If Psalm 23 is the best-known psalm in the Bible, Psalm 1 is the most comprehensive. Though the author and context are unknown, there is a reason this psalm was made the gateway to Israel's worship poetry. Indeed, Psalm 1 can be said to introduce all the Bible's...

There is no better way to appreciate the privileges associated with having been given the very words of God than to hear Scripture's own testimony.

It Is Through the Word of God that We Are Converted

"The law of the Lord is...

David was a godly king, but not even he could live a perfectly sinless life. God knows that and has made provision for every human being, including kings, to deal with their sin: confession that leads to forgiveness.

The darkest spot on David's record...

Bible readers are often shocked to find Jesus calling religious leaders "hypocrites," "blind guides," "fools," "serpents," and "vipers" who are destined for the "condemnation of hell" (Matthew 23:1-36). They are equally shocked to find the apostle Paul calling...

The flow of thought:

• Sighing (77:1–4)
• Sinking (77:7–10)
• Singing (77:11–15)
• Soaring (77:16–20)

This psalm is an illustration of the well-known aphorism:

• Occupation with self brings distress.
• Occupation with others brings...

Psalm 95 speaks of the exodus of God's people from Egypt and their journey to the land of Canaan. That period of history is at the core of Hebrew national identity because it was their journey to the Promised Land. The events of the Exodus offer insight into our own...

When the Hebrew slaves were gathered at Mount Sinai, one of the covenant ordinances they agreed to was to celebrate three annual feasts: "Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year" (Exodus 23:14). The three feasts were the Feast of Unleavened...

David was often a "godly sufferer"—one who was about God's business but was suffering at the hands of God's enemies. Reading the words of Psalm 22 makes one immediately take notice—David's words were taken, often verbatim, by another "godly...