For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God?

 Psalm 18:1-50

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies. The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty. You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.

As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;  he causes me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.

He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.

Why?

Who is God? God is my fortress and my deliverer. God is my rock. my Refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. God is "I am who I am"

How great is the unfailing love to his anointed.

How?

Knowing the Lord is my blessing, obeying God's word is my fortress and my rock.

Examine me at night and test me

 Psalm 17:1-15

Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right. Though you probe my heart,  though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.

Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed. Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded. My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled.

I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

Rise up, Lord, confront them, bring them down; with your sword rescue me from the wicked. By your hand save me from such people, Lord, from those of this world whose reward is in this life.

Why?

God tests me, probes me, and examines me. Though people tried to bribe me, this is a big testament to everyone. 

What I should do is my steps have held to your paths, my feet have not stumbled. This is to stand firm before the Lord in our daily life.

How?

The Lord is my refuge and my way to go, may I stand firm before the Lord in my daily life.

I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

 Psalm 16:1-11

I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.” Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

How?

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. This is the best blessing in my life.

Lord, Who may live on your holy mountain?

Psalm 15:1-5

Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?  Who may live on your holy mountain?

The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others; who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the Lord; who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind; who lends money to the poor without interest; who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.

Whoever does these things will never be shaken.

Why?

Anyone who does as described above will never be shaken and may dwell in God's sacred tent.

1) personal behavior: walk blameless 3) distinguishing good and evil.

2)communication with others:  does no wrong to neighbor 4) Speak the truth and not cast a slur on others 5) Keep oath 6) Help the poor with money without interest 7) No accept a bribe against the innocent.

How?

Social behavior is more important than personal perspective. So I should walk out the good behavior before others to witness the righteousness and love of the Lord.

Do all these evildoers know nothing?

Psalm 14:1-7

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the Lord. But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous. You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge.

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores his people,  let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Why?

All of the evil-doers say in their hearts "There is no God" They can do anything as they like.

All of us, no one is righteousness before the Lord. So the psalm says no one seeks God and all have turned away, for people like this world and living in the time now, the can't see the future.

Salvation for Israel came from Zion, and Jesus Christ came out from Zion.

How?

Jesus Christ is my savior, God is my way and my hope!

I trust in your unfailing love

Psalm 13:1-6

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.

Why?

Three "how long?" expressed the desire from the Lord.

The mind and heart changed for the psalmist has faith that the Lord has unfailing love. The Lord will save us when we call on Him.

How?

My God is good, his love endures forever. Praise to the Lord no matter good and worse for God reign forever.

* For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.

 Psalm 11:1-7

In the Lord I take refuge.  How then can you say to me:   “Flee like a bird to your mountain. For look, the wicked bend their bows;  they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

When the foundations are being destroyed,  what can the righteous do?”

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them. The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion. On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.

For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.

Why?

The Lord does not promise us that those who love justice can get many benefits, but we will see his face. See God's face is better than getting anything in this world.

When the foundations are being destroyed nothing can the righteous do. Foundation simply means the starting point of origin. There is something about the starting point of a man, and if faulty, there has to be a rule of engagement to correct it in order to see the mighty hand of God.

Laying a spiritual foundation means teaching and training our children the truth about God and his love for us. A spiritual foundation recognizes that Jesus died and rose again to provide a way for us to receive forgiveness and eternal life.

How?

Pray to the Lord to help me make a solid foundation of faith with truth and love of God.

The Lord is King for ever and ever

Psalm 10:1-18

Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies. He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”

He says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”

Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless. Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”? But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.

The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.

Why?

Hiding yourself in times of trouble is our feeling when we are in trouble.

The author prayed to the Lord to save him and the helpless.

Yes, the Lord is the helper of the fatherless. The Lord is our help.

The author cried to the Lord to help them and knew that God would care about his cry.

How?

The Lord is my helper, my hope and my way. Praise to the Lord and honor his Holy Name.

Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you

Psalm 9:1-20 

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you. Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence. Strike them with terror, Lord; let the nations know they are only mortal.

Why?

The Lord is full of mercy and love to those who seek the Lord.

Lord has never forsaken those who seek Him, so I don't worry about what will be the next step of my home.

The foundation of the Lord is the righteousness. God revenges blood remembers.he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

How?

Praise the Lord, for God is good and his love endure forever

What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?

Psalm 8:1-9

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? 

You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

Why?
How magistery our God who created this universal, and how good is our Lord who cares for human beings.

Our Lord created many animals in the wild, birds in the sky, and fish in the sea, even now we can not understand what is going on?

How?

Praise the Lord. How great the work of your fingers is. May my heart and mind be with the Lord and led under the Holy Spirit.

My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart

Psalm 7:1-17 

Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me.

Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands— if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe— then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust. 

Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high.  Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High. Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.

My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.

Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment. Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.

I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;  I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.

Why?
David fully depended on the Lord, David prayed to the Lord to save him from enemies.

David always followed the words of the Lord, if he did something wrong may the Lord judge him.

How?

So am I will give thanks to the Lord and sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.

Deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love

Psalm 6:1-10

Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?  

Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave?

Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.

Why?

do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. For under God's anger or wrath, no one can stand on. We accept God's rebuke and discipline, it is good to us.

Turn to me, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of God's unfailing love.

The Lord hears my prayer, so I don't worry.

How?

Pray to the Lord and trust in the Lord, for his unfailing love.

Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament

 Psalm 5:1-12

Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;  with you, evil people are not welcome. The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong; you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, Lord, detest. But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.

But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

Why?

My heart is sad and full of worry, I confess I am nothing.

May the Lord save me from worry and hopeless.

How?

I know the Lord is my refuge and my fortress.

Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord

 Psalm 4:1-8

Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.

Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord.

Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.
7 Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Why?

Pray to the Lord for the Lord to listen to the righteous man's prayer.

What sacrifice is offered to the Lord, the best one is righteousness.

For the Lord is my fortress and my savior, I will lie down and sleep in peace. How wonderful when I can lie down and sleep.

Joy is better than grain and new wine abounds.

How?

Reply to the Lord and have faith in Him. there is more joy and peace with me.

From the Lord comes deliverance

 Psalm:3:1-8

Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”

But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.

Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

From the Lord comes deliverance.  May your blessing be on your people.

Why?

David was rescued from the enemy's attack, so David prayed to the Lord and gave thanks to the Lord.

Lord is a shield around me, I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Because the Lord is my shield around me.

How?

Can I have faith in the Lord like David? Praise the Lord for God is my shield. The Lord comes to my deliverance.