Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Psalm 103 Commentary Who is God? This psalm answers the question. He forgives all our iniquities and heals all our diseases. He redeems our lives from destruction. He crowns us with lovingkindness and tender mercies. He satisfies us with good things. He executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. He is merciful andContinueContinue reading “Psalm 103 Commentary”

Psalm 102 Commentary The psalmist contrasts two existences. Coming up first is the sphere of mortals. They are in distress; real suffering. The psalmist brings it home. He even forgets to eat his food. He is now only skin and bones. Lonely and abandoned, his name has become misfortune itself.   His days are likeContinueContinue reading “Psalm 102 Commentary”

Psalm 101 Commentary In some Western countries, quoting the scriptures to explain a moral situation has become a civil offense. One could lose her job for it, or be in danger of a jail term! Where such threats don’t exist, the saint still feels the discomfort of talking about God’s love when millions are sufferingContinueContinue reading “Psalm 101 Commentary”

Psalm 100 Commentary He Created Us! To think that the computer created itself would be unbelievably stupid. Mortals get close to this state when they claim that they are a product of random and unplanned chemical reactions! The psalmist has a different view. Humans are a product of God’s creation. Verse 3. You cannot beContinueContinue reading “Psalm 100 Commentary”

Psalm 99 Commentary The LORD Reigns Then the psalmist describes the reign of the LORD: Greatness, awesome, holiness, justice, righteousness, and forgiveness. Let mortals respond with worship at His footstool. Verse 5. The LORD reigns in the present. Let the peoples tremble; let the earth shake. It is all in the present. There is noContinueContinue reading “Psalm 99 Commentary”

Psalm 98 CommentaryThe lyrics have changed; the song is, therefore, different. The LORD had done something new. The song is, therefore, new. Let the saint sing this new song.So what is the big news to explain the psalmist’s exuberance?The psalmist is jubilant because of the salvation of the LORD, the marvelous deeds of the LORD.ContinueContinue reading “Psalm 98 Commentary”

Psalm 97 Commentary The LORD’s Power and Dominion We see nothing but the terror of evil. Ungodliness is on the increase. Satan seems to have a free lane. Yet Psalm 97 declares that the LORD reigns. Consequently, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice. Rejoice in the LORD at the fact thatContinueContinue reading “Psalm 97 Commentary”

Psalm 96 Commentary A Call to Worship the LORD, the Righteous Judge“For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.” Verse 5.The term ‘idols’ refers to lifeless objects that mortals install in place of the Creator God. It also refers to pretender animate objects that seek to imitate theContinueContinue reading “Psalm 96 Commentary”

Psalm 95 CommentaryWe can sing, shout, and give thanks in song. We can bow down in worship, as well as kneel before the LORD our Maker. All because of the instructions in this chapter. Of course, other psalms will talk about clapping of hands, dancing, lifting hands, the use of instruments, and meditating.All this isContinueContinue reading “Psalm 95 Commentary”

Psalm 94 Commentary The LORD Implored to Avenge His People Let there be no confusion. The roadmap is clear. The wicked will be destroyed but not now. It is a future event. The godly will be avenged, but not now.   Vengeance exclusively resides with the Creator God. Verse 1. But why does the psalmistContinueContinue reading “Psalm 94 Commentary”