Download Monday, August 20 Psalm 140 – 141 “Rescue me, O Lord” The rescue Psalm 140 appeals for is from evil people who use legal weapons to harm the life of the one praying. The psalm recalls God as the one who has the strength to defend, and it recalls occasions in the… Read more about Summer in the Psalms
Summer in the Psalms
Download Monday, August 13 Psalm 123 – 125 “The Lord surrounds and protects his people” Psalm 123 encourages us to come humbly before God in prayer, like servant boys and girls. Servants don’t have power or prestige, but they have a master who has power and prestige and can intervene on the servant’s… Read more about Summer in the Psalms
Summer in the Psalms
Download Monday, August 6 Psalm 113 – 115 “Praise the name of the Lord” For an Israelite family, great sadness attached to a woman’s not being able to have children. Equivalent sadness attached to a man’s not being able to make the family farm work. Psalm 113 declares that God enables the childless… Read more about Summer in the Psalms
Summer in the Psalms
Download Monday, July 30 Psalm 103 – 104 “Praise the Lord, O my soul” Whereas we would always like for worship to come naturally, Psalm 103 assumes that there are times we need to stir ourselves up to worship. So “I” say to “my soul” and to “all my inmost being” that they… Read more about Summer in the Psalms
Summer in the Psalms
Download Monday, July 23 Psalm 90 – 91 “Live in the shelter of the Most High; find rest in the shadow of the Almighty” Psalm 90 reminds us to set our experience of time into the context not only of our own lives but in light of God’s “age” which goes back to… Read more about Summer in the Psalms
Summer in the Psalms
Download Monday, July 16 Psalm 79 – 80 “Revive us, and we will call on your name” A prayer such as Psalm 79 provides us with a way of praying in protest to God when we are suffering: 1. We describe the situation in concrete detail to God. 2. We ask God sharp… Read more about Summer in the Psalms
Summer in the Psalms
Download Monday, July 9 Psalm 69 “Those who insult you are also insulting me” “If you were prosecuted for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” is a cliché, but it’s a thought-provoking one. In this psalm, passion for God’s house has consumed someone which, in turn, has brought… Read more about Summer in the Psalms
Summer in the Psalms
Download Monday, July 2 Psalm 58 – 59 “Deliver me from evildoers” Psalm 58 is a prayer for powerless people threatened by powerful people who are as dangerous as deadly snakes. They will not listen to anyone who tries to stop them from using their poisonous venom. They are as threatening as lions,… Read more about Summer in the Psalms