Better Is One Day In Your Courts – Psalms 84:10
Where is your favorite place? Join the psalmist in proclaiming to God, “better is one day in your courts than thousands elsewhere.”
Psalms
Studies from the book of the Psalms
Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord – Psalm 100:1-5
Make a joyful noise to the Lord. Lift up your voice to praise him for all he has done. He is certainly worthy of our praise and worship.
Bless the Lord, O My Soul – Psalms 103:1-2
What has God done for you. Take time to recount the Lord’s blessings. And then bless the Lord, with your inmost being, for what he has done.
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God – Psalms 19:1-6
I love being out in the creation. And when I am, the words of this psalm are often on my lips. The heavens. and all of creation, declare the glory of God.
From Everlasting to Everlasting, You Are God – Psalms 90:2
How long as God been around? Moses tells us that from everlasting to everlasting, God is. He has always been God. And he always will be God.
Repenting with a Broken and Contrite Heart – Psalm 51:17
God is not interested in the outward signs of repentance as much as he is in a broken and contrite heart. A heart that is broken over my sin.
My Soul Thirsts for God – Psalm 42:1-2, 11
In the midst of a challenging time, when God seemed far away, and the psalmist’s soul was dry, he chose to hope in God and praise him.
The Eyes of the Lord Are On Us – Psalm 33:16-19
The eyes of the Lord are on those who trust in him. So put your hope in him rather than things that will not last and that will disappoint. To all who trust in him, he is our hope and our shield.
Trust in God, and He Will Deliver You – Psalm 50:9-15
God calls on us to serve him. Not that it fills any need he has. But for our own benefit. Trust in God, and he will deliver you.
Create In Me A Pure Heart – Psalm 51:10-12
As David discovered, our sin separates us from God. Confess and repent of your sin. Create in me a pure heart, O God.
How Long Will You Hide Your Face From Me – Psalm 13:1, 5-6
Does it sometimes seem like God had hidden his face from you? That he cannot be found? When that happens, trust in God and praise him anyway.
Be Still, and Know That I Am God – Psalm 46:10
This fragment of a verse come from a psalm that is magnifying what God does, and how he has protected Israel. And in the midst of this praise is this simple admonition. To be still. And to know that the Lord (YHWH) is God.
