Psalms 111:10 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. According to the world, wisdom comes with age. Some say that experiences make us wise. People look up to Socrates as a source of wisdom & philosophical knowledge. The world […]
Psalms 34:8 – Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. The Hebrew word used here for taste is ta`am and it means, to taste, to perceive. These are active verbs. So accordingly, we are meant to know & experience the goodness of the Lord. How do we experience […]
He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever: Holy and awesome is His name. Psalm 111:9 Let us read the above verse, with a slight change, just for the sake of understanding the verse more clearly and to relate to it at a deeper level, “He has sent redemption to […]
All His precepts are sure (established, reliable, trustworthy). They are upheld forever and ever; They are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness: Psalm 111:7-8 ( AMP) When do we say, we are sure about something, or somebody? In our life, we are seldom sure about anything. To become sure, we must have tested and tried […]
He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. Psalm 111:4 The Israelis are a group of people. Rescued by GOD from slavery, under the hands of Egyptian pharaohs. The creation of a nation by the name Israel came into existence by the intervention of GOD alone. […]
His work is honorable and glorious, And His righteousness endures forever. Psalm 111:3 Knowing truly, the nature of our GOD will help us to trust in HIM, even when we feel like everything is falling apart. We all go through seasons in our life when we ask GOD the question of WHY? And the answers […]
The works of the Lord are great, Studied by all who have pleasure in them. Psalm 111:2 In the simplest terms, the above verse tells us that, Those who love LORD and take joy in HIM, study HIS Word, i.e. they read the Bible, not as a tradition to be followed every day, but in […]
He has given food to those who fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant. Psalm 111:5 Before we go any further in dwelling on how faithful and promise-keeping our GOD is, let us hum this Song in our hearts, “ Our GOD is an Awesome GOD He Reigns from Heaven Above with […]
My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Psalm 34:2 Life in Christ is an upward progression, We all started small, we started with the many unforgivable sins and actions within us, We had bitterness in our relationships, We lacked the wisdom to face the […]
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. – Psalms 103:11 Author Frederick M. Lehman described God’s love in his well-known hymn: Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made To write the love of God above Would drain the ocean dry; […]
