The Royal Ascension
Psalm 68:18 You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive;You have received gifts among men, even from the rebellious,That the Lord God might dwell there. This psalm celebrates the Lord as the Divine…
The Joyful Reign of Christ
Psalm 45:6-7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore, God, Your God, has anointed You…
WOUNDED BY A FRIEND
Psalm 41:9 Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,Who ate my bread,Has lifted up his heel against me. The psalm is attributed to David and arises from a moment of…
From the Manger to the Cross
Psalm 34:20 He guards all his bones; not one of them is broken. Psalm 34 is a song of praise attributed to David, composed when he feigned madness before Abimelech…
Forsaken For Us!
Psalm 22 The cry of dereliction in verse 1, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? is recorded in both Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34. Jesus, the eternal Son…
Jesus Christ, Our Eternal Hope
Psalm 16:9-11 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You…
Our Eternal King-Priest
Psalm 2:7; I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.’ This verse was likely used at the coronation of a Davidic king,…
For Such A Time As This
Esther 4:13-16 And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: ‘Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews.For if you…
When Rebellion Meets Grace
Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to obey, and they were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them. But they hardened their necks, and in their rebellion they appointed a leader…
Our Ultimate Liberator
Ezra 1:1-11 After seventy years of exile and divine judgment, the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great issued a decree that the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem was to be…