Category: Tommy Jenkins
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Psalm 34:19‑22 — The Lord Redeems His Servants
Trouble is not an exception in the life of the righteous; it is the expected norm. The psalmist makes this plain with unflinching honesty: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous.” Yet he immediately follows that acknowledgment with a promise that transforms the entire landscape of suffering. The righteous are…
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Psalm 34:15‑18 — Near to the Brokenhearted
The Lord’s attention is not distributed evenly across the earth in a vague, impersonal way. It is fixed, deliberately and tenderly, on a specific kind of person—the one whose heart has been shattered. The eyes and ears of the Almighty are trained on the broken, the crushed, the contrite. This…
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Psalm 34:8‑10 — Taste and See That the Lord Is Good
Invitations to experience God personally are rare and precious. The psalmist does not ask the reader to merely agree with a proposition or assent to a doctrine; he calls for a full-bodied encounter with the living God. The language of tasting suggests intimacy, immediacy, and personal verification. This is not…
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Psalm 34:4‑7 — Seek the Lord and Find Safety
Suffering can strip away every illusion of self-sufficiency, leaving the heart exposed and vulnerable. In those moments of acute need, the instinct may be to retreat into silence or to scramble for human solutions. Yet the psalmist models a different response: he turns directly to the Lord with desperate urgency.…
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Psalm 34:1‑3 — Bless the Lord at All Times
Constant praise is not the product of constant ease. It is the fruit of a heart that has decided, often in the crucible of suffering, that the Lord is worthy of honor regardless of what circumstances report. The psalmist does not say he will bless the Lord only in the…
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Psalm 33:18‑22 — The Eye of the Lord and the Hope of His People
Earthly strength has a way of revealing its own limits at the most inconvenient moments. Armies fall, wealth evaporates, and human plans unravel exactly when they are needed most. The psalmist names these false securities with unsparing honesty, then turns to a radically different source of confidence. The Lord does…
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Psalm 33:1‑5 — Sing a New Song to the Lord
Excellence in worship begins with the right audience. The call to sing and play music is not for the edification of the singer alone but for the glory of the One who deserves all praise. This opening summons reminds the faithful that their songs are a proper response to the…
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Psalm 32:10‑11 — Surrounded by Steadfast Love
The contrast between the wicked and the righteous could not be sharper. The one who refuses the Lord’s counsel is left to the churn of his own consequences—sorrows that multiply without relief. But the one who trusts in the Lord discovers a very different reality: he is not merely protected…
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Psalm 32:6‑8 — Instruction and Guidance for the Penitent
The experience of forgiveness does not leave the believer static; it launches the soul into a new way of living. The psalmist moves from the joy of pardon to the urgency of prayer, then to the tender voice of God Himself speaking instruction and guidance. This passage captures the intimate…