He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. (Psalm 72:4) For ages, people have raised the question of why God allows people to suffer. Why does He allow some nations and entire...

He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. (Psalm 72:4) Scripture, and I believe history, teaches that those in powerful positions should never govern people exclusively by a rigid...

Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. (Psalm 72:1-2) As we previously mentioned, Jewish tradition teaches that David wrote this prayer on behalf of his...

Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. (Psalm 72:1-2) While there are some who believe this psalm was written by Solomon, Jewish tradition says that David...

Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, shall revive me again. (Psalm 71:19-20) Things that are elevated, whether high mountains or the celestial bodies, by...

Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come. (Psalm 71:18) In the previous devotion, we highlighted the desire exhibited by David to proclaim to others the...

Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come. (Psalm 71:18) According to one esteemed Jewish writer, lessons mastered in childhood are like ink written on...

O God, You have taught me from my youth; and to this day I declare Your wondrous works. (Psalm 71:17) As stated in the previous devotion, coming into the fulness of what God has called us to be is a process -- sometimes a long process, at least from our point of view....

O God, You have taught me from my youth; and to this day I declare Your wondrous works. (Psalm 71:17) Have you ever wondered how it is that David, a young man untrained in the art of war, was inspired and confident to face the Philistine's champion, Goliath? The Bible...

I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more. My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day. (Psalm 71:14-15) A notable Jewish sage once made this observation: the most eloquent praise man can offer God is to continually...

My enemies speak against me; and those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together, saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.” O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me! (Psalm 71:10-12) If we...

You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth. By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise shall be continually of You. (Psalm 71:5-6) Jewish commentators say that, in order to truly appreciate the...