Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your law, that You may give him rest from the days of adversity. (Psalm 94:7, 12-13) Among those who do not serve God is the argument that His instructions don't allow for any pleasures. In their eyes...

They say, “The Lord does not see, nor does the God of Jacob understand. ... He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see? He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct?” (Psalm 94:7, 9-10) According to the Law of Moses, if a...

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! Rise up, O Judge of the earth. (Psalm 94:1-2) It is a natural inclination when one is wronged by another to exact vengeance -- an eye for an eye more or less. In the world there are...

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea. (Psalm 93:3-4) The Bible tells us that the Lord “strengthened the...

Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved. Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting. (Psalm 93:1-2) If simply looking on the surface of current affairs and the declining condition of the world, the casual observer might...

The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed. He has girded Himself with strength. (Psalm 93:1) In the above verse, the Hebrew word translated as “majesty” -- that which God clothes Himself -- is also translated in other passages of Scripture as...

The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed. He has girded Himself with strength. (Psalm 93:1) In the book that bears his name, the prophet Isaiah described a vision in which he saw the Lord “sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train...

They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright. (Psalm 92:14-15) It is quite common to see that, as we age, the passage of time imposes a greater demand on our physical strength. In other words, it...

The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. (Psalm 92:12-13) There are several instances in the Scripture where people are likened unto...

My horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil. (Psalm 92:10) In the previous devotion, we highlighted the notion that wicked men can rise up very quickly and attain great power, only to descend into oblivion just as quickly as they rose...

When the wicked spring up like grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed forever. (Psalm 92:7) There are many biblical and historical examples of wicked men who quickly rose to power, in some cases seemingly overnight, only...

O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep. A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this. (Psalm 92:5-6) What is it exactly that the senseless man doesn't know and the fool fails to understand? They can't or won't acknowledge that...