The Word & Our Walk

Psalm 142 Summary Psalm 142 is a type of psalm known as "Maskil," which is a prayer that teaches. It's a carefully crafted, Spirit-inspired meditation meant to shape how we think, feel, and live before God. This particular Maskil was attributed to David “when he was in the cave”. He was likely hiding from King Saul. David was cut off from human help and was feeling abandoned. This psalm is a raw, honest lament that turns a suffocating cave into a sanctuary of prayer. With my

Psalm 141 Summary Psalm 141 is David’s prayer for protection from both external evil and internal temptation. Perhaps, David was tempted by the prosperity of the evil men. Why does God allow evil to succeed while the saints suffer? This is an age-old question that often makes the saints stumble. O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice

Psalm 140 Summary Psalm 140 is David’s prayer for deliverance from violent and deceitful men. He begins with urgency: Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men (v.1). Who were David's enemies? They were: Violent men, who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps* (vv. 1b-3). (*NIV translates this as "poison of vipers," which is better here.) They us

Psalm 139:13–24 Summary Psalm 139:13–24 moves from intimate wonder to searching surrender. David begins by confessing that God’s care reaches back before birth itself: For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth (vv. 13-15). Go