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My Hiding Place (Psalm 32) Thou art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. Psalm 32:7 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in Thy word. Psalm 119:114 And a Man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. Isaiah 32:2 This last verse was spoken in reference to Jesus Christ during His Millenial reign; however, what will be true of Him then, is also true of Him now: He is our refuge, our covert from the tempest, our hiding place. Is He your hiding place? Psalm 32 contains the word maschil in its title. This word simply means “instructive”, and is one way for the Lord to highlight certain portions of His Word to us. Like Jesus stating “Who hath ears to hear, let him hear” , to emphasize certain things He was saying, even so, King David here says that this is an instructive Psalm. Pay attention...

The Lord Thinketh Upon Me (Psalm 139:13-18) King David was awed and overwhelmed by the knowledge that God knew all that was in his life, in his thoughts, in his heart, and in all his tomorrows. This is what he said: Psalms 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. The fact that His Heavenly Father cared for Him was wonderful to him - as it should be to all God's children! Psalms 139:13 For Thou hast possessed my reins: Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. Reins are what drive us - our minds, wills, personalities. According to this passage, the Lord not only created us, He created what makes each of us unique, including our personalities. I remember as a younger Christian, I used to get discouraged because I was serious-minded most of the time, when I laughed it was something fleeting. I had so many people tell me I needed to be more lighthearted, more easy-going - I couldn't change my personality, my inward being, to suit them ...

All Our Tomorrows (Psalm 139:1-12) Some of the most interesting things to learn from the Bible are the attributes of God. The more we realize who He is, what He is like, what He can do in the lives of His children, the more we can learn to trust Him in our day to day lives. God's Word teaches that God is a Trinity, one God made up of three Persons. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - all are equal and have the same attributes. Some of them are: God is eternal - He has no beginning nor end. He is Omnipotent ( all-powerful ). God has the power to calm the storms and raise the dead; create the world or save a soul. Just as all three members of the Trinity were involved in the creation of the Heaven and the earth, so too all three are involved in the new creation (the salvation of sinners). God is omnipresent ( present everywhere at the same time). And God is also omniscient ( all-knowing ). He knows everything there is to know about His creation - past, present, and future - ...

Psalms 42-43 I was just reading Psalms 42 and 43, and was thinking how they so much addressed the troubles a believer can face, and the exhortation to look up to the Lord for the help and comfort needed. Here are some thoughts on these 2 chapters: Psalms 42:1 (To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.) As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Do you long for God? When you are troubled and discouraged, is the Lord the one you cry out to and desire? In this life with its trials and sorrows, do you thirst for fellowship with your Heavenly Father, as a hart pants after water in a dry, barren wilderness? 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Does your soul long for continual fellowship with your Saviour? Are you grieved when your sins cast a cloud between you? When life seems to overwhelm you, do you thirst for God as the Psalmist does? Do you thirst for God's Word to quicken you an...

Psalm 107 - Part Two Psalm 107 - Part One Psalm 107:1-2a O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so. Do you thank the Lord Jesus Christ for His goodness, for His mercy, for all He has done in your life? If you are anything like me (and I am sure you are because He fashioneth our hearts alike!), you do not do so nearly enough. Maybe that is why thanksgiving is referred to as a sacrifice in verse 22 of this chapter and in Psalm 116:17. Too often we are like the nine lepers that went their own way, instead of the one that returned to give thanks to the Lord. (Luke 17:12-16) There are so many benefits we can praise Him for. Bless the LORD, O my soul! (Psalm 103:1-5 and 68:19) We can thank our Heavenly Father for His mercy during the times that we walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Thank Him that He did not let us perish in it! He will use afflictions and trying circumstances to get our attention and bring ...

If you read only one article on this website, please let this be it: God's Simple Plan of Salvation It concerns the most important decision you will ever make in your life! Don't let this opportunity to be saved pass you by. Psalm Table Of Contents: (List of all studies in this blog based on passages in the Psalms) The Nine Cares Of A Shepherd - by Kate (Psalm 23) A Psalm Of Guidance (Psalm 25) - Part One Comfort And Strength From Psalm 27 My Hiding Place (Psalm 32) Marrow In Your Bones - Spiritually (Psalm 32:3-5) Grace To Fret Not (Psalm 37:1-11) Psalms 42-43 Sevenfold Praise - Part One: Seven Ways To Praise God (Psalm 100) Sevenfold Praise - Part Two: Seven Reasons To Praise God (Psalm 100) Bless The Lord - by Kate (Psalm 103:1-5) Psalm 107 - Part One Psalm 107 - Part Two The Lord's Eight Provisions - by Kate (Psalm 121) All Our Tomorrows (Psalm 139:1-12) The Lord Thinketh Upon Me (Psalm 139:13-18)

Psalm 107 - Part One This Psalm is divided into four main sections, each one presenting a different picture of the distress of man. While each part deals with a physical dilemma, I believe that a spiritual crisis is also represented in each. In regards to the spiritual aspects of this Psalm, I think that both the lost and the save can find themselves and their situations here. Psalm 107:1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever. Have you thanked the Lord lately for His goodness toward you? A saying that I've heard some churches use is: "God is good!", and the congregation responds with, "All the time!" Do you have that confidence and assurance in the Lord, that no matter what happens in your life, you will praise and thank Him? Do you tell others? Let the redeemed of the Lord say so! Psalm 107:2-3 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from th...

Thy Right Hand This is a theme that has always intrigued me in the Scriptures. I did not realize how many references there were to the right hand of God until today. This is my attempt to dig into this theme a little more – of course, some of these passages might fit into more than one category. Some longer passages are quoted because either there are more than one reference to God's right hand in that passage, or the surrounding context was necessary to show what was in view. I have also taken the liberty to quote several passages that were not specifically referring to God's right hand, but were useful to illustrate some of the points being made. God's right hand is: 1) The Place Of Power And Authority: Exodus 15:6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. Psalms 89:13-14 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy an...

The Work Of Thy Hands Half truth: God loves you just as you are! Real truth: God loves you as you are (minus the sin), but He loves you too much to leave you as you are! Jeremiah 18:2-6 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. Our vessels, though created by the Potter, are marred by sin. We need the Lord Himself to remake and remold our broken, marred vessels. We need to be born again, be made new creatures in Christ Jesus. This can only happen through faith in His finished work upon the cro...

A Good Conscience 1 Timothy 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: I was challenged by reading an older post on a friend's blog today ( How Does A Life Become Shipwrecked? ), and I wanted to dig in a little deeper into the subject of having a good conscience. Webster's 1828 Dictionary gives this as its primary definition of the word conscience : "Internal or self-knowledge, or judgment of right and wrong; or the faculty, power or principle within us, which decides on the lawfulness or unlawfulness of our own actions and affections, and instantly approves or condemns them. Conscience is called by some writers the moral sense, and considered as an original faculty of our nature. Others question the propriety of considering conscience as a distinct faculty or principle. The consider it rather as the general principle of moral approbation or disapprobation, applied to ones own conduct and affections; alledgi...