This study follows Psalm 14’s arc from heart-level folly to hope rooted in God’s presence and Zion’s salvation. It applies the psalm’s realism and promise to church and world today.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
This study follows Psalm 14’s arc from heart-level folly to hope rooted in God’s presence and Zion’s salvation. It applies the psalm’s realism and promise to church and world today.
Psalm 13 moves from raw lament to steady trust in six verses. This study follows that curve—honesty, petition, and praise—and shows how to pray it today.
Psalm 12 names a society unmoored by flattery and boasts and answers with God’s refined promise. The Lord arises for the needy and keeps his people safe, teaching communities to weigh every claim by his flawless word.
Psalm 11 counters panic with refuge and lifts eyes to the Lord’s temple-throne. God examines hearts, opposes violence, and promises that the upright will see his face.
Psalm 10 names the ache of God’s seeming distance and the cruelty of predatory power. It pairs precise lament with bold petition and ends in confidence that the King hears, defends, and will call hidden evil to account.
Psalm 9 remembers specific deliverance and confesses God’s permanent reign. It pairs throne and stronghold—public justice and personal refuge—and sends worshipers to proclaim his deeds among the nations.
Psalm 8 frames the universe with God’s majestic name and places a crown on human heads for wise stewardship. The New Testament shows that Jesus fulfills this calling, so believers work and worship in hope until all things rest under his feet.
Psalm 7 is a courtroom prayer from a pursued king who takes refuge in God. It shows how integrity, petition, and praise meet under the righteous Judge who ends violence and shields the upright.
Psalm 6 opens with a cry every honest sufferer understands. David asks the Lord not to rebuke him in anger or discipline him in wrath and pleads for mercy because his strength is failing and his bones ache (Psalm 6:1–2). The prayer dips beneath the skin to name soul-anguish and drops the question believers hesitate to say aloud, “How long, Lord, how long?” (Psalm 6:3). The appeal is not to merit but to the Lord’s unfailing love; David asks God to turn, to deliver, and to save on the basis of steadfast covenant kindness that does not let go of…
Psalm 5 opens the day with expectant prayer to the King who hates evil and welcomes by mercy. It asks for straight paths, guarded speech, and joy that spreads over God’s people like a shield.
Psalm 4 moves from a cry for mercy to quiet rest, teaching anger without sin, worship joined to trust, and joy deeper than harvests. The blessing of God’s shining face becomes the believer’s nighttime peace.
David flees Absalom and prays Psalm 3, moving from alarm to confidence in God’s shielding care. The psalm teaches believers to rest, speak truth, and seek deliverance that belongs to the Lord.
Psalm 2 sets human revolt against God’s unshakable decree and reveals the Son’s universal rule. It ends with a gracious invitation: serve with reverent joy and take refuge in him.
Psalm 1 contrasts the rooted life with the weightless life and shows how delighting in God’s word yields fruit in season. This chapter study traces its links to Joshua 1, Jeremiah 17, and Jesus’ call to hear and do, with clear steps for a Scripture-soaked life.
Behemoth and Leviathan are set before Job not as curiosities but as teachers. Their untamable strength humbles pride and calls sufferers to trust the Lord who owns everything under heaven, giving light for the next step and hope beyond the storm.