Do not hide Your face from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily. Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of my enemies. (Psalm 69:17-18) It is written, “If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, then his...

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my brothers, and an alien to my mother’s children; because zeal for Your house has eaten me up. (Psalm 69:7-9) As Israel made their way toward Canaan in the concluding...

Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. (Psalm 69:1-2) As we all know, David was more than just a king and a psalmist; he was also a prophet....

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah. To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old! Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice. (Psalm 68:32-33) This psalm begins with the prayer, “Let God arise and let His...

Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah. (Psalm 68:31-32) Throughout its existence, Israel has always incurred the ire and contempt of the nations....

They have seen Your procession, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the maidens playing timbrels. (Psalm 68:24-25) To truly appreciate what David conveyed by...

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation! Selah. Our God is the God of salvation; and to God the Lord belong escapes from death. (Psalm 68:19-20) It has always been God's intention to pour out blessing and life on mankind; this...

You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, even from the rebellious, that the Lord God might dwell there. (Psalm 68:18) Most of us are familiar with the wording David used here, although most of us are more familiar...

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place. (Psalm 68:17) When an earthly king goes out to war, he is accompanied by a great and, hopefully, superior army. Obviously, this is meant to...

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place. (Psalm 68:17) In Judaism, there is a strong thematic connection between Mount Sinai and Mount Moriah -- one that speaks of God's desire to...

When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Zalmon. (Psalm 68:14) Before we begin discussing the intent of this verse, let me share an alternate rendering of this same verse provided by a Jewish translation of the Scripture: “When Shaddai...

Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, you will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. (Psalm 68:13) In the previous devotion, we proposed that David alluded to the fact God's people are tasked with proclaiming the Word...