Introduction In the previous psalm, the psalmist said about the gods of the nations that they have mouths, but cannot speak; and they have eyes, but cannot see; and they have ears, but they cannot hear; and they have noses, but cannot smell; and they have hands, but they cannot feel; and they have feet, … Continue reading Psalm 116 →

Verses 1 to 3 This psalm begins with the psalmist declaring that God should be glorified and not us. 'Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory.' Our chief end in life is not to glorify ourselves, but to glorify God and to enjoy him for ever. And … Continue reading Psalm 115 →

Introduction I'm going to take these two psalms together, mainly because they're both short. However, some of the commentators say that the Jews in the first century sang both psalms one after the other before eating the Passover. Apparently they then sang Psalms 115 to 118 to conclude the Passover feast. In Psalm 113, the … Continue reading Psalm 113+114 →

Introduction Today's psalm, like the one we studied last week, is an acrostic poem so that, if you disregard the opening 'Praise the Lord', the remaining twenty-two lines begin with each successive letter in the Hebrew alphabet. As I said when we were studying the acrostic poems in the book of Lamentations recently, the writer … Continue reading Psalm 112 →