Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22) Within Jewish commentaries, there is an abundance of parables that give insight into how Judaism considers specific Scripture. One such parable helps...

As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice. (Psalm 55:16-17) In these verses, David shines a light on the ancient custom of suspending one's routine in order to...

So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Indeed, I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.” (Psalm 55:6-8) Betrayed and feeling forsaken by all,...

Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide Yourself from my supplication. Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily, because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. (Psalm 55:1-3) In previous psalms,...

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is with those who uphold my life. (Psalm 54:4) Doeg and the Ziphites, for their own advantage, went to Saul in order to fill his ears with slander, intentionally ignoring the fact that another had already been anointed to replace...

Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. (Psalm 54:1-2) There is a principle addressed in Deuteronomy which says, if a slave escaped his master and came to another for refuge, that...

To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Contemplation of David when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?” (Psalm 54) For years David was compelled to be continually on the run, trying to stay ahead of Saul's constant pursuit....

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. (Psalm 53:6) Ever since men first felt the sting of sin's consequence in the Garden, there has always burned the hope of a...

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God? There they are in great fear where no fear was. (Psalm 53:4-5) We live in a day and time when Pride is celebrated without any thought of what this leads to....

God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. ... There is none who does good, no, not one. (Psalm 53:2-3) Like David, the prophet Zechariah acknowledged that, “The eyes of the Lord scan to and fro...

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. (Psalm 53:1) There is a long standing tradition regarding this psalm which says, David was speaking prophetically of the destruction of...

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You forever, because You have done it; and in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good. (Psalm 52:8-9) There is commentary...