Category: Psalms

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Psalm 59, the LORD doesn’t sleep!

Psa 59:1-2, …Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloodthirsty men.

Once again David was in danger for men lie in wait for his life, but he was warned by his wife, daughter of Saul 1Sa 19:11! David looked to GOD to save him from his enemies!

Psa 59:3-4, For look, they lie in wait for my life; The mighty gather against me, NOT FOR MY TRANSGRESSION NOR FOR MY SIN, O LORD. They run and prepare themselves THROUGH NO FAULT OF MINE. AWAKE TO HELP ME, AND BEHOLD!

It wasn’t anything that David did, but that Saul knew David would be king after him! In desperation David said “WAKE UP LORD AND SEE”?

Psa 121:3-4, He will not allow your foot to be moved; HE WHO KEEPS YOU WILL NOT SLUMBER. BEHOLD, HE WHO KEEPS ISRAEL SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP.

The LORD doesn’t sleep, but is always at work blessing HIS people and HIS nation Israel! HE keeps them safe day and night!

Isa 27:2-3, … “A vineyard of red wine! I, the LORD, keep it, I water it every moment; Lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day.

At times it may look like the LORD isn’t doing anything to help us, but that is just wrong! It’s in HIS perfect timing that HE will respond not ours! The LORD keeps his promises! WE LIVE BY FAITH!

Rom 1:17, For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.” 

Psa 59:5, You therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah 

Today, so many people are worried about the Covid-19 Virus! But there is a plague coming soon on this world that will scare every single human being on this earth! HE WILL NOT BE MERCIFUL TO THOSE THAT FIGHT AGAINST HIS PEOPLE! THE LORD KEEPS HIS PROMISES!

Zec 14:12, And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: THEIR FLESH SHALL DISSOLVE WHILE THEY STAND ON THEIR FEET, THEIR EYES SHALL DISSOLVE IN THEIR SOCKETS, AND THEIR TONGUES SHALL DISSOLVE IN THEIR MOUTHS. 

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Psalm 58, keeping silent!

Psa 58:1-2, …DO YOU INDEED SPEAK RIGHTEOUSNESS, YOU SILENT ONES? DO YOU JUDGE UPRIGHTLY, YOU SONS OF MEN? NO, IN HEART YOU WORK WICKEDNESS; YOU WEIGH OUT THE VIOLENCE OF YOUR HANDS IN THE EARTH.

Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness?

David is saying “He who refrains from defending the right is himself an accomplice in the wrong”! Keeping Silent because of fear is just wrong; HE didn’t give us a spirit of fear!

2Ti 1:7, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Judges or leaders should be defending the poor and fatherless (Psalm 82:3), yet so many people keep silent especially when it comes to the word of GOD! It is up to the believer to share HIS WORD to the non-believer!

Eze 3:18, When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 

Psa 37:30, The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice. 

1Th 2:4, But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts. 

Psa 58:10, The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; HE SHALL WASH HIS FEET IN THE BLOOD OF THE WICKED, 

The day of the LORD is coming and HE shall tread the winepress in HIS wrath! HIS robes shall be dipped in blood (Rev 19:13)

Isa 63:6, I have trodden down the peoples in My anger, Made them drunk in My fury, And brought down their strength to the earth.”

Keeping silent in this wicked generation condemns so many people! Don’t be afraid to speak HIS word for the Harvest is great, and HIS wrath is coming!

Mat 9:37-38, Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

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Psalm 57, surrounded by lions!

Psa 57:1-2, …BE MERCIFUL TO ME, O GOD, BE MERCIFUL TO ME! FOR MY SOUL TRUSTS IN YOU; AND IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS I WILL MAKE MY REFUGE, UNTIL THESE CALAMITIES HAVE PASSED BY. I will cry out to God Most High, To GOD WHO PERFORMS ALL THINGS FOR ME.

David was running for his life for over ten years, BUT HE TRUSTED IN THE LORD; ALWAYS ASKING FOR MERCI AND TO BE COVERED BY THE SHADOW OF HIS WINGS!

Mat 23:37, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! HOW OFTEN I WANTED TO GATHER YOUR CHILDREN TOGETHER, AS A HEN GATHERS HER CHICKS UNDER HER WINGS, BUT YOU WERE NOT WILLING! 

The LORD wants to cover us with HIS merci, and bless us with HIS presence! HE has plan for each of us, BUT WE BLOCK THOSE BLESSINGS BY THE WAY WE LIVE! OUR SINS PUSHES HIM AWAY, AND WE DEPEND ON MONEY RATHER THAN THE LORD! DAVID SOUGHT THE LORD FOR HIS BLESSINGS AND MERCI, BUT DO WE SEEK HIM?

Hos 11:7, MY PEOPLE ARE BENT ON BACKSLIDING FROM ME. THOUGH THEY CALL TO THE MOST HIGH, NONE AT ALL EXALT HIM. 

Jer 29:11, For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 

Psa 57:4, My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. 

When your enemies seem like strong fierce lions, REMEMBER THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE KITTENS!

Psa 57:5, BE EXALTED, O GOD, ABOVE THE HEAVENS; LET YOUR GLORY BE ABOVE ALL THE EARTH. 

Like Daniel in the lion’s den, David was surround by them, but his focus was on the LORD! NEVER FOCUS ON THE STORMS OF LIFE, BUT OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE ON LORD HIMSELF! HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED, FOR HE IS ABLE TO SUBDUE ANY STORM!

Mat 8:27, So the men marveled, saying, “WHO CAN THIS BE, THAT EVEN THE WINDS AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?” 

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Psalm 56, in times of fear!

Psa 56:1-2, …BE MERCIFUL TO ME, O GOD, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me. My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

David, running from Saul, goes into the camp of philistines, his enemy, carrying Goliath’s sword whom he killed! David went from bad to worst and was captured by them.  So, he pretended to be mad to escape!

1Sa 21:14, Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me? 

Psa 56:3-4, WHENEVER I AM AFRAID, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I WILL NOT FEAR. WHAT CAN FLESH DO TO ME?

Surrounded by his enemies David was afraid, but he sought a greater faith in GOD in order to declare “I WILL NOT FEAR. WHAT CAN FLESH DO TO ME IF THE LORD IS WITH ME!

Jer 1:19, THEY WILL FIGHT AGAINST YOU, BUT THEY SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST YOU. FOR I AM WITH YOU,” SAYS THE LORD, “TO DELIVER YOU.”

Psa 56:12-13, VOWS MADE TO YOU ARE BINDING UPON ME, O GOD; I WILL RENDER PRAISES TO YOU, FOR YOU HAVE DELIVERED MY SOUL FROM DEATH. HAVE YOU NOT KEPT MY FEET FROM FALLING, THAT I MAY WALK BEFORE GOD IN THE LIGHT OF THE LIVING?

David vowed to give HIM praise and offer the proper sacrifices when he got back to Jerusalem! it was set in his heart! Solomon said “DON’T LET YOUR MOUTH CAUSE YOUR FLESH TO SIN” in regards to vows!

Ecc 5:4-5, WHEN YOU MAKE A VOW TO GOD, DO NOT DELAY TO PAY IT; For He has no pleasure in fools. PAY WHAT YOU HAVE VOWED— BETTER NOT TO VOW THAN TO VOW AND NOT PAY.

IT’S BEST NOT TO VOW, BUT IF YOU DO THEN REMEMBER TO KEEP IT EVEN IF IT HURTS YOU.

Psa 15:4b  …,BUT HE HONORS THOSE WHO FEAR THE LORD; HE WHO SWEARS TO HIS OWN HURT AND DOES NOT CHANGE; 

In times of fear strengthen yourself in the LORD and know that HE is always there! Keep you vows FOR THE LORD IS FAITHFUL AND ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES!

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Psalm 55, betrayed by a friend!

Psa 55:12, For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; Then I could bear it. Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; Then I could hide from him. 

It hurt David to know that it was a friend who betrayed him! JESUS knew this feeling as well when HE was betrayed by Judas!

Mat 26:21, Now as they were eating, HE said, “ASSUREDLY, I SAY TO YOU, ONE OF YOU WILL BETRAY ME.” 

Psa 55:13-14, BUT IT WAS YOU, A MAN MY EQUAL, MY COMPANION AND MY ACQUAINTANCE. WE TOOK SWEET COUNSEL TOGETHER, AND WALKED TO THE HOUSE OF GOD IN THE THRONG.

Spurgeon said, “NONE ARE SUCH REAL ENEMIES AS FALSE FRIENDS”! Judas walked, eat and drank with JESUS for three years, YET betrayed the Creator of heaven and earth for thirty pieces of silver!

Joh 13:18, “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘HE WHO EATS BREAD WITH ME HAS LIFTED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.’ 

Isa 49:15, “Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? SURELY THEY MAY FORGET, YET I WILL NOT FORGET YOU. 

THE LORD WILL NEVER BETRAY NOR FORGET US FOR HE IS ALWAYS BE WITH US!

Psa 55:21, The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, BUT WAR WAS IN HIS HEART; His words were softer than oil, YET THEY WERE DRAWN SWORDS. 

IT’S BETTER TO HAVE ENEMY WHO HONESTLY SAYS THEY HATE YOU THAN TO HAVE A FRIEND WHO PUTS YOU DOWN SECRETLY!

Psa 55:23, But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; BUT I WILL TRUST IN YOU. 

Place your trust in the GOD of love and mercy for man may deceive you, but the LORD is always faithful! True friends are hard to find, yet will always tell you the truth regardless if it hurts you!

Pro 27:6, Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 

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Psalm 54, Strength in times of trouble!

Psalm 54:1-2, … SAVE ME, O GOD, BY YOUR NAME, AND VINDICATE ME BY YOUR STRENGTH. HEAR MY PRAYER, O GOD; GIVE EAR TO THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH. 

David was in hiding from Saul in the woods of Ziph, but men told Saul where he was hiding. 

1Sa 23:19, Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods, … 

David was in trouble and his life was in danger; so, he sought the LORD in prayer asking him to save him!

Php 4:6, Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, LET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD; 

Isa 12:2, Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ” 

Psa 54:4, BEHOLD, GOD IS MY HELPER; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. 

David had a relationship with the living GOD, and his strength came from the LORD! Even though David ran from Saul, The LORD was always with him!

Isa 41:10, Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ 

Psa 54:7, FOR HE HAS DELIVERED ME OUT OF ALL TROUBLE; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies. 

GOD will not prevent trouble or trials from coming, but will be your strength in them!

Psa 34:19, MANY ARE THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE RIGHTEOUS, BUT THE LORD DELIVERS HIM OUT OF THEM ALL. 

David was almost fenced in by Saul, but then a messenger came to Saul!

1Sa 23:27, But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!” 

When trials seem to get stronger and stronger with no way out, SEEK THE LORD FOR HE CAN USE ANYTHING OR ANYONE! NEVER RELY ON YOUR OWN STRENGTH BUT SEEKS HIS DAILY! HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU!

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Psalm 53, Seeking the LORD!

Psa 53:1, The fool has said in his heart,”There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none who does good.

The Hebrew word here for fool is “Nabal” more moral than intellectual. It’s not about being smart, IT’S THAT THEY SIMPLY REJECT THE LORD BY IGNORING THE EVIDENCE FOR HIM!

The evidence for HIM is all around us. When we see HIS design we see the Designer, but a fool will say, it was chance & luck that made that!

Rom 1:20, For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, EVEN HIS ETERNAL POWER AND GODHEAD, SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE, 

On judgement day, no one will be able to say, “I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE REAL”! THEY ARE WITHOUT AN EXCUSE!

Psa 53:2-3, GOD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY WHO UNDERSTAND, WHO SEEK GOD. Every one of them has turned aside; They have together become corrupt; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NO, NOT ONE.

There are so many people who say that they are good, but GOD says, “THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NO, NOT ONE”! The focus of man is only on the external, but GOD sees both all, and knows all!

Pro 20:9, Who can say, “I HAVE MADE MY HEART CLEAN, I AM PURE FROM MY SIN”? 

Rom 3:23, FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD, 

Psa 53:6, OH, THAT THE SALVATION OF ISRAEL WOULD COME OUT OF ZION!…

The word Salvation is Hebrew is “yeshû‛âh”, the name of JESUS! The Lord JESUS did come in order to pay the price for our sins; HE paid the penalty for our Iniquity and was crucified on calvary!  SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND, SEEK HIM DILIGENTLY!

Pro 8:17, I LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE ME, AND THOSE WHO SEEK ME DILIGENTLY WILL FIND ME. 

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Psalm 52, Trusting in riches

Psa 52:2-4, Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue.

I know people who delight in gossip, and do not care if it causes pain! They love spreading rumors and lies and they believe no one hears!

Pro 12:22, LYING LIPS ARE AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD, But those who deal truthfully are His delight. 

Psa 59:7, Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords are in their lips; FOR THEY SAY, “WHO HEARS?” 

Mat 12:36, But I (JESUS) say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 

Psa 52:7, “HERE IS THE MAN WHO DID NOT MAKE GOD HIS STRENGTH, BUT TRUSTED IN THE ABUNDANCE OF HIS RICHES, AND STRENGTHENED HIMSELF IN HIS WICKEDNESS.” 

Money is a useful tool, but never make that your hope! Riches come and go, but the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil!

Mar 10:24-25, … But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE THAN FOR A RICH MAN TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD.”

Psa 52:8, BUT I AM LIKE A GREEN OLIVE TREE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD; I TRUST IN THE MERCY OF GOD FOREVER AND EVER.

David placed his hope in the living GOD! He is like a tree planted near rivers of living water; whose leaf shall not wither, but strengthen!

Psa 92:13-14, Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

This world offers nothing in comparison to the LORD! This world treasures gold, but gold to the LORD is the asphalt of HIS city! Don’t trust in riches, trust in the LORD!

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Psalm 51, David admits his guilt!

Psa 51:1-2, …HAVE MERCY UPON ME, O GOD, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my TRANSGRESSIONS. WASH ME THOROUGHLY FROM MY INIQUITY, AND CLEANSE ME FROM MY SIN.

King David knows he is guilty before GOD and pleads for mercy from the LORD!

2Sa 12:9, WHY HAVE YOU DESPISED THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD, to do evil in HIS sight? YOU HAVE KILLED URIAH THE HITTITE WITH THE SWORD; YOU HAVE TAKEN HIS WIFE TO BE YOUR WIFE, AND HAVE KILLED HIM WITH THE SWORD OF THE PEOPLE OF AMMON. 

David tried to make it look as if Uriah was killed by the people of Ammon, and the good king took his grieving wife to comfort her? Nothing can be further from the truth!

Psa 51:3, 6, FOR I ACKNOWLEDGE MY TRANSGRESSIONS, AND MY SIN IS ALWAYS BEFORE ME…. BEHOLD, YOU DESIRE TRUTH IN THE INWARD PARTS, AND IN THE HIDDEN PART YOU WILL MAKE ME TO KNOW WISDOM. 

Man tries to cover his outward appearance before men, but the darkest thoughts of men is clearly visible to GOD! WE HAVE TO BE TRUTHFUL INWARDLY AS WELL AS EXTERNALLY; FOR THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE HEART OF ALL MEN!

Luk 6:45, A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. FOR OUT OF THE ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART HIS MOUTH SPEAKS.

Pro 4:23, Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. 

Psa 51:10-11, CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD, AND RENEW A STEADFAST SPIRIT WITHIN ME. DO NOT CAST ME AWAY FROM YOUR PRESENCE, AND DO NOT TAKE YOUR HOLY SPIRIT FROM ME.

Jer 17:9-10, “THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, AND DESPERATELY WICKED; WHO CAN KNOW IT? I, THE LORD, SEARCH THE HEART, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.

Pro 20:9, Who can say, “I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin”? 

WE HAVE TO BE HONEST TO OURSELVES AND NOT COVER ANYTHING UP FOR THAT IS USELESS, BECAUSE HE SEES ALL!

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Psalm 50, GOD Speaks!

Psa 50:1, …, THE MIGHTY ONE, GOD THE LORD, HAS SPOKEN and called the earth From the rising of the sun to its going down.

Three names of GOD in the first verse! EL = Mighty GOD, GOD =Elohim, THE LORD = YEH-HO-VAW’! HE SPEAKS OUT OF ZION!

Psa 50:3, Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.

THE LORD, GOD HAS COME TO JUDGE THE WORLD OUT OF JERUSALEM!

Psa 50:5-6, “GATHER MY SAINTS TOGETHER TO ME, THOSE WHO HAVE MADE A COVENANT WITH ME BY SACRIFICE.” LET THE HEAVENS DECLARE HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, FOR GOD HIMSELF IS JUDGE. SELAH

Judgement starts with HIS saints first (1Peter 4:17)! Believers, who placed their trust in the LORD JESUS, shall be judged according to their works! Their motives shall be tested by fire!  

Psa 50:8,12, I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me…. “If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.

THEY OFFERED SACRIFICES AS IF HE WERE HUNGRY FOR FOOD NOT BASED ON A REPENTANT HEART!

Psa 50:16-17, But to the wicked God says: “WHAT RIGHT HAVE YOU TO DECLARE MY STATUTES, OR TAKE MY COVENANT IN YOUR MOUTH, SEEING YOU HATE INSTRUCTION AND CAST MY WORDS BEHIND YOU?

The wicked refers to believers!

Psa 50:18-20, When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers. You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit. You sit and speak against your brother; …

THIS IS THE WAY OF THE WORLD, YET MANY BELIEVERS ACT THIS WAY! WE THINK BECAUSE HE KEEPS SILENT THAT WERE OK?

Psa 50:21, These things you have done, and I kept silent; YOU THOUGHT THAT I WAS ALTOGETHER LIKE YOU; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes. 

HE SEES ALL WE DO, HE ALSO SEES THE MOTIVES OF OUR HEARTS! IS IT BASED ON LOVE FOR HIM OR HONOR FOR OURSELVES? IF WE LOVE HIM, THEN WE MUST DO AS HE INSTRUCTED US TO DO!