Let us begin by noticing the two-fold basis for this prayer. Innocence The innocence of the one offering the prayer is one basis. He states

Psalm 16 A straightforward reading of this Psalm in its Old Testament context would indicate that great confidence was felt by the writer. He says,

Psalm 14 First person singular pronouns are to be avoided when writing. I understand the reason for the rule and try to follow it. But

Psalm 13 The most outstanding feature of this Psalm is its simplicity. I am glad that I felt compelled to attempt a lesson on this

We have various cultural proverbs that indicate the relative unimportance of words. We say, “Talk is cheap.” We say, “Sticks and stones, but words will

Psalm 11 Psalm 11 was written when the psalmist was being encouraged to abandon his struggle for what was right and flee into the mountains.

Is this one psalm or two? It is hard to say for sure. Most Hebrew manuscripts make it two. But the Septuagint and many other

There is some value in knowing the different types of psalms. It is not a panacea, but it is often helpful.The largest number of psalms

The heading here (“A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite”) is often thought to be

Psalm 6 This is the first of the “penitential Psalms.” That might seem odd, since it contains no clear confession of sin. But it does

We will not be covering the entire psalm this time but focusing on a few verses that express a main theme of the psalm in