Verse 26 - A Christian should hunger for God; he should want to serve God, to honour God, to love God. This is the motivation that drives him on - that in everything he does, he brings glory to God. Do you have this hunger?Verses 27-30 - These verses paint a graphic picture of men given over to their wickedness,

Verse 22 - When God changes our hearts, we understand. We understand His Word, we understand what the minister is saying, we understand the psalms we are singing. We are alive. What before was foolish gibberish, now is a fountain of life. But those whose hearts are dead, continue in their sinful folly on the way to destruction.Verse 23 -

Verses 18-19 - If we want an example of these verses we just need to look in Genesis. Adam and Eve’s pride in wanting to be like God put us all on the road to destruction. The proud man or woman is always looking above them, grasping after greatness, and they forget to watch their own steps, their own life.

Verses 10-13 - Here is an instruction book for kings; showing, not what they are, but what God requires them to be, so that they may be a blessing to their people and a benefit to the world. It is a picture of our heavenly King. This king not only hates what is wicked and unjust, he loves what is

Verse 5 - Do you realise how much God hates the proud? Do you understand how little reason anyone has to be proud? To be proud is to say, “I know best”; it is essentially to say “I am as good as God.” Is it any wonder God hates it? Even if we never say it, even if it’s hidden

Verse 1 - The King James Version translates this verse, “The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.” God is the one who prepares our heart to hear His Word. He is the one who changes our heart from death to life. He is the one who gives us the faith

Verse 28 - A Christian should think before he speaks. If we want to be able to say the right thing at the right time, we need to think it through first. Speaking quickly or impulsively usually causes nothing but trouble. So think, think, and think again before you speak, asking through prayer for help in what you say.Verse 29

Verse 22 - This verse is one of the many reasons we have a Session. Our minds have been affected by sin, and it’s wise to distrust ourselves, and to take into account the fact that we might be wrong. And when our advisers are led by the Word of God, their advice is to be highly sought after.Verse 23

Verses 16-17 - How do we have a merry heart? By fearing the Lord and loving our neighbour. Then we are content with whatever God sends us, preferring it to all the riches of the world without Him. Then we know that though we have little here on earth, there is much saved for us in heaven. If we want

Verse 12 - It’s so hard to love a truth-telling friend. When they criticise something we have done, our pride is stung, and our first impulse is to be defensive. But just as we need correction from God, we need truth from our friends. They are often the means God has provided to hold us accountable to doing what is