Devotions
The Silent Witness (Psalm 19)
Have you ever stood in awe of creation? Perhaps it was a particularly impressive sunset. Perhaps you were privileged to visit a natural wonder. Perhaps it was amazement at God’s wisdom displayed in the animal kingdom or the wonder of beholding childbirth. Psalm 19...
Made Blameless (Psalm 18)
Psalm 18—the third longest in the Psalter—is a psalm of David, written, according to the inscription, “on the day when the LORD rescued him from all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.” The psalm is recorded almost verbatim in 2 Samuel 22. David spent much of his...
Lasting Satisfaction (Psalm 17)
As you read the psalms of David, you cannot help but wonder if he faced any day of his life without opposition. In psalm after psalm, he pleads with God for deliverance from those who oppress him. Psalm 17 is another of those prayers. The pattern is a familiar one....
Building Confidence (Psalm 16)
Psalm 16 teaches us about building confidence. Paul quotes this psalm in Acts 13:35 as a prophecy of Jesus’ resurrection. But let us not forget that David wrote this in the context of his own trials. While God inspired David’s words in such a way that he prophesied...
Pure Religion (Psalm 15)
The church I attend often highlights the corporate nature of our relationship with God. Both Testaments strongly emphasise God’s corporate covenant relationship with his people. But our personal relationship with God should not be overlooked. While we live in...
Practical Atheism (Psalm 14)
Psalm 14:1 is one of the best-known verses (by Christians) in the entire collection of Psalms. “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” How foolish those ivory tower atheists are! What utter folly spouts from the mouth and pen of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris,...