Hear this, all peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world, both low and high, rich and poor together. My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall give understanding. (Psalm 49:1-3) There is a conclusion drawn by Jewish commentators that this...

Walk about Zion, and go all around her. Count her towers; mark well her bulwarks. Consider her palaces that you may tell it to the generation following. For this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death. (Psalm 48:12-14) It is obvious that...

Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments. (Psalm 48:11) There is a Talmudic legend that relates the reaction of a notable rabbi when he saw foxes roaming Mount Moriah among the ruins of the Temple. According to the legend,...

According to Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. (Psalm 48:10) When it comes to human beings and our likes and dislikes, we so often try to present those we love and respect in the best of light. For...

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it forever. (Psalm 48:8) In the previous devotion, I made this observation: when King Messiah rules from Jerusalem and we, as His people, are gathered before...

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it forever. (Psalm 48:8) Many of us have heard stories of miraculous occurrences and Divine intervention on behalf of God's people from those who have come...

Fear took hold of them there, and pain, as of a woman in birth pangs, as when You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. (Psalm 48:6-7) When it comes to Tarshish -- a city or nation known in antiquity for its seafaring abilities -- Bible scholars have long...

For behold, the kings assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marveled; they were troubled, they hastened away. Fear took hold of them there, and pain, as of a woman in birth pangs. (Psalm 48:4-6) The Bible declares that, at the end of days,...

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. (Psalm 48:2-3) Jewish tradition teaches that Solomon successfully cultivated every type of fruit,...

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. (Psalm 48:2) Several years ago while on a trip to Israel, a dear friend of mine said of the land, “There is something in the dirt.” His point was...

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain. (Psalm 48:1) There is an old idiom that says, “familiarity breeds contempt,” meaning that it is our nature to lose respect for a person or situation that we are well acquainted...

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain. (Psalm 48:1) It is amazing to me that those who came so close to being taken alive into hell -- the sons of Korah -- were able to see into the future and catch a glimpse of the...