In Psalm 90, Moses prays: "Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom" (v. 12). He reflects that a thousand years are...

In Psalm 89, Ethan recalls God's covenant to David to establish his throne forever (see 2 Samuel 7). He praises the Lord for all his...

Psalm 88 is infamous for being the psalm most empty of hope. The psalmist describes his miserable life as being "afflicted and close to...

Psalm 87 is a glorious vision of the future of Zion (that is, Jerusalem). Commentator Franz Delitzsch writes that God himself "declares...

In Psalm 86, we see that who God is... (he is good and forgiving (v. 5), great (v. 10), the only God (v. 10), merciful and gracious (v....

Life has its ups and downs. The context of Psalm 85 is the downs of life. But the psalmists turn to God in hope. He was the one who...

You may be familiar with the idiom: "I'd love to be a fly on the wall..." referring to the desire to listen in on a private conversation....

In the past, God has disrupted the plans of Israel's enemies (Psalm 83:9-12). On the basis of this past assistance, and on the basis of...

Psalm 82 uses language in a way that most Christians wouldn't. In verse 6, God calls human rulers "gods, sons of the Most High." Most...

Three times in Psalm 81, Asaph highlights the Israelites' failure to listen to God (v. 8, 11, 13), even though God listens to them,...

Have you ever been so distraught that you had very little appetite, and spent a meal weeping instead of eating? In Psalm 80, Asaph...

"But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your...

In Psalm 78, Asaph recounts the cautionary tale of his own ancestors: the Israelites. Though they witnessed the Lord's power in the...

At the beginning of Psalm 77, Asaph recounts a miserable night: it was late but he couldn't sleep (v. 4), he prayed but he couldn't find...

In Psalm 76, we see that God's almighty power is to be feared (v. 7, 8, 11, 12). The power of princes pales before his awesome power...

"At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its...

The temple of God was decorated with carved palm trees and flowers, reminiscent of the garden of Eden, where God and man once walked...

Asaph is refreshingly honest about his struggles in Psalm 73. He faced repeated persecution for his righteousness (v.14). Meanwhile,...

Psalm 72 is King Solomon's guide for his people on how to pray for their king. Yes, he invites them to pray that he might be honored. ...

As trying circumstances arise (v. 10-13), the author of Psalm 71 reflects on how God had been faithful to him throughout his youth (v....