God’s Word For Today

Text: Psalm 63:1-11 (ESV)   1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 4 So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up...

God’s Word for Today 19 Sep 2023 For God alone my soul waits in silence;     from him comes my salvation. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,     my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. 3 How long will all of you attack a man     to batter him,     like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? 4 They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.     They take pleasure in falsehood. They b...

God’s Word for Today 18 Sep 2023 Hear my cry, O God,     listen to my prayer; 2 from the end of the earth I call to you     when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock     that is higher than I, 3 for you have been my refuge,     a strong tower against the enemy. 4 Let me dwell in your tent forever!     Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah 5 For you, O God, have heard my vows;...

Text: Psalm 60:1-12 1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. 2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters. 3 You have made your people see hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger. 4 You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah 5...

Text: Psalm 59:1-17 1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; 2 deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. 3 For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD, 4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! 5 You, LORD...

God’s Word for Today 12 Sep 2023 -Psa 56:1-13 ESV IN GOD I TRUST; I SHALL NOT BE AFRAID This psalm corresponds to David's experience when he fled to the Philistine city of Gath (1 Sam 21:10–15). It was his desperate move away from the murderous jealousy of Saul (1 Sam 19:1–2; 22:17–19). He calculated that he would be safer in Philistine territory, where they would see him as a supposed rebel a...

God’s Word for Today 11 Sep 2023 -Psa 55:1-23 ESV CAST YOUR BURDEN ON THE LORD David’s situation was so severe so that he expressed in v.1,2 repetitively his desire for God to resolve it by such phrases; give ear, do not hide, give heed and answer me. He narrated his emotional and psychological torment. He was ‘restless.’[v.3], that is, he was "thrown off," or "was not himself.&quot...

Text: Psalm 54:1-7 1 O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. 2 O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah 4 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. 5 He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them....

Text: Psalm 53:1-6 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. 2 God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. 3 They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. 4 Have those who work evil no knowledge...

Please read our text: Psalm 52:1-9 (ESV)   THE STEADFAST LOVE OF GOD ENDURES ALL THE DAY.   This psalm is about Doeg. He was the Edomite who informed David's enemy Saul about David's encounter with the priest Ahimelech (1 Sam 22:9–10). He then slaughtered those priests and countless innocents at Saul's command (1 Sam 22:17–19). For this, David sarcastically calls him a "mighty man...

Please read our text: Psalm 51:1-19 (ESV)   CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD   David argues that a truly blessed person is one who is forgiven. [Psa 32:1-2] David sinned by killing Uriah and having an affair with Bathsheba. He was hiding it for almost two years. Eventually, he was confronted by Nathan, the prophet. He became broken and contrite in heart as expressed by his confession.   What moti...

God’s Word for Today 5 Sep 2023 -Psa 50:1-23  ESV GOD HIMSELF IS JUDGE! The setting is in the court of God, where God judges His people. Asaph, the author, presented the judge with His credentials. The use of three separate terms [ Mighty One, God, Lord]  which identify God has emphasized the power and sovereignty of God. He’s the creator and sustainer of the earth as one who ‘summons the earth fr...

God’s Word for Today 4 Sep 2023 -Psa 49:1-20  ESV WHY SHOULD I FEAR IN TIMES OF TROUBLE? The psalmist required everyone in the world to pay attention.[v.1-2] What is to be discussed is relevant to all people, in all cultures, and at all times. His method is through a song.[v.3,4] The cheats and frauds are on the rise. And the psalmist asks, “Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity...

Text: Psalm 48:1-14 1 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, 2 beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. 3 Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress. 4 For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. 5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were...

Text: Psalm 47:1-9 1 Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! 2 For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. 3 He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. 4 He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah 5 God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing pr...

Please read: Psalm 46:1-11 (ESV)   BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD   Believers are not exempt from trials and difficulties, are we? Jesus has said, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”[John 16:33] We don’t want troubles but they come. Troubles in various forms and sizes are inevitable....

Please read: Psalm 45:1-17 (ESV) YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER   The king is the most attractive. Was Jesus attractive? Isaiah 53:2 describes Him as having "no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him." However, the time of His glorification is soon to arrive. And Isaiah 33:17 says, "Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty." He g...

God’s Word for Today 29 Aug 2023 23 Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord?     Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! 24 Why do you hide your face?     Why do you forget our affliction and oppression? 25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust;     our belly clings to the ground. 26 Rise up; come to our help!     Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love! -Psa 44:23-26 ESV WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING...

God’s Word for Today 28 Aug 2023 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause     against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man     deliver me! 2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge;     why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning     because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 Send out your light and your truth;     let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill    ...

Text: Psalm 42:1-11 1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the...

Text: Psalm 41:1-13 1 Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; 2 the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. 4 As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinn...

Let us please read the text taken from Psalm 40:1-17 (ESV)   YOU ARE MY HELP AND MY DELIVERER   David has waited patiently for the Lord to answer his urgent prayer. And as God’s response in a poetic image, God is "leaning forward" to hear David, the way a person might do for a child who speaks quietly. The Lord heard David's urgent prayer.[v.1] David was like one having been abandone...

Text: Psalm 39:1-13 O LORD, MAKE ME KNOW MY END   We wonder why David had determined to refrain from speaking here. No details are given about the situation which inspired it. Was he being confronted by wicked people about some sin or failure on his part? (v.8–11). Or, was he worried that his words would be overly harsh, or that he would return slander with slander? It's also possible David di...

God’s Word for Today 22 Aug 2023 -Psa 38:1-22 ESV O LORD, ALL MY LONGING IS BEFORE YOU There is no doubt that David loves the Lord. But, he was not morally perfect. He openly recognized his sinfulness, saying, “ I confess my iniquity;     I am sorry for my sin.”[v.18] Was he referring to his sins against Uriah and Bathsheba here?  He praised for God’s mercy often(Psa 28:6; 86:15). But, he also kne...

God’s Word for Today 21 Aug 2023 -Psa 37:1-11 ESV DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD David’s admonition not to fret over evildoers is repeated three times [v.1,7,8]. This suggests the problem of injustice he undergoes. The word translated "fret" means "to get heated up or to burn." How can a good God allow good things to happen to bad people? Why should we not be distressed? Firstly,...