We have come to the last book of the Psalter. Throughout book five we seem to be dealing with later psalms — exilic and post-exilic.

One of my favourite quotes has long been R.L. Whiteside’s statement, “He is a poor preacher who cannot preach better than he can practice.”1 I

Revelation 3:7–13 Today, we are a small group of believers assembled in a dominion and former colony of what was the largest empire in the

Psalm 106 is rather long. This article will be rather short. This will give the reader more time to examine the psalm to see if

A young woman was riding a train. She was reading as the train moved along. As she read it was clear that she was enjoying

This psalm begins and ends with the same words which began and ended Psalm 103. In both, the writer exhorts himself and us to “bless

Many psalms are man talking to God. Some are one worshipper talking to others. This one opens with the psalmist talking to himself. We all

The structure of this psalm is interesting. The first 11 verses are personal lament. It is self-focused, although at verse 10 the focus shifts a

This is one of the most challenging psalms. Its teaching is clear and straightforward. It is not difficult to understand, but it is challenging to

Psalm 100 is the conclusion of a series of psalms that are particularly useful as “call to worship” readings.This psalm uses seven imperative verbs to

One would have to work hard to miss the point in this psalm. Even the structure by which the main theme is broken into parts

Psalm 98 Psalm 98 is seen by some as an echo of Psalm 96. It opens with the same words. It repeats the same basic