In this second ‘Song of Ascents’ we find a psalm of distress. Without being told the nature of the distress, the psalmist looks back with Joy on former days. His hope is for God to store the fortunes of Israel. Many of us do the same today as we look back on former days with […]
Now, this particular Psalm conveys some really great theology on how we know God. Theologically, we can say that we know God two ways. The first is through general revelation, which is simply creation and the order of the universe. Secondly we know God through Special revelation which is simply God’s Word. If I challenged […]
We envisage pilrgrms making their way to Jerusalem in order to attend one of festivals adn to go to teh temple to worship God. As they make their way on the journey they look for help. None is to be found in the hills. In fact, God alone can help. The pilgrims face Potential Problems, […]
Poetry and songs come out of the heart and reflect what is important to the person who penned them. This particular Psalm of David, this poem or song, is the last Psalm of David in the Book of the Psalms. It could be because it was the last one penned by the David or it […]
The thing is that many people might try to hide from God but David doesn’t see this as something to be worried about but something to be celebrated. David sees God’s providentially looking after him. David loves the fact that God is inescapable! For him in means God is ever present with him!
The Christian life is to be a life of praise, glory and adoration and these things should characterise our lives from A to Z. Praise should characterise the years of our lives and every aspect of our lives. In looking at Psalm 145 we note that this is the last of David’s Psalms recorded in […]
We have a God that is forgiving and gracious to us and we should praise him for these wonderful attributes.