Recent Commentaries

This Psalm may have been written near the end of David’s reign when Israel had reached a high point and was blessed with a period of peace and security. It brings out how God is so gracious to …

As in the previous Psalm, David explained his situation of being trapped in a cave in Engedi where he had fled to escape from Saul. There seemed to be no way of escape from his enemies. David’s …

There is debate as to whether David is asking for deliverance from death or deliverance out of death by the resurrection. There is certainly much more to be understood as David gives eight reasons to bless God as he faces death …

David describes his enemies and his sufferings. He compares them to cruel and insensitive beasts: bulls, the lion (vv. 13, 21), dogs (vv. 16, 20) and wild oxen (v. 21). When men reject God’s truth they become like beasts. Just imagine all these blood thirsty beasts surrounding a little worm! …

This Psalm is a majestic description of the omnipotence of God. David, perhaps seated in his palace, sees a tempest coming out of the Mediterranean sea and sweeping across Palestine. In it we can see how the God who is able to cause havoc in the thunderstorms is also able to brin …

Psalm 109, a personal lament of David, is one of the imprecatory (cursing) psalms. As he writes, David is calling on God (Elohim = the Strong One) to avenge his enemies. David had endured many false accusations and now he asks the Lord to not be silent (v. 1). The psalmist prayed that …

The theme of Psalm 135 is worship. Our worship should be inspired by the fact of who God is and our position in Him (vv. 1-2). Just the mere thought of His name should inspire us to praise Him. Even a little child can praise Him, and it will bring as much delight to the heart of God as a mature …

Because of the reference to captivity many Bible scholars believe this psalm was written at the time of Zerubbabel (Ezra.3:4) or more likely during the days of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh. 2-4) (v. 1). At any rate it seems to belong to the early days of the return from Babylon. The th …

This Psalm is about poor rich people who have money, but that is all they have. The power of wealth only tends to make men proud and think they do not need God (vv. 1-2). The psalmist is determined to share with the world what God has taught him (vv. 3-4). His faith in God and Go …

The purpose of this passage is: 1. To arm the people of God against idolatry and all false worship (vv. 13-18). This is done by showing what sort of gods they were that the heathen worshiped. These images were the work of …