Category: Psalms

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Psalm 89, Faithful and True!

Psa 89:6, FOR WHO IN THE HEAVENS CAN BE COMPARED TO THE LORD? WHO AMONG THE SONS OF THE MIGHTY CAN BE LIKENED TO THE LORD?

No one can be compared to the LORD; HE is self-existing without father or mother! HE Knows all and sees all! Past, present, and the future is always before in HIS eyes!

Isa 44:7, …WHO CAN PROCLAIM AS I DO? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, …. AND THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING AND SHALL COME, LET THEM SHOW THESE TO THEM. 

Psa 89:9, YOU RULE THE RAGING OF THE SEA; WHEN ITS WAVES RISE, YOU STILL THEM. 

Mat 8:26-27, But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” THEN HE AROSE AND REBUKED THE WINDS AND THE SEA, AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM. So the men marveled, saying, “WHO CAN THIS BE, THAT EVEN THE WINDS AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?”

HE is the LORD Creator of heaven and earth; nothing is hard for HIM!

Jer 32:17, ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR YOU. 

Psa 89:14, Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

Yes the LORD is mighty, and we only see the edges of HIS strength, YET, HIS Righteousness and Mercies are the foundations of HIS Throne!

Psa 89:30, 33-34, “If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,….  Nevertheless, MY LOVINGKINDNESS I WILL NOT UTTERLY TAKE FROM HIM, NOR ALLOW MY FAITHFULNESS TO FAIL. MY COVENANT I WILL NOT BREAK, NOR ALTER THE WORD THAT HAS GONE OUT OF MY LIPS.

While we are un-faithful, always wondering off like lost sheep; HE REMAINS FAITHFUL TO HIS PROMISES AND HIS WORD! HE DOES NOT CHANGE NOR DOES HE FORGET; HE CAN’T LIE NOR BREAK HIS COVENANT! THIS IS THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, FAITHFUL AND TRUE!

Isa 46:9, … FOR I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NO OTHER; I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NONE LIKE ME, 

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Psalm 88, depression! seeking HIM!

Psa 88:1-2, … O LORD, GOD OF MY SALVATION, I HAVE CRIED OUT DAY AND NIGHT BEFORE YOU. LET MY PRAYER COME BEFORE YOU; INCLINE YOUR EAR TO MY CRY.

This is regarded as the saddest of the psalms. He knows that GOD is his eternal salvation, but his soul was in great grief!

Psa 88:3-4, For my SOUL is full of TROUBLES, And MY LIFE DRAWS NEAR TO THE GRAVE. I am counted with those who go down to the PIT; I am like a man who has no strength,

The Psalmist soul felt as if he was going to hell and is unable to do anything for lack strength! Reminds me of the words of JESUS on the cross of calvary when HE said.

Psa 22:1, …My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?

Psa 88:8, YOU HAVE PUT AWAY MY ACQUAINTANCES FAR FROM ME; YOU HAVE MADE ME AN ABOMINATION TO THEM; I am shut up, and I cannot get out; 

The Psalmist felt alone his friends were far from him! JESUS also felt alone on the cross for HIS acquaintances stood far from HIM!

Luk 23:49, BUT ALL HIS ACQUAINTANCES, AND THE WOMEN WHO FOLLOWED HIM FROM GALILEE, STOOD AT A DISTANCE, WATCHING THESE THINGS. 

Psa 88:13, BUT TO YOU I HAVE CRIED OUT, O LORD, AND IN THE MORNING MY PRAYER COMES BEFORE YOU. 

YET, even though I feel this way, I shall seek YOU! LORD YOU shall here my voice every morning for in YOU I still have hope!

Psa 5:3, My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. 

In deep despair the wises thing to do is seek HIM! You may feel alone lost in a crowd, YET HE sees you and knows what you’re going through! YOUR NEVER ALONE FOR HE CARES FOR YOU!

1Pe 5:7, CASTING ALL YOUR CARE UPON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU. 

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Psalm 87, Born again!

Psa 87:1-3, …HIS foundation is in the HOLY MOUNTAINS. THE LORD LOVES THE GATES OF ZION More than all the dwellings of Jacob. GLORIOUS THINGS ARE SPOKEN OF YOU, O CITY OF GOD! SELAH

The whole earth belongs to GOD, but HE loves ZION “JERUSALEM” even the gates of the city!

Psa 24:1, THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S, AND ALL ITS FULLNESS, THE WORLD AND THOSE WHO DWELL THEREIN. 

Many glorious things can be said of Jerusalem! On this same mountain Abraham was willing to offer his son Isaac to the LORD; David ruled Israel from here; JESUS taught, healed and suffered in Jerusalem; The church was born here at Pentecost etc. YET, HE IS NOT DONE!

Rev 21:2, Then I, John, SAW THE HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM, COMING DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN FROM GOD, PREPARED AS A BRIDE ADORNED FOR HER HUSBAND. 

This is the same city that Abraham waited to see the city made by GOD HIMSELF!

Heb 11:10, for he WAITED FOR THE CITY WHICH HAS FOUNDATIONS, WHOSE BUILDER AND MAKER IS GOD. 

Psa 87:5, And of Zion it will be said, “THIS ONE AND THAT ONE WERE BORN IN HER; And the MOST HIGH HIMSELF SHALL ESTABLISH HER.

This ONE and that ONE, GOD takes notice of the individual. No matter the size of the multitude of people the LORD can see you!

Psa 87:6, THE LORD WILL RECORD, WHEN HE REGISTERS THE PEOPLES: “THIS ONE WAS BORN THERE.” SELAH   

Is your name recorded in the BOOK OF LIFE? Unless your born again you will not see nor enter the kingdom of GOD!

Joh 3:3, Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, UNLESS ONE IS BORN AGAIN, HE CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD.”

Rev 21:27, But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, BUT ONLY THOSE WHO ARE WRITTEN IN THE LAMB’S BOOK OF LIFE.

Be prepared for HIS time is near! Call out to HIM for HE is always listening always willing to forgive! HE is the loving FATHER!

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Psalm 86, Are we Righteous?

Psalm 86:1-2, Bow down Your ear, O LORD, hear me; ​​FOR I AM POOR AND NEEDY. Preserve my life, FOR I AM HOLY; ​​You are my God; ​​Save Your servant who trusts in You!

A Psalm of David, was he holy before the LORD? This is not a claim of being perfect, but he was set apart from other men to do the work of GOD! The LORD will hear his cry!

Psalm 4:3, But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is godly; THE LORD WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM.

Can we call ourselves righteous before GOD? Scripture says our righteousness is but dirty rags

Isa 64:6, BUT WE ARE ALL LIKE AN UNCLEAN THING, AND ALL OUR RIGHTEOUSNESSES ARE LIKE FILTHY RAGS;

Yet, the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous?

1Peter 3:12a, For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers;

When we come to faith in CHRIST JESUS, HIS blood covers us and cleanses us! So, when the FATHER sees us HE sees HIS RIGHTEOUS SON!

Isa 61:10, I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, My soul shall be joyful in my God; FOR HE HAS CLOTHED ME WITH THE GARMENTS OF SALVATION, HE HAS COVERED ME WITH THE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, …

Psa 86:5, FOR YOU, LORD, ARE GOOD, AND READY TO FORGIVE, AND ABUNDANT IN MERCY TO ALL THOSE WHO CALL UPON YOU.

The LORD is good, and merciful to those that come to HIM! Some call HIM the GOD of second chances; more like 10th or 20th etc. chances! 

Matt 18:21-22, Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” JESUS said to him, “I DO NOT SAY TO YOU, UP TO SEVEN TIMES, BUT UP TO SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN.

Peter thought it a lot to forgive his brother seven times, YET the LORD is full of compassion!

Psa 86:15, BUT YOU, O LORD, ARE A GOD FULL OF COMPASSION, AND GRACIOUS, LONGSUFFERING AND ABUNDANT IN MERCY AND TRUTH.

This is the LORD we serve, our loving FATHER who gave to us HIS only SON, JESUS, who gave all to save the lost!  THANK YOU LORD!

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Psalm 85, HE is the way!

Psa 85:2-3, YOU HAVE FORGIVEN THE INIQUITY OF YOUR PEOPLE; You have COVERED ALL THEIR SIN. Selah YOU HAVE TAKEN AWAY ALL YOUR WRATH; You have turned from the fierceness of YOUR ANGER.

The Psalmist is looking back at the work of GOD! HE brought them back from captivity, forgiven their sins and turned from HIS wrath!

Psa 85:4-6, RESTORE US, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease. Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? WILL YOU NOT REVIVE US AGAIN, That Your people may rejoice in You?

LORD RESTORE AND REVIVE US AGAIN AS YOU DID IN THE PAST! THIS IS A PRAYER FOR A REVIVAL, A PRAYER FOR HIS PRESENCE! GOING TO CHURCH WITHOUT HIS PRESENCE MEANS NOTHING!

Psa 85:7, Show us Your mercy, LORD, And grant us Your salvation. 

We are all guilty in HIS eyes and don’t deserve salvation for HE is JUST!  HE being a Righteous and Just JUDGE must condemn us all sinners, including you and me!

Dan 5:27, … You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; 

Psa 62:9, Surely men of low degree are a vapor, Men of high degree are a lie; If they are weighed on the scales, They are altogether lighter than vapor. 

Psa 85:10, Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. 

Mercy is what we seek, but the truth will convict us! HIS righteousness, HIS justice will not bring peace to the sinner! YET BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD THAT WAS SHED ON CALVARY WE HAVE PEACE!

Col 1:20, AND BY HIM TO RECONCILE ALL THINGS TO HIMSELF, … HAVING MADE PEACE THROUGH THE BLOOD OF HIS CROSS. 

Psa 85:13, RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL GO BEFORE HIM, AND SHALL MAKE HIS FOOTSTEPS OUR PATHWAY. 

1Jn 2:6, HE WHO SAYS HE ABIDES IN HIM OUGHT HIMSELF ALSO TO WALK JUST AS HE WALKED. 

JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE, OUR EXAMPLE AND THE PATH TO FOLLOW!

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Psalm 84, the Upward call of GOD!

Psa 84:1-2, …How lovely is Your tabernacle, O LORD of hosts! MY SOUL LONGS, YES, EVEN FAINTS FOR THE COURTS OF THE LORD; MY HEART AND MY FLESH CRY OUT FOR THE LIVING GOD.

The Psalmist loved the temple of the LORD, yet it was not the temple that made it beautiful, it was the presence of the LORD HIMSELF! His heart yearns for HIS presence!

Job 19:25-27, For I know that my REDEEMER LIVES, And HE SHALL STAND AT LAST ON THE EARTH; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, THAT IN MY FLESH I SHALL SEE GOD, Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. HOW MY HEART YEARNS WITHIN ME!

Psa 84:4, Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah

The Psalmist loved going to the temple of GOD, yet envied those that dwell there! One day we, those that believe and trust in CHRIST JESUS, will live in the FATHER’s house!

John 14:2-3, In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. AND IF I GO AND PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU, I WILL COME AGAIN AND RECEIVE YOU TO MYSELF; THAT WHERE I AM, THERE YOU MAY BE ALSO.

No more death, nor sorrow, nor pain, nor fear will ever come to HIS people again!

Isa 25:8-9, He will SWALLOW UP DEATH FOREVER, And the Lord GOD WILL WIPE AWAY TEARS FROM ALL FACES; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken. And it will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the LORD; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”

Psa 84:10, For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I WOULD RATHER BE A DOORKEEPER IN THE HOUSE OF MY GOD THAN DWELL IN THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS.

Php 3:14, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Just as Paul focused on the prize that awaited him rather than the pain in front of him; we must do the same! LIFE IS SHORT YET ETERNITY LONG! PREPARE FOR IT

Psa 73:25, WHOM HAVE I IN HEAVEN BUT YOU? AND THERE IS NONE UPON EARTH THAT I DESIRE BESIDES YOU. 

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Psalm 83, the times of the gentiles!

Psa 83:1-2, …DO NOT KEEP SILENT, O GOD! DO NOT HOLD YOUR PEACE, AND DO NOT BE STILL, O GOD! For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head.

IF GOD kept silent or held HIS peace or stood still Israel would perish! Truth be told, Israel has been the target of satan for thousands of years! BUT, by the grace of GOD, HE has preserved them in spite of persecution! GOD has also brought them back to their homeland!

Eze 37:14, I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I WILL PLACE YOU IN YOUR OWN LAND. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’ “

Psa 83:4, They have said, “COME, AND LET US CUT THEM OFF FROM BEING A NATION, THAT THE NAME OF ISRAEL MAY BE REMEMBERED NO MORE.”  

Even up to present times, Israel remains a target of the world. Until the ‘TIMES OF THE GENTILES ARE FULFILLED”!

Luk 21:24, And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles UNTIL THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES ARE FULFILLED. 

There are many schools of thought regarding this passage, but for me, it’s a time the LORD gave to build HIS church! There is a blindness in the truth of CHRIST JESUS, but one day the blinders shall be lifted. And, they shall see JESUS AS THEIR LONG-AWAITED MESSIAH!

Psa 83:13-14, O my God, make them like the whirling dust, Like the chaff before the wind! As the fire burns the woods, And as the flame sets the mountains on fire,

GOD is faithful to Israel in spite of their unfaithfulness to HIM! HE will always have HIS faithful remnant in Israel!

Psa 9:20, Put them in fear, O LORD, THAT THE NATIONS MAY KNOW THEMSELVES TO BE BUT MEN.

Psa 83:18, THAT THEY MAY KNOW THAT YOU, WHOSE NAME ALONE IS THE LORD, ARE THE MOST HIGH OVER ALL THE EARTH. 

They world maybe blinded for now, but the day is coming Where every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that HE IS LORD!

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Psalm 82, Judges of men beware!

Psa 82:1, ….GOD stands in the congregation of THE MIGHTY; HE JUDGES AMONG THE GODS.

The word GODS here is directed towards the mighty men of the land! The judges! The LORD will judge unjust judges even though they think of themselves as gods!

 Psa 82:2, How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked? Selah 

This is one of the reasons that Israel fell and their temple was destroyed!

Mic 3:11-12, Her heads JUDGE FOR A BRIBE, HER PRIESTS TEACH FOR PAY, And her PROPHETS DIVINE FOR MONEY. Yet they lean on the LORD, and say, “IS NOT THE LORD AMONG US? NO HARM CAN COME UPON US.” Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the temple Like the bare hills of the forest.

Psa 82:3-4, Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.

GOD reminds the judges to defend their people from the wicked! Don’t show partiality, judge rightly! GOD HIMSELF shows no partiality to anyone, whether rich or poor!

Col 3:25, BUT HE WHO DOES WRONG WILL BE REPAID FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE, AND THERE IS NO PARTIALITY.

2Ch 19:6-7, ( Jehoshaphat ) said to the judges, “TAKE HEED TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING, FOR YOU DO NOT JUDGE FOR MAN BUT FOR THE LORD, who is with you in the judgment. Now therefore, let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take care and do it, FOR THERE IS NO INIQUITY WITH THE LORD OUR GOD, NO PARTIALITY, NOR TAKING OF BRIBES.”

Psa 82:6, I said, “You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High.

We are all children of GOD for we bear HIS Image, in this respect are all HIS children! But true children of GOD are those that receive HIM, and believe in HIS name!

Joh 1:12, But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 

Psa 82:7, BUT YOU SHALL DIE LIKE MEN, AND FALL LIKE ONE OF THE PRINCES.”

Beware you judges! You may think of yourselves as gods, untouchable, but you shall die like men!

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Psalm 81, Call upon the LORD!

Psa 81:1, …Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. 

To the CONGREGATION SING LOUD to our GOD, who is worthy to be praised!

Psa 81:2, Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute.

To the WORSHIP LEADERS, skillfully play your instruments with Joy!

Psa 81:3, Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day. 

To the PRIEST, Blow the trumpet in reverence to HIM!  WE ALL HAVE A PART IN THE WORSHIP OF OUR GOD; FOR HE CREATED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US!

Psa 100:3-4, Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. ENTER INTO HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING, AND INTO HIS COURTS WITH PRAISE. BE THANKFUL TO HIM, AND BLESS HIS NAME.

Psa 81:6-7, “I REMOVED HIS SHOULDER FROM THE BURDEN; HIS HANDS WERE FREED FROM THE BASKETS.  YOU CALLED IN TROUBLE, AND I DELIVERED YOU; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah 

Israel was a slave in Egypt, Their bondage was hard! Israel called upon the LORD for help!

Exo 2:23, …Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. 

We, as well, were slaves to sin; we needed to fulfill our lust, drugs, partying etc.! But the LORD opened our eyes and set us free!

Joh 8:36, THEREFORE IF THE SON MAKES YOU FREE, YOU SHALL BE FREE INDEED. 

After some 400 years of cruel bondage in Egypt Israel started calling on the LORD for help! SOME PEOPLE MUST HIT BOTTOM BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO LOOK UP FOR HELP!  HUMBLE YOURSELF AND CALL UPON GOD FOR HE IS ALWAYS THERE, AND KNOWS WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE!

Mat 11:28, COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. 

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Psalm 80, our Great High Priest!

Psa 80:1, …GIVE EAR, O SHEPHERD of Israel, YOU WHO LEAD JOSEPH LIKE A FLOCK; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!

The Psalmist here describes GOD as a Shepard of Israel who guided them out of Egypt! As a Shepard, the LORD feeds HIS sheep, watches over them, defends them, cures them, and carries them! HE is everything for them!

Joh 10:14, I (JESUS) AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD; AND I KNOW MY SHEEP, AND AM KNOWN BY MY OWN. 

Is JESUS your Shepherd? For without HIM we will go astray!

1Pe 2:25, For you were like sheep going astray, BUT HAVE NOW RETURNED TO THE SHEPHERD AND OVERSEER OF YOUR SOULS. 

Psa 80:3, RESTORE US, O GOD; CAUSE YOUR FACE TO SHINE, AND WE SHALL BE SAVED! 

The Psalmist uses this phrase 3 times in this Psalm, 3, 7, and 19!  When the LORD shines HIS Face upon us, We enjoy HIS presence, HIS pleasure, HIS grace and favor!

Num 6:24-26, “THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU; THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU, AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU; THE LORD LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU, AND GIVE YOU PEACE.”

Psa 80:17, Let Your hand be upon THE MAN OF YOUR RIGHT HAND, Upon THE SON OF MAN whom You made strong for Yourself.

The Psalmist is asking the LORD to raise up a man to lead Israel, YET, THERE IS ONLY ONE MAN AT HIS RIGHT HAND! JESUS, THE SON OF MAN, OUR HIGH PRIEST!

Eph 1:20, which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and SEATED HIM AT HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES,  

Heb 8:1, …. WE HAVE SUCH A HIGH PRIEST, WHO IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE THRONE OF THE MAJESTY IN THE HEAVENS, 

JESUS is our High Priest; HE is our Great SHEPHERD.  When HE shines HIS glorious Face up us, our enemies flee like roaches running from of the light! SEEK THE LORD AND GO BEFORE HIM IN PRAYER! HE KNOWS WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH!

Heb 4:15-16, For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.