David Robertson
David is an experienced presenter and debater on the place of Christian faith in the public sphere, and a prolific blogger at The Wee Flea. He was the minister at St Peter's Church, Dundee, Scotland for 27 years. David is the Director of Third Space, a project of the City Bible Forum in Australia.
Articles by David Robertson:
11 June 2020
2.1 MINS
Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and [...]
10 June 2020
1.7 MINS
Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, Your justice like the great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals. How priceless is Your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the [...]
9 June 2020
1.4 MINS
My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.” ~ Psalm 35:10 We are rightly concerned about the oppression of the poor and the disadvantaged. [...]
8 June 2020
1.7 MINS
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. Fear the LORD, you His holy people, for those who fear Him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack [...]
7 June 2020
1.5 MINS
Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to Him a new song; play skilfully, and shout for joy. For the word [...]
6 June 2020
1.5 MINS
You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My loving eye on you. ~ Psalm 32:7-8 God [...]
5 June 2020
1.6 MINS
Love the LORD, all His faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to Him, but the proud He pays back in full. Be strong and take heart, all You who hope in the LORD. ~ Psalm 31:23-24 The Scripture often tells us to [...]
4 June 2020
1.6 MINS
When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.” LORD, when You fav Photo by Henk Mul on Unsplash oured me, You made my royal mountain stand firm; but when You hid Your face, I was dismayed. ~ Psalm 30:6-7 (NIV) That feeling [...]
3 June 2020
1.8 MINS
1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendour of his holiness. 3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the [...]
2 June 2020
1.8 MINS
1 To You, LORD, I call; You are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if You remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to You [...]
1 June 2020
1.9 MINS
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life — of whom shall I be afraid? 4 One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may [...]
31 May 2020
1.5 MINS
8 LORD, I love the house where You live, the place where Your glory dwells... 12 My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise the LORD. ~ Psalm 26 v.8 & 12 Are you missing gathering with the Lord’s people [...]
30 May 2020
1.5 MINS
Show me Your ways Lord, Teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, For You are God my Saviour, And my hope is in You all day long. Remember Lord, Your great mercy and love, For they are from of old. [...]
29 May 2020
1.5 MINS
1 The earth is the LORD’S, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for He founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. ~ Psalm 24 Psalm 24 reminds us of two things – firstly that [...]
28 May 2020
1.6 MINS
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through [...]
27 May 2020
1.5 MINS
1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? 2 My God, I cry out by day, but You do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. [...]
26 May 2020
1.6 MINS
1 The king rejoices in Your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the victories You give! 2 You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips... 6 Surely You have granted him unending blessings and made [...]
25 May 2020
1.7 MINS
1 May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. 2 May He send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. 3 May He remember all your sacrifices and accept [...]
24 May 2020
2 MINS
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. [...]
23 May 2020
1.8 MINS
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. 17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. 18 They confronted me in the day of my [...]





