition it is describing is older yet. Psalm 127 is...

The psalmist describes the Lord's past provision as a dream come true. However, his community is in need of that provision again. In...

"Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the...

Life isn't always easy, and the people around us aren't always supportive. In Psalm 124, David reflects on what it's like to have people...

"To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! ...our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us. Have...

"I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the LORD!'" (Psalm 122:1) Gracious and most compassionate God, many...

"I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." (Psalm 121:1-2)...

"Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue" (Psalm 120:2). Lord, we rightfully respect the dangerous power of a wild...

Despite being the longest psalm, Psalm 119 is especially focused. It celebrates the wisdom of God in his Word and in his laws. Heeding...

Unlike Psalm 117, in which all the nations are gathered together praising God, in Psalm 118 all the nations are gathered together in...

"Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures...

"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (Psalm 116:15). The Lord Jesus taught that not even a sparrow, worth only...

Believers in God have sometimes been called atheists because we worship a God who is spirit, and as such is invisible. Therefore the...

In the Lord's presence, rivers split in two and become like dry land (v. 3, 5), and rocks split in two and become fountains of flowing...

Psalm 113 overflows with praise for God. Despite being the exalted king of all the universe who rules over all the nations of the earth,...

Psalm 111 declares that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Rightly understanding who God is, is the foundation for living...

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!"...