Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

Psalm 75 For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song. 1  We praise you, God,     we praise you, for your Name is near;     people tell of your wonderful deeds. 2  You say, “I choose the appointed time;     it is I who judge with equity. 3  When the earth and all its people quake,     it is I who hold its pillars firm. 4  To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’     and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns. 5  Do not lift your horns against heaven;     do not speak so defiantly.’” "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet." – Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet There is a lot to say about having a “good name”. Having a good name is synonymous with having a good reputation.  Sometimes people try to tarnish someone’s reputatio...

Psalm 74:1-3 1  O God, why have you rejected us forever?     Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? 2  Remember the nation you purchased long ago,     the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed—     Mount Zion, where you dwelt. 3  Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins,     all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary. This Psalm is written in response to Israel’s being destroyed by one of its enemies, most likely the Assyrians, or Babylonians.  They had ransacked the temple and destroyed all the holy things of God.  The psalmist cries out to God and asks him to remember His people.  Though the people might have deserved for God to withhold his hand of protection, the psalmist wanted God to remember the promises he had made to His people and his covenant love.  Then he appeals to an i...

Psalm 73:21-26 21  When my heart was grieved     and my spirit embittered, 22  I was senseless and ignorant;     I was a brute beast before you. 23  Yet I am always with you;     you hold me by my right hand. 24  You guide me with your counsel,     and afterward you will take me into glory. 25  Whom have I in heaven but you?     And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 26  My flesh and my heart may fail,     but God is the strength of my heart     and my portion forever. The context of this psalm is that the psalmist sees those who are prosperous, despite their arrogance and wickedness.  He doesn’t understand why he has to suffer for doing good, while these men live in pleasure though they do bad.  These men even mock God saying, “ How can God know? Does...

Psalm 72:12-17 12  For he will deliver the needy who cry out,     the afflicted who have no one to help. 13  He will take pity on the weak and the needy     and save the needy from death. 14  He will rescue them from oppression and violence,     for precious is their blood in his sight. 15  Long may he live!     May gold from Sheba be given him.\ May people ever pray for him     and bless him all day long. 16  May grain abound throughout the land;     on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon     and thrive like the grass of the field. 17  May his name endure forever;     may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him,     and they will call him blessed. This ...

Psalm 71:5-12 5  For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord,     my confidence since my youth. 6  From birth I have relied on you;     you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.     I will ever praise you. 7  I have become a sign to many;     you are my strong refuge. 8  My mouth is filled with your praise,     declaring your splendor all day long. 9  Do not cast me away when I am old;     do not forsake me when my strength is gone. 10  For my enemies speak against me;     those who wait to kill me conspire together. 11  They say, “God has forsaken him;     pursue him and seize him,     for no one will rescue him.” 12  Do not be far from me, my God;    ...

Psalm 70 For the director of music. Of David. A petition. 1  Hasten, O God, to save me;     come quickly, Lord, to help me. 2  May those who want to take my life     be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin     be turned back in disgrace. 3  May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”     turn back because of their shame. 4  But may all who seek you     rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say,   “The Lord is great!” 5  But as for me, I am poor and needy;     come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer;     Lord, do not delay. We live in a world of instant gratification.  We want things and we want them now.  If we have to wait at “fast food” drive-through, we get quickly miffed at how l...

Psalm 69 For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. 1  Save me, O God,     for the waters have come up to my neck. 2  I sink in the miry depths,     where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters;     the floods engulf me. 3  I am worn out calling for help;     my throat is parched. My eyes fail,     looking for my God. 4  Those who hate me without reason     outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause,     those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore     what I did not steal. There are many times David felt extreme sorrow, and felt abandoned by everyone including his friends.  Even when he did something he felt was for God, he was unjustly treated and unfairly persecuted.  David compares the despair he f...