What would you call “glorious”? Some of us would think of creation (e.g. mountains, sunset and sunrise) or architectural wonders (e.g. Sydney Opera House. Others might associate with food or skills, or think of sports teams or the title “GOAT” attributed to sports persons.

But what does is mean in this Psalm? How is God glorious?

In this Psalm, the psalmist cries out to God and focuses on His unchanging nature. How does this attribute of God serve as his encouragement?

We live in a broken world and we often have to choose between imperfect options. Often, many of our options involve some form of loss. So in these situations, what we need most if wisdom to pursue the course of action that would be most honoring to God and to all the stakeholders involved. In God’s grace, He helps us choose Him and choose the things that glorify Him the most.

In each situation, there are two kinds of wisdom at play – firstly, the wisdom of God and secondly, the wisdom that God’s people strive towards. This study of Psalm 104 will focus on the first kind of wisdom. We hope that in such a time as this, God’s revelation of Himself in His Word will be a source of hope and encouragement to all of us as we come to it together.

Psalm 104 is a creation psalm. It shows us the wisdom of God as it is seen throughout creation.

God’s silence is a perturbing matter. In philosophy of religion, it is often cited as evidence that God does not really exist, or at the very least, He does not seem to want to make Himself known. After all, if He really wanted to reveal Himself to us, couldn’t He simply appear to everyone? Or at least speak directly to each individual in an unmistakable act of communication?

As we study Psalm 51, we can rejoice over the sea of God’s mercy. This is a Psalm of confession and repentance by Israel’s great king, and as we read this psalm, we see also the God that he addresses this psalm to.

Psalm 33 highlights the strength and the might of God, or the power of God. Before we go on, let’s take note of the literary structure. Psalm 33 has a chaistic structure, which is a mirrored setup (ABCDCBA) and the goal is to bring the readers to the centre of the structure.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led us to feel new levels of anxiety and fear we didn’t know we could feel. People have been pushed out of the security of knowing what will happen next to not knowing what will happen. Knowing God makes all the difference in a situation like this. If we find ourselves wrestling and poring over Scripture to ask, “is this true?”, that’s how we fight for faith. But if we stare at Netflix and the news and our immediate circumstances and not wrestling with who God is or what He desires then in normal times you won’t be much better. We’re being forced to confront what we really believe. We’ll see God as more mighty and glorious and beautiful than we’ve ever seen Him.