psalm-4:1

Tribulation (2347) (thlipsis from thlibo = to crush, press together, squash, hem in, compress, squeeze in turn derived from thláo = to break) originally expressed sheer, physical pressure on a man. Thlipsis is a strong term which does not refer to minor inconveniences, but to real hardships. Medical... Read More

Psalm 1 describes the blessed man who avoids sinful paths and meditates on God's Word. It is not enough to avoid evil. The heart that has been cleansed of evil must be filled with God's Word. To meditate on God's Word day and night means to think frequently of the Word that we have read and to let i... Read More

The Structure Book I (1 - 41) Christ in the counsel of God the source of all blessing for His people (Israel). Book II (42 - 72) Their ruin, but redemption in the latter days. Book III (73 - 89) The holiness of God in His dealings with them. Book IV (90 - 106) The failed first man replaced by the Se... Read More

Genesis 4 / Isaiah 23 2 paragraphs 13 vs. 9 He who is arrogant and jealous will be punished, but whoever sacrifices the best is approved by God. Psalm 4 / Revelation 10:4 Those who are godly and seek to understand the mystery, and obey His commands humbly, God will bestow them with joy and peace. Ke... Read More

It has been well said that "earthly cares are a heavenly discipline." However, they are even something better than discipline they are God's chariots, sent to take the soul to its high places of triumph. They do not look like chariots. Instead, they look like enemies, sufferings, trials, defeats, mi... Read More

Read Psalm 4:1-8 Sometimes God's people can be so discouraging! In Psalm 4 we find David listening to people saying, "Who will show us any good?" (v. 6). David's own men were discouraged. They were going through a trial, and some were saying, "O David, this is the end. God is no longer going to help... Read More

Read Psalm 18:16-19 For several years David had been forced to live in confined places while he fled from Saul. More than once he fled to a cave to save his life. Then God brought him out of the caves and out of confinement and into a large place. "He also brought me out into a broad place; He deliv... Read More

Read Psalm 4:1-8 David was experiencing great difficulty. He was in a "tight corner." God permits tight corners (II Sam. 12:10). He forgives but disciplines, and we reap what we sow (Ps. 25:17). Psalm 4 is encouraging because it tells us that God cares for us and gives us several blessings in the mi... Read More

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. It has pleased the Most High to reveal Himself to us (in that which men call the New Testament), under the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matt. 28: 19). In this we learn redemption eternal and for Heaven. Of old, in the Creation of the world, He had ... Read More

I print the Psalms as poetry; they are so in Hebrew. G.V.W. [Publisher's note: In Present Testimony the Psalms are rendered in full as the Authorised Version, here only the notes are reproduced.] First Book (Pss. 1 - 51) "The faithful are looked at as not yet driven out from Jerusalem; hence covenan... Read More