Bible in One Year

JUNE 24 Psalm 71 is a Psalm of old age, looking back at a life of trust, beset all the way by troubles and enemies. His joy in God is…

JUNE 23 Psalm 68 is a battle march of God's victorious armies. This Psalm was a favorite of the crusaders as they went out to battle. Psalm 69 is a…

JUNE 22 In verses 2 and 6 of Psalm 62 David gives his source of strength even in the time of trouble. He says, "He only is my rock and…

JUNE 21 Psalm 56 is a prayer for deliverance. David had found that faith was a great substitute for fear! In Psalm 55 he said, "Evening and morning, and at…

JUNE 20 In Psalm 51 David is repenting with a broken heart because of his awful sin with Bathsheba. He had committed adultery and attempted to cover it up with…

JUNE 19 Psalm 45 is a nuptial song of a king. It may, in part, have reference to David or Solomon. But some of its statements are totally inapplicable to…

JUNE 18 Psalm 39 speaks of the frailty and vanity of life. Jeduthun was one of David's three music leaders (the other two were Heman and Asaph). He was also…

JUNE 17 The theme of Psalms 36 and 37 is "trust in God." In Psalm 36, what the wicked man is and does is contrasted with what the Lord is…

JUNE 16 Psalm 32 is another song of penitence and was no doubt occasioned by David's sin with Bathsheba. The background for this Psalm is II Samuel 11 and 12.…

JUNE 15 Psalm 26 is a prayer for vindication against an unjust charge made against David; while Psalm 27 is a prayer for spiritual orientation toward God (verses 1-3); toward…