The humble shall see this and be glad; and you who seek God, your hearts shall live. (Psalm 69:32) I believe it is fair to say that, for the most part and for the longest time, God has been hidden from mankind. That is not to say He can't be detected or found, for as...

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, which has horns and hooves. (Psalm 69:30-31) In an earlier psalm, David had written these words: “Sacrifice and offering You...

But I am poor and sorrowful; let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. (Psalm 69:29-30) Messiah made it abundantly clear that if we are to faithfully follow Him, then we can expect...

Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. (Psalm 69:20-21) As has been...

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) In the previous devotion, we mentioned that there have been times in Israel's history when they found...

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...