Frequently Asked Questions
What prompts the psalmist's declaration "I love the LORD" in verse 1?
Verses 1-4 explain that God heard his voice and supplications when "the sorrows of death compassed me... I found trouble and sorrow," and he called on the LORD's name to be delivered.
What does verse 15 mean by "precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints"?
V.15 states that God values the death of his faithful people, following the psalmist's own account of being delivered from death, tears, and falling (v.8).
What is "the cup of salvation" mentioned in verse 13?
V.13 says, "I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD," part of the psalmist's vow to publicly pay his vows and give thanks (vv.13-14, 17-19).
Today's Verse
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
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