Daily Bible Reading - November 24th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - November 24th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Psalm 144: Today’s reading is another royal psalm that celebrates God’s powers and virtues, and it contains a number of similarities to Psalm 18 (see the readings from November 17 and 18). What Psalm 18 describes as God’s actions on David’s behalf, in Psalm 144 they become requests for God to act. This change suggests the new situation after the end of the kingdom of David (586 B.C.) The “enemies” and “foreigners” mentioned in verses 6, 7, and 11 are the nations that oppressed God’s people during the exile and after their return. The psalm concludes with a prayer for the nation.