There is a river - There is no allusion here to any particular stream or river, but the image is designed to represent a state of peace and …

A river ... —Hebrew, nâhar, that is, a perennial stream, as distinguished from nâchal, a torrent bed dry except …

Whatever river may have been in the psalmist's mind, it was the symbol of sovereign grace, flowing freshly and freely from the sacred fountain of e…

[There] is a river
The allusion is either to the river Kidron, which ran by Jerusalem; or to the waters of Shiloah, which by d…

This psalm encourages hope and trust in God—in his power and providence, and his gracious presence with his church in the worst of times. We may ap…

1. After the psalmist asks for divine help against the trials he is suffering from his enemies when he says, O God, with our ears (…