But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. (Psalm 52:8) In the previous devotion we discussed how we, like David, can have confidence that God will bring us through our difficult situations and preserve us while...

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. (Psalm 52:8) After several verses in which he described the fate of those who do evil, David professes confidence that God will sustain him just as surely as He...

Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. (Psalm 52:1) What constitutes being mighty in the eyes of man? Is it because he is physically stronger than his brother, more influential than his brother, or simply more aggressive than...

To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” (Psalm 52) Let's explore one last thought about Doeg and David before actually getting into the substance of the...

To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” (Psalm 52) I'd like to expound a bit more on the inspiration for this psalm of David: the events that transpired when...

To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” (Psalm 52) In our Bibles, this introduction precedes verse one. However, in the Hebrew Bible this is the first verse...

Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem. Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then they shall offer bulls on Your altar. (Psalm 51:18-19) Let's consider what we have...

You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise. (Psalm 51:16-17) In the very beginning of time we are told of two...

You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise. (Psalm 51:16-17) When you consider all the different sacrifices...

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted to You. (Psalm 51:12-13) In the physical world, death is final; there is no do over after we leave this world....

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. (Psalm 51:10-11) These words, along with the following verse, are some of the most heart-felt and heart...

Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. (Psalm 51:8-9) As was discussed in the previous devotion, David seems to hint that, given the nature of his sin and its fallout, he...