Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. (Psalm 48:2) Several years ago while on a trip to Israel, a dear friend of mine said of the land, “There is something in the dirt.” His point was...

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain. (Psalm 48:1) There is an old idiom that says, “familiarity breeds contempt,” meaning that it is our nature to lose respect for a person or situation that we are well acquainted...

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain. (Psalm 48:1) It is amazing to me that those who came so close to being taken alive into hell -- the sons of Korah -- were able to see into the future and catch a glimpse of the...

God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. The princes of the people have gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. (Psalm 47:8-9) When Jacob was near the end of his life, he called for his sons to gather together so that he might “tell you...

God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! (Psalm 47:5-6) There are some who worship God in whispers and soft voices and there are those whose worship is loud and...

He will subdue the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet. He will choose our inheritance for us, the excellence of Jacob whom He loves. (Psalm 47:3-4) As discussed in the previous devotion, there is coming a day when Israel and the people of God will be...

He will subdue the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet. He will choose our inheritance for us, the excellence of Jacob whom He loves. (Psalm 47:3-4) In Genesis 25, there is a prophecy regarding Jacob and Esau in which it is disclosed that the two nations...

Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. (Psalm 47:1) As discussed in the previous devotion, there is coming a day like nothing experienced since the...

Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. (Psalm 47:1) Many Jewish commentators consider this psalm to be a sequel to the previous one in which God destroyed...

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! (Psalm 46:10) How many times have we heard this verse recited when we were in times of trouble? We even see it used in artwork to remind us that He is God and that,...

Come, behold the works of the Lord, who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. (Psalm 46:8-9) In consideration of the previous devotion, I think it...

Come, behold the works of the Lord, who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. (Psalm 46:8-9) In these verses a very interesting notion is addressed...