Psalms Blog

This blog is authored by Garth, a retired pastor of our church. He started the blog while still working and produced blogs for Psalms 1 thru 79. He has volunteered to continue providing (try) weekly blogs on the Psalms as his time allows. We accept, with sincere thanks, his contribution of these writings to our website. Here is his introduction, from September 8, 2021, to this series of blogs on the psalms. Psalms

The whole series can be found in the Blog Archive, under the Blogs tab on the main menu above.

January 14th

Psalm 131

“If you walk around with your nose in the air, you’re going to end up flat on your face, but if you’re content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself.” (Luke 18.14 - MESSAGE)

January 6th

Psalm 130

On a day in May, 1738, John Wesley went to an afternoon service at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London. There he heard Psalm 130 sung as an anthem. That same evening brought him to a Bible study on Aldersgate Street where, as he described it, he found his heart "strangely warmed."

December 16th

Psalm 129

Psalm 128 is about the abundant blessings enjoyed by God’s people, and it paints a picture of domestic tranquility—a flourishing family, enjoying abundance around a table, and living in a peaceful city. By itself, Psalm 128 presents the life of God’s people as one of harmony and overflowing prosperity.

December 11th

Psalm 128

On reading this psalm which seeks the blessing of long life, children and grandchildren, fruitful work, and the leisure to enjoy it, we wonder, why wasn’t this true of Jesus’ life? Was he not ‘blessed’ by God?