Category: Psalms

Grace Devotionals – Psalms

Ash Clarkson walks us through Psalms, explaining each psalm and showing how it can be applied to our lives.

  • Psalm 4 – Finding Peace in God

    Psalm 4 is a song written in a time of distress, possibly similar in circumstances to Psalm 3. Psalm 4 expresses confidence in God, in whom we may find peace in times of distress. After a brief prayer to God to hear his call, David describes his enemies and calls them to repentance, and then…

  • Psalm 3 – Save Us, O Our God

    In Psalm 3, the first psalm explicitly attributed to King David, we see David cry out to God for help as he flees the rebellion of his son, Absalom (2 Samuel 15-18). David cries out to God, acknowledges his confidence in God, and expresses hope in his deliverance. These words are of equal comfort to…

  • Psalm 2 – Jesus Reigns

    Psalm 2 encourages us to give homage to King Jesus, God’s anointed ruler. Like Psalm 1, it serves as an introduction to the wider book of Psalms. Psalm 2 contrasts the rebellious nations with God’s divine reign, his appointment of his Son as king, and ends with a call to allegiance.

  • Psalm 1 – Blessed is the man

    Perhaps you have heard of “two ways to live” which is an evangelistic tool for helping people understand their need for Christ. We either live our own way, or God’s way. Psalm 1, which serves as a theological introduction to the book of Psalms, makes clear the contrasting ways which people live, and their resulting…

  • Psalm 72 – O God to Thine Anointed King

    We come once again to the Christmas season, when presents are swapped, barbecues and ovens fired up, and sunscreen liberally applied. Christmas is also the time of the year we rejoice at the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, the Anointed One (Messiah) of God. We often turn to the opening pages of…