Psalm 63:1 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1 O God, You are my God.Earnestly I seek You;my soul thirsts for You.My body yearns for Youin a dry and weary land without water.” What should this look like, in all practicality, for the life of someone who believes in Jesus Christ? If God is truly our God … Continue reading My Soul Thirsts for You O God

Psalm 52:1-5 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?The loving devotion of God endures all day long.2Your tongue devises destructionlike a sharpened razor,O worker of deceit.3You love evil more than good,falsehood more than speaking truth.Selah “4You love every word that devours,O deceitful tongue.5Surely God will bring you down to … Continue reading Tongues Which Devise Destruction

Psalm 50:14-15 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “14Sacrifice a thank offering to God,and fulfill your vows to the Most High.15Call upon Me in the day of trouble;I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.” Here God is speaking to his saints, to all who have, by faith in Jesus Christ, repented of their sins and … Continue reading You Who Forget God

Psalm 49:5,10,14-19 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 5Why should I fear in times of trouble,when wicked usurpers surround me?10For it is clear that wise men die,and the foolish and the senseless both perishand leave their wealth to others. 14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol.Death will be their shepherd.The upright will rule them in the morning,and … Continue reading Why Should I Fear?

Psalm 46:1-3 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1God is our refuge and strength,an ever-present help in times of trouble.2Therefore we will not fear,though the earth is transformedand the mountains are toppledinto the depths of the seas,3though their waters roar and foamand the mountains quake in the surge.Selah” If we are followers of Jesus Christ who walk … Continue reading God is Our Refuge and Strength

Psalm 37:12-17 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 12The wicked scheme against the righteousand gnash their teeth at them,13but the Lord laughs,seeing that their day is coming. 14The wicked have drawn the swordand bent the bowto bring down the poor and needy,to slay those whose ways are upright.15But their swords will pierce their own hearts,and their bows … Continue reading Life is Not Fair

Psalm 37:1-2 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1Do not fret over those who do evil;do not envy those who do wrong.2For they wither quickly like grassand wilt like tender plants.” As long as the world as we know it exists, and humans still live on the planet earth, evil will always exist. For we humans are … Continue reading Commit Your Way to The Lord

Psalm 36:1-4 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1An oracle is in my heartregarding the transgression of the wicked man:There is no fear of Godbefore his eyes.2For his eyes are too full of conceitto detect or hate his own sin.3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.4Even on his … Continue reading Your Way or God’s Way?

Psalm 26:2-7 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “2Test me, O LORD, and try me;examine my heart and mind.3For Your loving devotion is before my eyes,and I have walked in Your truth.4I do not sit with deceitful men,nor keep company with hypocrites.5I hate the mob of evildoers,and refuse to sit with the wicked.6I wash my hands in … Continue reading Lord, Examine our Hearts and Minds

Psalm 15:1-5 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) O LORD, who may abide in Your tent?Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?2He who walks with integrityand practices righteousness,who speaks the truth from his heart,3who has no slander on his tongue,who does no harm to his neighbor,who casts no scorn on his friend,4who despises the vilebut honors those … Continue reading Who May Abide in God’s Temple?