Devotions
He is Able (Psalm 91)
Skye Jethani calls Psalms 90 and 91 “a tale of two psalms.” Many readers have noted that these two psalms go hand in hand, almost as if the latter is designed as a response to the former. Psalm 90 reflects on the difficulty and the brevity of life while Psalm 91...
The God Who Relents (Psalm 90)
We know that Psalm 90 was written by Moses, but even if the superscription did not provide that information, we might well have guessed it. These words were clearly written by a man who was intimately acquainted with death. He contrasts the eternality of God with the...
Worshipping through the Noise (Psalm 89)
In late 2004, my pastor preached a sermon series on corporate worship. I remember it well. In it, he defined worship as the church’s reverent and rational response to divine revelation. This definition is helpful because it enables us to see that worship is primarily...
The Vocabulary of Prayer (Psalm 88)
The Reformed Christian tradition is known for psalm singing. Many Reformed churches insist that we should exclusively sing psalms in corporate worship. While I do not share that persuasion, I do think that it would be a great thing to sing more psalms when the church...
Zion’s Citizens (Psalm 87)
One of the pains of travelling internationally is ensuring that you have the correct documentation. Once you leave the borders of your own country and enter the borders of another, you want to ensure that all your paperwork is in order. The last thing you want is to...
It’s All about You (Psalm 86)
Matt Redman recounts the story of a time when apathy was widespread in his home church’s musical expression. Songs were sung, but the congregation was simply going through the motions. The pastor decided to get rid of the musicians and the sound system for a season...