In Psalm 70, some seek David, to destroy him (v.2), and some seek the Lord, to worship him (v.4). Those who seek to destroy David will...

In Psalm 69, David faces persecution for his faith in God (v.7), including false accusations from his thousands of enemies (v.4); being...

"Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the...

The sun radiates light and warmth that causes plants to grow so that we might have a harvest. It also warms the earth so that our planet...

"[God] has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is...

In Psalm 65, David celebrates God as the creator, sustainer, and savior. O Lord, your majestic power is without equal. The mighty...

In Psalm 64, David prays for protection against the secret schemes of evildoers, and then he comforts himself with the thought of God's...

The setting of Psalm 63 is a familiar one: people are seeking to destroy David's life (v.9) and he has fled to the wilderness for safety....

"Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us." (Psalm 62:8) O Lord, this psalm recounts...

"Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is...

King David and the Israelites were engaged in the Aramean wars, defeating the Ammonites, the Aramean allies, and the Syrians who came to...

As in Psalm 58, in Psalm 59 David again envisions his enemies as animals. King Saul had sent his men to watch David's house so that they...

In Psalm 58, David prays that his enemies might not be like deaf adders refusing to listen to the voice of the snake charmer (v. 4-5),...

More than once King Saul sought to kill David. Before, when Saul was overwhelmed with fury and hate, he tried to pin David to a wall...

Does it ever feel like things just keep going wrong? David laments that an attacker oppresses him all day long (Psalm 56:1), that his...

In Psalm 55, David laments the treachery of his close friend (v. 12-14, 20-21); someone who even went to church with him in the past (v....

"Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life....I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good. For he has...

The person who says in his heart "There is no God" is in grave danger (Psalm 53:1). For when we repress our innate knowledge of God (see...

In what do you trust? Do you trust your tongue to get you out of trouble, through falsehoods and flattery (Psalm 52:2-4)? Do you trust...

In Psalm 50, God, the just judge of the universe, presses pause on his final judgment of the world, and extends an invitation to those...