The Word to the World
You’ve perhaps heard of, or possibly have seen, the animated movie Happy Feet. Well, this psalm comes from the heart and hands and harp of someone with happy faith. He is happy because of his faith in the God who helps and who therefore gives
It is said that Psalm 118 was Luther’s favourite. He said of it, “This Psalm has been of special service to me. It has helped me out of many great troubles, when neither Emperor nor kings nor wise men nor saints could help.”1 The more
We might call Psalm 117 the Baby Jake1 Psalm: It’s small but it packs a punch! As Derek Kidner notes, “This tiny psalm is great in faith, and its reach is enormous.”2 It is the shortest of the psalms and the shortest chapter in the
The ESV Study Bible well summarises this psalm: “This short hymn of praise celebrates the way in which the great and majestic God who rules over all takes notice of the lowly. Such a God is indeed worthy to be praised by all mankind.” I