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Category Archive: Psalms

Singing of God as the Judge and Avenger

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How often do Christians sing of and to God as Judge? Readers will find this theme in Scripture, yet contemporary worship music neglects to make use of it.

Chris Northcott October 9, 2020 Communal Christianity, Doctrine of God, Pastoral Passages, Psalms

Psalm 139: Trustful Obedience to the God Who Knows Me

Trusting the God who knows everything and knows him, the psalm writer submits himself to be examined, corrected, and guided.

Chris Northcott March 19, 2020 Doctrine of God, Pastoral Passages, Personal Spirituality, Psalms

The Preparatory Duty of Praise

The time when we praise God in song is a time to force cold and indifferent hearts into duty, to nurse godly affections into greater strength that have been smothered by our inclination to self, and to shove aside distracting thoughts of life’s affairs.

Chris Northcott March 19, 2020 Communal Christianity, Pastoral Passages, Psalms

Singing the Psalms?

Some churches sing the psalms during their time of worship.

Chris Northcott March 11, 2020 Communal Christianity, Pastoral Passages, Psalms

Psalm 51

The words of this psalm can be used for words as our own prayers or, better, as the basis for shaping our own expressions in prayer.

Chris Northcott March 5, 2020 Pastoral Passages, Personal Spirituality, Psalms

Christ the King in Psalm 2

Psalm 2 shows us how we can view the world, and gives us our voice and message to it.

Chris Northcott March 3, 2020 Pastoral Passages, Psalms, Public Christian Faith

Satisfaction in God

Why might it be hard to be satisfied and stay satisfied in God’s love?

Chris Northcott February 12, 2020 Pastoral Passages, Personal Spirituality, Psalms
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