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Greasy Enemies/Psalm 17

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As we have noted a number of times, the psalmist had adversaries, men who were antagonistic toward him. God wants us to have much experience in bringing our adversaries before Him, and in His Word, He teaches us how to do this. We need to learn how to pray about our enemies. … [Read more...]

Hunger and Thirst

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We must begin by noting that the Beatitude we are considering here does not say, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after blessedness . . . " We all want to be happy, blessed, and we are tempted to make that state of blessing our goal. But the spiritual irony is that such … [Read more...]

Lift Up Your Heads/Psalm 24

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  INTRODUCTION The psalter contains all of human experience. In Psalm 22 we saw faith in agony and conflict. In Psalm 23, we saw pastoral peace and trust. Here we see the majesty of triumph. THE TEXT The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, … [Read more...]

Pleasures Forevermore/Psalm 16

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This psalm is a plea for deliverance, but at the same time it is suffused with great confidence and hope. As a prayer offered on behalf of the Lord Jesus, we should not be surprised at the weight of glory contained here. "Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust . . . … [Read more...]

Inherit the Earth

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These are familiar words. As familiar words, they have much in common with other well-traveled passages. One common feature is the fact that the promise is not well-understood. The word to us is very clear -- "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." A blessing is … [Read more...]

The Shepherd Lord/Psalm 23

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INTRODUCTION This passage is one of the most famous scriptural passages, and rightly so. The only real problem with it is that people are so familiar with it that it is easy to assume too readily that you have grasped the full import of what is being said. But this psalm has … [Read more...]

Christus Victor/Psalm 22

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INTRODUCTION This psalm contains one of the great Old Testament portrayals of the Gospel. Along with Isaiah 53, we learn here that the death of Christ for the sins of the world was no afterthought. The Lamb of God was indeed slain from before the foundations of the … [Read more...]