My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me. Fear and trembling grip me; horror has overwhelmed me. But I will trust in you. (Psalm 55:4-5, 23b CSB)  This isn’t exactly an upbeat Psalm. The fear and anxiety that David is feeling is palpable, yet before he gets...

God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my life (Psalm 54:4 CSB).  David wrote this Psalm when everything seemed hopeless. He was betrayed and likely scared of what would happen next. But David didn’t panic. Instead, he turned to God because he recognized that God was not...

God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.  All have turned away, all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one (Psalm 53:2-3 CSB).  According to this passage, we are all wretched,...

But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever (Psalm 52:8 CSB).  Trusting God is often easier said than done. There are times when we think we can handle things on our own, or that we have...

Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit. (Psalm 51:12 CSB).  Joy is not always an easy emotion to maintain, especially when sin creeps in and fills us with guilt and shame. Sin, it seems, always draws us away from joy....

Whoever offers a thanksgiving sacrifice honors me, and whoever orders his conduct, I will show him the salvation of God (Psalm 50:23 CSB).  Our covenant with God no longer requires animal sacrifice to atone for our sins. Jesus completed that work on the cross, but that doesn’t mean we don’t...

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for He will take me (Psalm 49:15 CSB).  Perhaps the greatest fear in life is death itself, and that’s what Sheol is. It is a place of darkness, cut off from God, where the Hebrew people believed we would...

God, within your temple, we contemplate your faithful love. Like your name, God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with justice (Psalm 48:9-10 CSB).  How often do we dwell on the love of God? Is it something we just do on...

Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our King, sing praise! (Psalm 47:6 CSB)  There has been a movement in the last six Psalms from a feeling that God is far away to the confidence that God is very near. Often in our spiritual walk, there can be...

God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the sea (Psalm 46:1 & 2 CSB). God isn’t just sometimes present, He is always present!...