Pain delivers a moment for vigilance. Pain is unsettling and gives birth to vulnerability and distorted thinking.

We need deliverance from our own wickedness, and we need deliverance from evil and violent men.

The picture in this psalm is of a father or mother who knows their child. Parents keep their eyes on their children.

he incarnation is a mysterious truth. The Lord on high came low. Perfection took on sin.

Psalm 137 was written about the Babylonian exile. God’s people were captive. Broken, they sat down and wept by the waters of Babylon.

Psalm 136 includes twenty-six verses and uses the phrase “…for his steadfast love endures forever” twenty-six times. Repetition is a powerful literary tool.

Defended and loved, we will realize in eternity that all who worship lesser gods are trusting in idols.

Brokenness shines a light on redemption. God’s goodness to reach down to us is most clearly seen when we are at our lowest. He redeems our life story.

I have always sought to be committed to unity, but loss has cleared my eyes even more. Insignificant arguments or issues fall away, and unity’s importance rises within my mind.

The author of this psalm reaches back to the covenant and requests that God not turn his face away for the sake of David, his servant.