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...

You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, even from the rebellious, that the Lord God might dwell there. (Psalm 68:18) Most of us are familiar with the wording David used here, although most of us are more familiar...