A good indicator of a man’s character and values is what makes him laugh, cry, and angry. Another indicator would be what it is he derives his greatest pleasure from. According to Psalm 147:10-11, Jehovah “does not delight in the strength of the…
The climactic conclusion of David’s final composition in the Psalter (Psalm 145) returns to the very basics of human existence: my God and I. Send article as PDF
Jehovah’s praiseworthiness is like a brilliant diamond with an endless number of facets. It is a bottomless well which can never be exhausted. In Psalm 145:10-16, David states four facets of Jehovah’s utter praiseworthiness when he wrote, “All Your works shall praise You,…
Like TNT, the word “all” is small yet powerful. It occurs thirteen times in the final thirteen verses of Psalm 145. Here, it is written, “The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. All Your works shall praise You,…
“I don’t see anything wrong with it.” How often that foolish statement has been used as the standard to justify a person’s actions. “Behold, I thought” kept General Naaman a leper (2 Kings 5:1-11) and Saul of Tarsus a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent…
In David’s tribute to the Jehovah’s omnipresence in Psalm 139, he declares two inescapable truths. Send article as PDF
No human has comprehensive, exhaustive knowledge of God. As Paul emphatically declares in Ephesians 3:20, “He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think. Psalm 139 reflects this poignant truth. Send article as PDF
When talking about what God wants everyone to do, we must speak of the will of God (i.e. in the singular). When talking about what God does for His people, we have to speak of the wills of God (in the plural), because…
Knowing God and Jesus Christ is essential to eternal life (John 17:3). To accomplish this, three kinds of revelation have been made to humanity. Send article as PDF
The setting of Psalm 12 is David’s observation of the cessation of godliness in his fellow citizens; the faithful have disappeared from David’s view (v. 1). Rather than despairing in such bleak circumstances, David’s focuses upon Jehovah, the God of hope. Because…
