I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye. The Lord says: (1) “I will instruct and teach you about how you should live” and (2) “I will advise you as I look you in the eye....
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Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright! This verse contains two commands: (1) “you who are godly…Rejoice in the Lord and be happy,” and (2) “you who are morally upright&#...
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The Lord’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages. Our verse today tells us that: (1) “The Lord’s decisions stand forever,” and (2) “The Lord’s…plans abide throughout the ages.” R...
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Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness. This verse challenges us to “look” to see two things: (1) “the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers” and (2) “the...
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Magnify the Lord with me! Let’s praise his name together! The commands this morning are as follows: (1) “Magnify the Lord with me!” and (2) “Let’s praise his name together!” “And Mary said: ‘My soul exalt...
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Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed. Those who look to the Lord for help are: (1) “happy” and (2) “their faces are not ashamed.” “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of...
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This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles. The Lord’s angel camps around the Lord’s loyal followers and delivers them. The “oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard,” saving the man from &...
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Taste and see that the Lord is good! How happy is the one who takes shelter in him! The psalmist recommends that we “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” He then gives us a response: “How happy is the one who takes shelter in Him!”...
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The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help. The godly can count on two great truths: (1) “The Lord pays attention to the godly” and (2) “The Lord…hears [the godly] cry for help. “O Lord, listen!...
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May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, “May the Lord be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.” The reason a follower of the Lord will be vindicated is that “he wants his servant ...
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