In The Word Read: Psalms 56 – 57 Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God. For the choir director; according to Jonath elem rehokim. A Mikhtam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. 56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me. 2 My foes have trampled upon me […]
Betrayed By a Friend
In The Word Read: Psalms 55 Psalm 55 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments. 1 Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help! 2 Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles. 3 My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked […]
Betrayed
In The Word Read: Psalms 52 – 54 Psalm 52 For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Doeg the Edomite said to Saul, “David has gone to see Ahimelech.” 1 Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever? 2 All day long you plot destruction. Your […]
Did God Tell You To Do That?
In The Word Read: 2 Samuel 24 David Takes a Census 24 Once again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the Lord told him. 2 So the king said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census […]
A Man After God’s Own Heart
In The Word Read: 2 Samuel 23 David’s Last Words 23 These are the last words of David: “David, the son of Jesse, speaks— David, the man who was raised up so high, David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, David, the sweet psalmist of Israel. 2 “The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me; his words […]
The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress
In The Word Read: 2 Samuel 22 David’s Psalm of Deliverance 22 And David spoke the words of this song to the Lord in the day that the Lorddelivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; 3 My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield […]
God’s Favor or People’s Approval?
In The Word Read: 2 Samuel 21 Gibeonite Revenge 21 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the presence of the Lord. And the Lord said, “It is for Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.” 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to […]
Avoid Negative Opinions
In The Word Read: 2 Samuel 19:40-20:26 40 Now the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him; and all the people of Judah and also half the people of Israel accompanied the king. 41 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, “Why had our brothers the men of Judah […]
People Will Fail You, But God Never Will!
In The Word Read: 2 Samuel 19:9-39 9 All the people were quarreling throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and saved us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled out of the land from Absalom. 10 However, Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. […]
Grace Is Sufficient
In The Word Read: 2 Samuel 18:1 – 19:8 Absalom Slain 18 Then David numbered the people who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David sent the people out, one third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the command of Ittai […]