Author: Travis Snode

Psalm 139:1,6 1 O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me…Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. The Lord searches us and knows us. He knows when we sit down and

This is a deeply emotional Psalm. It is written in the context of being captives in Babylon. In it, weeping, singing, yearning, and anger are all mentioned. These are all strong emotions that show what is going on in a

Probably an antiphonal Psalm (one part sung by one group and the other part sung by a responding group), this Psalm is all about giving thanks to God for all that He did in creating the world, in redeeming Israel,

Psalm 134 and 135 both challenge the priests (‘servants of the Lord’ -134:1, 135:1) to praise and bless the Lord. These priests had the privilege to stand in the house of the Lord, to be closer to the worship and

Unity is pleasant, good, precious, sweet, and refreshing. These are all ways unity is described in Psalm 133. Speaking primarily of the unity the nation experienced as they came together to worship the Lord in Jerusalem, it is a great

David really wanted to build a permanent temple for the Lord. Though God gave that privilege to David’s son Solomon, God did promise David in 2 Samuel 7 that his descendants would reign on his throne forever. This covenant was

Psalm 131 LORD, My heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, As a child that is

Psalm 130:1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. The Lord is still Lord even when we are in trouble or in deep sin. Psalm 129 is a prayer for the Lord to deliver from affliction

Several times a year, Israelites would gather in Jerusalem to observe the feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. Devout Jews would travel from different parts of the country to be in Jerusalem for these special times of worship. Not only

House-building, city-keeping and bread-winning are all pointless (vain) unless we have the Lord’s help. That’s what God says. And what an important truth for us! Everything in our families, our jobs, our churches and our communities, that we strive so