“But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” Psalm 3:3 Devotion: David contemplated his numerous adversaries in verses 1-2. He heard their disparaging remarks: “There is no salvation for him in God.” Tempted to despair, David shifted his focus in verse 3, saying, “But you…” He redirected his attention from his …
“A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, ‘There is no salvation for him in God.’ Selah” Psalm 3:1-2 Devotion: David was surrounded by those who hated him. Even his own son rose up against him. The voices he …
“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.” Psalm 2:12 Devotion: Psalm 1 introduces the concept of the blessed person, a desire shared by many. Similarly, Psalm 2 concludes by highlighting those who experience blessing. Psalm 2 defines blessing in terms …
“Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” Psalm 2:11 Devotion: Generally, we think of fear as a bad thing, something to be eliminated. However, fear is actually a God-given trait. Wisdom is learning to fear God and, in that fear, to serve Him. It means recognizing His authority, power, and glory, and stepping into the privilege of doing …
“Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.” Psalm 2:10 Devotion: Sometimes in life, we gain wisdom from making mistakes. But sometimes, we gain wisdom from being invited into that wisdom by a kind friend. Psalm 2 has some hard truths for all of us because we often believe we can live without God. However, …
“Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” Psalm 2:8-9 Devotion: In the history of the world, there have probably been some abundant inheritances passed down from one generation to the …
“I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you.’” Psalm 2:7 Devotion: On one level, this “decree” reveals the covenant that God established with David and all of Israel’s kings. Covenant refers to the binding nature and the terms governing a relationship with God. David and his descendants entered …
“Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, ‘As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.’” Psalm 2:5-6 Devotion: It is a laughable thing to think that we can set up a kingdom against God’s. It is a joke to believe that we could cast off His …
“He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.” Psalm 2:4 Devotion: In verses 1-3, we witness a world in uproar, a collective effort to cast off God’s authority and establish their own dominion. This inclination echoes our sinful nature, as we often seek to build our own kingdoms rather than submitting to God’s rule. The …
“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, ‘Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.’” Psalm 2:2-3 Devotion: The anger of the nations runs deeper than mere competition between themselves. Beneath their conflicts with each other lies a more profound issue …
