Blessed Are the People whose God Is the LORD! Matthew Henry: A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are waiting upon God to bless us, we should stir up ourselves to bless Him. Psalm 144 Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for … [Read More...] Psalm 144

I Stretch Out My Hands to You John Stott: Faith is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently on the trustworthiness of God.   Psalm 143 Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! Enter not into judgment with your servant, … [Read More...] Psalm 143

I Pour Out My Complaint Before Him A.W. Pink: Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to commit into the hands of the Lord.   Psalm 142 With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before him; I … [Read More...] Psalm 142

Set a Guard, O LORD, Over My Mouth Charles Leighton: The cure of an evil tongue must be done at the heart. The weights and wheels are there, and the clock strikes according to their motion.   Psalm 141 O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I … [Read More...] Psalm 141

Guard Me, O LORD, from the Hands of the Wicked Charles Haddon Spurgeon: Never let the pious forget to pray, for this is a weapon against which the most determined enemy cannot stand. Psalm 140 Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their heart and … [Read More...] Psalm 140

How Precious to Me Are Your Thoughts, O God! Charles Haddon Spurgeon: When we remember that God thought upon us from old eternity, continues to think upon us every moment, and will think of us when time shall be no more, we may well exclaim, “How great is the sum!” Psalm 139:13-24 For you formed my … [Read More...] Psalm 139:13-24

You Have Searched Me and Known Me A.W. Tozer: To us who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope that is set before us in the gospel, how unutterably sweet is the knowledge that our Heavenly Father knows us completely. Psalm 139:1-12 O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You … [Read More...] Psalm 139:1-12

I Give You Thanks, O LORD, with All My Heart Charles Haddon Spurgeon: If ever our heart is whole and wholly occupied with one thing, it should be when we are praising the Lord.   Psalm 138 I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I … [Read More...] Psalm 138

How Shall We Sing the LORD's Song in a Foreign Land John Chrysostom: If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.   Psalm 137 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there … [Read More...] Psalm 137

His Steadfast Love is Forever Charles Simeon: Begin then this song: continue this song throughout the day: let every fresh occurrence call forth free acknowledgments of the mercy of your God: and rest assured, that the more you abound in these expressions of your gratitude, the richer displays you shall have of the Divine glory, … [Read More...] Psalm 136