David wanted the Lord to vindicate him and to show the world that those who trust in God’s salvation are doing the right thing. In Psalm 26, David expressed his trust in God’s grace as his firm foundation. Those who loved evil built their houses on sand, but David’s house would not be swept away, because it was founded on the rock of God.

Psalm 25 is a meditation of David in which he reaches out to the Lord for 3 primary things, (1) deliverance from trials and enemies, (2) forgiveness of sins, and (3) teaching in the way of righteousness.

Psalm 24 begins with David acknowledging that the whole earth belongs to God. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof” (24:1). He then poses a question about the characteristics of a man who God will accept into His presence. The Psalm concludes with David inviting the gates (perhaps of Jerusalem) to swing open so the King of glory can fill the city.

Psalm 23 is one of the most well-known passages in the entire Bible. In Psalm 23, David presents God as a good shepherd who leads His people to places of safety and peace. He guides His sheep through the valley of the shadow of death and sets them at a table of abundant blessings.

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These are the iconic opening words of Psalm 22. The Psalmist feels as if God is far off, distant, and not by his side to give him aid. The Psalmist is surrounded by strong enemies and his fighting strength is spent. But at the end of Psalm 22, the Psalmist expresses his confidence that God, the King of the world, will provide him with salvation. 

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Why did Cain Kill Abel? – Quick Answer

The text of Genesis 4 seems to imply Cain killed Abel because he was still angry and resentful that Abel’s sacrifice had been accepted by God while his own had been rejected.

Why didn’t God accept Cain’s offering? Because Cain ignored God’s instruction on how to sacrifice. We don’t know God’s specific instructions, but Cain knew them, which is evident in the way God responded to him.

Eve gave life to the entire human family. In Genesis 3:20, Adam calls her “the mother of all living.” In her disobedience to God, she represents all flawed humans who sin against the Lord. But it was also through Eve that God displayed His saving grace, by giving her the promise of the Savior.

In Genesis 1 and 2, God created everything in 6 days and capped off the creation with the first man and woman, whose names were Adam and Eve. But there are some who propose Eve wasn’t the first woman and she wasn’t even Adam’s first wife. They submit that Eve was the second woman, created after Adam and Lilith’s marriage fell apart.

After God created the world in Genesis 1 and 2, He made a home for Adam (the first man). This home was a garden in a land called Eden. Genesis 2:8 reads, “And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom He had formed.” When Eve, the first woman, was created, she lived in the garden with Adam.

In short, the Bible condemns same-sex sexual relationships as contrary to the will of God and against the natural order He created. In other words, same-sex relationships are considered sin (rebellion against God) in the Bible.

The person with the longest recorded life in the Bible was a man named Methuselah who lived for 969 years (Genesis 5:27). You can read about Methuselah in Genesis chapter 5, which contains a genealogy (family tree) of Adam, the first man.

Adam was the first man God created. He was married to his wife, Eve, according to the Genesis 1-5 narrative. Adam lived a very long life and died at the age of 930 years old (Genesis 5:5).

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Psalm 21 can be broken down into two parts. In the first part, David rejoices in God for making him king. He acknowledges that his reign and riches come from God, and that without God he is nothing. In the second part of the psalm, David declares that God will seek out and destroy all His enemies. No enemy of God will escape His power.

In Psalm 20, David appears to record a prayer and blessing that his people spoke over him. The people pray for God to give David success with his goals and to protect him in days of trouble. The end of this psalm contains the people’s famous statement of faith, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Psalm 19 begins with the famous words, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” The creation spoke to David of God’s existence. Later in the psalm he praises God for giving men his commands, precepts, and laws, whereby men can live upright and holy lives.

Psalm 18 was written after God delivered David from the hand of King Saul, who was trying to kill him. David writes in figurative language about God’s salvation and about how God empowered him in his victories. The most famous verse in Psalm 18 is probably verse 3. It reads, “I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.”

Psalm 17 is another plea from David to God for vindication and protection from enemies. David was trying to live an upright and righteous life, but he was surrounded by evil men who didn’t fear God. David asked God to confront them and subdue them. They only cared about the physical world. In contrast, David’s eyes were focused on life with God.