Psalm 14:1 | Is there a God?
David wrote this psalm and G. Campbell Morgan gave a title to this psalm as “The thought of the whole psalm is the safety of godliness, and the peril of ungodliness.” Devotional Portion: Psalms 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are...
Psalm 13:6 | The joy in the LORD and His salvation.
Devotional Portion: Psalms 13:6 I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me. As David concludes the psalm, his tone changes to a joyful one. The depressing words in the initial verse has turned into a song of happiness as the Lord has dealt...
Psalm 13:5 | Trust in God’s Mercy.
Devotional Portion: Psalms 13:5 But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. We see a drastic change in the tone of his prayer in this verse. Most of his psalms begin with pain, anguish, and sighing; but when it ends, he sings...
Psalm 13:4 | A plea before the LORD.
Devotional Portion: Psalms 13:4 Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved. We see another plea of David in this verse. Let not the enemy boast in his success over me. He did not want the successful voices...
Psalm 13:3 | Enlighten My Eyes, O LORD.
Devotional Portion: Psalms 13:3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death; In these verses, David is praying regarding his relationship with God. He still feels as if God has forsaken him, that's why he adds the...
Psalm 13:2 | Despair within and to others.
Devotional Portion: Psalm 13:2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? “There is in the original the idea of "laying up" counsels in his heart as if his devices had become innumerable but...
