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Psalms 51

Psalm 51

Psalms 50

Psalm 50

God owns all creation, needs nothing from human hands, and judges the covenant people who speak religiously while rejecting his instruction. External ...

Psalms 49

Psalm 49

Neither wealth, honor, nor a lasting reputation can ransom a soul or prevent death. Everyone leaves earthly riches behind, but God redeems his people ...

Psalms 48

God Loves His People

Psalm 48 celebrates Jerusalem and the temple because God dwelt with his people there. Bryan explains that the earthly temple is gone, but God has not ...

Psalms 48

Psalm 48

The psalm celebrates Zion and the temple because God dwelt there; Bryan connects that dwelling to Christ and to God's people as his Spirit-filled temp...

Psalms 47

Psalm 47

Psalms 47

Praise the Great King!

Psalm 47 calls all peoples to praise God because he is the great King over all the earth, reigns over the nations, and is highly exalted. Bryan leads ...

Psalms 45

Psalm 45-46

Psalm 45 celebrates the righteous, victorious, eternal King and the glorious bride whom he loves and brings into his palace, ultimately picturing Chri...

Psalms 44

You are my King, O God

Psalm 44 remembers that God alone gave Israel victory and confesses him as King, yet laments present defeat, shame, scattering, and suffering despite ...

Psalms 44

Psalm 44

God's covenant people remember his past deliverance yet cry out from present defeat and despair; the psalm finds its answer in God's covenant love and...

Psalms 42:1–43:5

Psalm 42-43

Psalm 42 gives words to a soul thirsting for God while tears, grief, and absence from worship weigh it down. Psalm 43 continues the same plea for vind...

Psalms 40

Psalm 40-41

Psalms 40 and 41 show David crying from trouble, sin, enemies, grief, illness, and betrayal while trusting God to hear, lift him from the pit, establi...

Psalms 39

Psalm 39

David tries to remain silent in sorrow, but his heart burns until he cries out to God. Recognizing the brevity of life, his sin, and God's sovereign d...

Psalms 37:1–38:22

Psalm 37-38

Psalm 37 calls believers not to envy prosperous evildoers but to trust, delight, rest, and wait in the Lord, who preserves his saints and brings lasti...

Psalms 36

Fountain of Life

Psalm 36 contrasts the self-flattering wicked person who has no fear of God with the Lord's vast mercy, faithfulness, righteousness, and judgments. Go...

Psalms 36

Psalm 36

Psalms 35

Psalm 35

David cries to the Lord for salvation and vindication against enemies who hate him without cause. He entrusts justice to God, knowing that the Lord is...

Psalms 34

Psalm 34

Psalm 34 calls God's people to praise him, seek him, taste his goodness, fear him, turn from evil, and pursue peace. Bryan teaches his children that G...

Psalms 33

Psalm 33

Psalm 33 praises the righteous, truthful, good Creator whose word established the heavens, whose counsel stands forever, and whose providence rules th...

Psalms 32

Psalm 32

Psalm 32 describes the blessing of forgiven sin, the misery of concealing guilt, and the relief of confessing transgression to God. Bryan teaches his ...

Psalms 31

Psalm 31

Psalm 31 shows David confessing his grief, iniquity, and helplessness while trusting God as his rock, fortress, strength, guide, and merciful Savior. ...

Psalms 29:1–30:12

Psalm 29-30

Psalm 29 summons God's people to glorify the Lord whose majestic voice rules creation, whose throne endures forever, and who gives his people strength...

Psalms 28

Psalm 28

David cries to the Lord to hear his prayers, distinguish him from the wicked, and judge evil justly. He then blesses God because his supplications hav...

Psalms 27

Psalm 27

Because the Lord is his light, salvation, and strength, David need not fear enemies or armies. He desires God's presence, seeks his face, trusts the L...