Category Archives: Psalms

Over the next few days we will look at selected Psalms that speak to different life situations. One of the great things about the psalms is that they speak to us exactly where we are. We can be in a valley or on a mountain top. We can be up or down but there isContinue reading “Praying in the Psalms | Part 1”

Psalm 34 is a joyful psalm and has much to teach us about responding to trouble. God has just delivered David from certain death at the hands of angry Philistines who were baying for his blood. We can sense David’s joy. In vrs 1-3 he invites us to rejoice with him. I will extol theContinue reading “Praying the Psalms | Part 2”

The fifteen psalms 120-134 are traditionally called the Songs of Ascents. Ten of them are anonymous, four of them are written by David and one by Solomon. They were sung by pilgrims making their way up to Jerusalem to celebrate the three major Jewish festivals. READ PSALM 121 BACKGROUND TO PSALM 121 The reason theseContinue reading “Praying the Psalms | Part 3”

We all ask numerous questions every day, but surely the question asked in this Psalm could not be more important. Psalm 15 gives us a portrait of a godly person. Godliness is not a mystical quality but a moral quality. In the 19th century there was a preacher in the USA called Charles Finney whoContinue reading “Praying the Psalms | Part 4”

Our psalm for today has much to teach us about responding to a crisis. The number of coronavirus cases and deaths continue to escalate and governments all over the world are struggling to contain it. Stock-markets are struggling to inspire any sort of investor confidence. South Africa is undeniably in recession, established companies are closingContinue reading “Praying the Psalms | Part 5”

Today we are going to learn from David the value of cultivating the daily rhythm of evening prayer (Psalm 4) and morning prayer (Psalms 3&5). These prayers are placed early in the book of Psalms to serve as our guides. We will only have time to meditate on the evening prayer in Psalm 4. WhereContinue reading “Praying the Psalms | Part 6”