Sermons on Psalm

A pilgrim looks towards treacherous hills, but his help comes from their Maker, who keeps His people through every danger until they reach home.

An ageing psalmist clings to God as his lifelong refuge, finding hope to praise His faithfulness and pass the gospel to another generation.

The shepherd carries a rod and staff through the valley, protecting His sheep from enemies and correcting them when sin draws them away.

A cloud took Jesus from sight while His disciples watched. He now reigns over history and will return to gather His people to Himself forever.

The starry sky makes humanity look tiny, yet Jesus takes the title Son of Man, bears our sin, and brings His people into God's family.

David pours out grief, danger, and suffering linked to sin; God hears his pleas, and Jesus secures a refuge no hardship can remove.

Psalm 1 sets a rooted, fruitful tree against windblown chaff. Only Christ's righteousness can place sinners on the road leading into God's presence.

Thunder crosses the land while mighty David sits powerless. The storm redirects attention to the eternal King who gives His people strength and peace.

Psalm 1 pictures the righteous as a watered tree bearing fruit; only life from Jesus sustains such fruit amid the world’s competing voices.

Tears become food day and night as a soul longs for God's presence, but Jesus deals with sin so thirsty people can return to Him forever.

Creation displays God's glory, but it cannot cleanse guilty hearts. Scripture exposes hidden sin and promises no condemnation to those in Christ.

Under God's wings, believers are not promised escape from suffering. In Christ, they remain safe through trouble and protected from eternal judgement.

Jerusalem’s ruined temple leaves God’s people asking how long, but Jesus brings God near and gives Christians hope as they await His return.

Wanderers, prisoners, the sick and sailors cry to God in trouble, and His answers give the redeemed concrete reasons for shared thanksgiving.

The psalmist thirsts for God while enemies taunt him, yet Jesus opens the way to God's presence and gives enduring hope in darkness.

Jesus sits at God’s right hand and rules among His enemies, giving His willing people peace now and hope that sin and death will fall.

Jesus' death opened free access to God's presence for sinners, tearing the temple curtain; joyful thanks completes enjoyment of His enduring goodness.

A watchman scans the dark horizon for dawn. Guilty hearts can look to Jesus, who bears judgement and brings forgiveness and full redemption.

David moves twice from anguish to assurance, showing that trust repeatedly lays our fears before the sovereign, personal God who holds our times.

Desert wanderers and chained prisoners cry to God in trouble; His restoring love turns rescue into deliberate thanks and celebration among His people.

David feels forgotten by God yet trusts His unfailing love; Jesus secures that hope for His people when suffering's outcome remains unknown.

Israel's ravaged vine pleads for God's face to shine again, pointing through discipline to Jesus and God's promise never to abandon His children.

In worship, Asaph sees beyond wicked people's easy lives and finds that God holds him even when his own heart and strength fail.

David asks how long God will hide His face, then remembers His unfailing love, moving through honest prayer from despair towards trust and praise.

Seated at God’s right hand, Christ rules among His enemies and serves as the perfect priest whose one sacrifice makes His people perfect forever.

David thirsts for God while fleeing through the desert, yet God's love gives him reason to sing and confidence that God will put things right.

Psalm 146 turns from unreliable human help to the Creator who feeds the hungry, keeps His promise through Jesus, and reigns forever.

God draws David from deep waters into open space. His delight grounds a changed life in forgiveness, not the old weight of guilt and shame.