i. “It is hard to see this in the English text, because the Hebrew is almost untranslatable, but in the Hebrew text the wordonlyoraloneoccurs five times in the first eight verses (in verses 1, 2, 4, 5, 6), and once in verse 9.” (Boice) Kidner said of this Hebrew wordak, ...
the sun, the moon, the stars, the sky itself – were not onlymadeby God, but they alsocontinuebecause of His word (a decree). Their continued establishment gives them reason to praise the God who decreed it.
and many were the psalms that begin with this thought. We think it strange that the man after God’s heart, Israel’s greatest earthly king, had so many enemies. The idea is less strange when we think of how many enemies the Son of David had. ...
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ii. Job’s thinking here is well expressed by one of the shortest psalms,Psalm 131: LORD, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, ...
David Guzik commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1 talks about the persecuted Thessalonians, and how it set the righteousness of God on display.
David Guzik commentary on 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul explains our resurrection in relation to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The same way our reading of Psalms can edify. The prayer, praise, or plea of another unto God can identify powerfully with our own heart before God, and we can agree with what someone else says to God. b.Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret: Here, Pa...
David Guzik commentary on James 5, where James rebukes the rich and gives a call for patient endurance in light of the coming judgment.
a.His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise: As Habakkuk prayed for revival he began to praise the God who brings revival. In this song of praise (punctuated by several expressions ofSelah, as in the Psalms) Habakkuk glorified God for His power and majesty. ...