With Jack Bailey
Scripture I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie. ~Psalm 89:35 Quote How blessed to lift our eyes above the ashes of ruin and behold the One who is faithful in all things. ~Arthur Pink Psalm 89 is another Royal Psalm where the Psalmist laments the broken covenant with…
Scripture Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s son. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. ~Psalm 72:1-2, NRSV Quote Pharaohs, Caesars, Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin: what do they have in common–They are relics of a fading history. They…
Scripture But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay! ~Psalm 70:5 Quote The greatest tragedy in life is not unanswered prayer but unoffered prayer. ~F.B. Meyer Psalm 70 is a prayer of David. First of all, it is a short…
Scripture They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. ~Psalm 69:21, NRSV Quote We pray not to inform God or to instruct Him but to become intimate with Him. ~John Chrysostom Psalm 69 is a Psalm of David and the most quoted Psalm in the N.T.…
Scripture Praise the Lord, God our Savior, who helps us every day. Our God is a God who saves us; the Lord God saves us from death. ~Psalms 68:19-20, NCV Quote Monarchy in the best form of government if you have a perfect King. ~Ya’akov Psalm 68 in a hymn of triumph. Some think David wrote…
Scripture May God be merciful and bless us. May His face smile with favor on us. May Your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere. ~Psalm 67:1-2, NLT Quote A blessing is a gift from God that enables His people to reach out and bless others which ultimately brings glory to…
Scripture Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! ~Psalm 66:1, NLT Quote Sing lustily and with good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. ~John Wesley Every romantic relationship, and I am speaking of a man and a woman, needs passion.…
Scripture Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed. ~Psalm 65:1, NRSV Quote The Christian ought to be a living doxology. ~Martin Luther Dr. Wiersbe like the Revised English Bible’s translation of verse 1, “Praise is fitting for You, O God.” I like them all: AV–Praise waits…
Scripture Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers, who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless; they shoot suddenly and without fear. ~Psalm 64:2-4, NRSV Quote Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne,— Yet that scaffold sways the future, and,…
Scripture Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise You. ~Psalm 63:3, NRSV Quote Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not. ~C.S. Lewis The Hebrew word translated ‘steadfast love’ in the New Revised Standard is checed. It is one of the few words that I remember while…