Author: Colin Gamble

Psalm 139

Introduction If you've got your Bible open at the psalm, you can see from the title that it's a psalm of David. That is to say, this is one of the many psalms which King David wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And the psalm can be divided into four main parts. The … Continue reading Psalm 139 →

2 Kings 05

Introduction In 2 Kings 4, which we studied last week, we had four stories about miracles. There was the story of the widow's oil. Though she only had a little oil, Elisha told her to collect as many jars as possible. And when she began to pour out the oil, she was able to fill … Continue reading 2 Kings 05 →

Psalm 080

Introduction In today's psalm, the psalmist once again laments before the Lord because of the trouble that has befallen God's people; and he prays to the Lord to restore their fortunes. You may have noticed the refrain or chorus which appears three times in the psalm. It first appears in verse 3, where the psalmist … Continue reading Psalm 080 →

Psalm 079

Introduction This is another lamentation where the psalmist cries to the Lord because of the trouble which he and God's people are facing. It's also another psalm of Asaph. I've said before that Asaph was appointed by David to provide music for the worship of God. However, today's psalm seems to be about the destruction … Continue reading Psalm 079 →

Psalm 078

Introduction I think this is the first of the long psalms. When I started to preach on the psalms I wondered what I would do when I reached the long ones. One approach is to divide a long psalm into different parts and to study the parts over several weeks. The problem with that approach … Continue reading Psalm 078 →

Psalm 077

Introduction Psalm 77 is another of the psalms of Asaph and it's a kind of lamentation, where the psalmist cries out to the Lord because of the trouble he’s in. However, it also contains thanksgiving and confidence. And the psalm is in two parts. In the first part, verses 1 to 9, the psalmist laments … Continue reading Psalm 077 →

Psalm 076

Introduction Today's psalm is another psalm of Asaph. The title says it's for the director of music and it's with stringed instruments. It also says it's a psalm and a song. So, this is a psalm which the people were to sing and which was accompanied with strings. There's an ancient Greek translation of the … Continue reading Psalm 076 →

2 Kings 04

Introduction Our narrator is once again taking a break from telling us about the kings of Israel and Judah and he's focussing instead on Elisha who succeeded Elijah as the Lord's prophet in those days. And in today's chapter he records for us four stories of the miracles which Elisha performed. And it almost feels … Continue reading 2 Kings 04 →