Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is with those who uphold my life. (Psalm 54:4) Doeg and the Ziphites, for their own advantage, went to Saul in order to fill his ears with slander, intentionally ignoring the fact that another had already been anointed to replace...

Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. (Psalm 54:1-2) There is a principle addressed in Deuteronomy which says, if a slave escaped his master and came to another for refuge, that...

To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Contemplation of David when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?” (Psalm 54) For years David was compelled to be continually on the run, trying to stay ahead of Saul's constant pursuit....

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. (Psalm 53:6) Ever since men first felt the sting of sin's consequence in the Garden, there has always burned the hope of a...

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God? There they are in great fear where no fear was. (Psalm 53:4-5) We live in a day and time when Pride is celebrated without any thought of what this leads to....

God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. ... There is none who does good, no, not one. (Psalm 53:2-3) Like David, the prophet Zechariah acknowledged that, “The eyes of the Lord scan to and fro...

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. (Psalm 53:1) There is a long standing tradition regarding this psalm which says, David was speaking prophetically of the destruction of...

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You forever, because You have done it; and in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good. (Psalm 52:8-9) There is commentary...

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...