THE PSALMS are often polemics directed at the gods of the pagan nations around Israel. Case in point is the subject of this month’s Iron and Myth roundtable, Psalm 29.Continue Reading
SOLOMON’S PRAYER for wisdom pleased God, who honored Solomon’s wish and granted him more besides.Continue Reading
WE OFTEN WISH that God would show us the road we’ll travel for the rest of our lives. That’s not the sense of His promise in Psalm 119:105.Continue Reading
PSALM 119 is sometimes called the Mount Everest of psalms.Continue Reading
It’s tempting, when looking at the state of the world, to conclude that God has abandoned us to the wolves.Continue Reading
PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING is at the heart of this week’s collection of psalms.Continue Reading
DAVID EXPERIENCED more during his life than a Hollywood action movie character. It’s remarkable that despite his accomplishments, David recognized that his success was entirely due to God.Continue Reading
GIVING THANKS in the middle of trouble is difficult, even contrary to our nature. But David did it again and again, even when he was surrounded by enemies—not all of which were human.Continue Reading
ONE OF THE hardest things you can do is give thanks to God in the middle of trouble.Continue Reading
THE PSALMS this week follow our chronological reading order, meaning they were written by David after he was confronted by the prophet Nathan for conspiring to kill Uriah the Hittite so that David could take his wife, Bathsheba.Continue Reading