Introduction Psalm 12 is once again a psalm of David and it's a lamentation, because once again the psalmist is crying out to the Lord for help because of his enemies. This time, David is crying to the Lord because it seems to him that the world is full of liars. However, even though the … Continue reading Psalm 012 →

Introduction Psalm 11 is yet another lamentation, although it's not so much the psalmist who is lamenting before the Lord, but his companions, who despair because of the evil in the world. As you see from the title, this is a psalm of David. And the psalm can be divided into two parts. In verses … Continue reading Psalm 011 →

Introduction I'm going to preach on both of these psalms today, because most of the Bible scholars believe that these two psalms were originally one psalm. There are a number of reasons for believing that, but the most obvious reason is the fact that the same refrain appears twice in Psalm 42 and once more … Continue reading Psalm 042+43 →

Introduction Psalm 10 is another lamentation where the psalmist is crying out to the Lord for help because of the trouble he's in. However, although it's a lamentation, it ends with what one commentators calls 'triumphant jubilation', because the psalmist knows that the Lord will one day judge and condemn the wicked, who are causing … Continue reading Psalm 010 →

Introduction The first time I preached in public was when I lived in Dublin and I preached on a psalm. Not Psalm 9, but Psalm 63 which begins: O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land … Continue reading Psalm 009 →

Introduction Today we turn to Psalm 8, which is another psalm of David. However, unlike psalms 3 to 7 -- which were psalms of lament -- this one is a psalm of praise to God who made all things. And David marvels at the fact that the Lord who made all things cares for us; … Continue reading Psalm 008 →

Introduction Psalm 3 was a lamentation. Psalm 4 was a lamentation. Psalm 5 was a lamentation. Psalm 6 was a lamentation. And today's psalm, Psalm 7, is a lamentation, where the psalmist once again cries out to the Lord, because of the trouble he's in. The fact that these psalms, all written by David, have … Continue reading Psalm 007 →

Introduction Like psalms 3 to 5, psalm 6 is a psalm of David. It's once again a lamentation, where the psalmist cries to the Lord because he's in trouble. Once again, like psalms 4 and 5, it's not possible to pin down the historical background to the psalm or the circumstances which led David to … Continue reading Psalm 006 →

Introduction Like Psalms 3 and 4, Psalm 5 is a psalm of David. However, the title of the Psalm gives no information about the historical background to the Psalm or the circumstances which led David to write it. It is, though, like Psalm 3 and 4, a lament in which the psalmist cries to the … Continue reading Psalm 005 →