They did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You favored them. (Psalm 44:3-4) Previous to this verse is an acknowledgement that the Lord...

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, the deeds You did in their days, in days of old. You drove out the nations with Your hand, but them You planted. (Psalm 44:1-2) There is a very important concept addressed in the opening verses of this...

On the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God. (Psalm 43:4-5) Whether the author is David or the sons of Korah, the...

Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your tabernacle. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy. (Psalm 43:3-4) In the beginning, when darkness was upon the face of the deep, the first...

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man! (Psalm 43:1) The Hebrew word translated as “vindicate” is שפט shafat, a term typically understood to denote “judgement.“ It doesn't necessarily...

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man! (Psalm 43:1) It is unfortunate but true -- far too many people work overtime to interrupt and complicate the lives of others. In order to advance their...

Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; all Your waves and billows have gone over me. The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me—a prayer to the God of my life. (Psalm 42:7-8) I've heard many...

My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise,...

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. (Psalm 42:1-2) If we were to boil the entirety of Scripture down to a single concept, in my view it would be this: God has always wanted a family to...

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. (Psalm 42:1-2) As we begin to look at this psalm, which incidentally is the first in Book Two of the Psalms, it is important to point out that it was...

O Lord, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them. By this I know that You are well pleased with me, because my enemy does not triumph over me. (Psalm 41:10-11) At first glance, it seems as if David prayed that God would raise him up from his weakened...

My own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. (Psalm 41:9) Before moving on to other verses and other issues, there is one other concept embedded within David's words that is important to address. As we've discussed, it...