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One of the great dangers we face is a divided heart. When we have such, we no longer trust God. To know Him is to love Him. To love Him is to trust Him. We need the Lord to teach and guide us when we [...]

6 “Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? 7 Show us Your unfailing love, LORD, and grant us Your salvation. ~ Psalm 85 This is a song from the Sons of Korah (the original ones -- not the Melbourne [...]

1 How lovely is Your dwelling place, LORD Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. ~ Psalm 84 I wonder if the greatest thing missing in much of [...]

O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God. ~ Psalm 83:1 This is a psalm where the Psalmist (Asaph) fears overwhelming odds. God's people are under attack, surrounded by a multitude of enemies, and the [...]

3 “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. ~ Psalm 82:3-4 This is a psalm which sometimes confuses people. Is the Bible [...]

“If My people would only listen to Me, if Israel would only follow My ways.” ~ Psalm 81:13 This is another psalm which encourages us to sing to God for joy -- records the history of how He helps us, but laments our lack of [...]

“Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make Your face shine on us, that we may be saved.” ~ Psalm 80 This refrain is repeated three times in this psalm. It is a great prayer for us to pray today. The psalmist remembers what God has done [...]

  1 O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. 2 They have left the dead bodies of Your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of Your own [...]

5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which He commanded our ancestors to teach their children, 6 so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. 7 [...]

5 I thought about the former days, the years of long ago; 6 I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked: 7 “Will the Lord reject forever? Will He never show His favour again? 8 Has His unfailing love [...]

8 From Heaven You pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet -- 9 when You, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land. 10 Surely Your wrath against mankind brings You praise, and the survivors of Your wrath [...]

1 We praise You, God, we praise You, for Your Name is near; people tell of Your wonderful deeds. 2 You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity. 3 When the earth and all its people quake, it is [...]

8 “Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over Him. 10 The death He died, He [...]

Rise up, O God, and defend Your cause; remember how fools mock You all day long. ~ Psalm 74:22 Psalm 74 is a song of believers in desperation. Jerusalem was taken over in 587 BC, and the temple is in ruins. The people feel neglected, [...]

“Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way, death came to all people, because all sinned...” ~ Romans 5:12 It seems to have come to a shock to many modern people -- but death did [...]

Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart And my portion forever. ~ Psalm 73 Psalm 73 is an extraordinary psalm. The psalmist [...]

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” ~ Romans 5 I know that Christians know this. But is it one of those truths that is so familiar it has become a cliché which [...]

May His name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through Him, and they will call Him blessed. ~ Psalm 72:17 Psalm 72 is about the ultimate Lordship of Jesus Christ. It is about peace, justice, [...]

“And hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, Who has been given to us.” ~ Romans 5 Have you had a disappointing week? Year? Lifetime? Ever placed your hope in someone and they disappoint [...]

1 In You, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. 2 In Your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn Your ear to me and save me. 3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give [...]