This is viewed as a royal psalm, a psalm about the king. David composed it after deliverance from his foes according to the heading. Look at how he describes his relationship with God in vs. 1-2. 18:1-3 He loves the LORD 18:4-6 The crisis from which the LORD delivered him 18:7-15 The LORD's dramatic intervention to rescue His servant and judge His foes 18:16-19 The LORD drew David out of the waters
Psalm 17 17:1-2 David begs God to hear his prayer 17:3-5 The LORD has examined him and tried him 17:6-8 He begs God to protect and shield him 17:9-12 David describes the wicked and their violence to him 17:13-15. The LORD is to bring down the wicked and he longs to see their face Connections with Psalm 16 16:1 taking refuge in the LORD. 17:7 16:8 The mention of the LORD's right hand 17:7 16:1 Keep me. 17:8 16:8 "I will not be moved" 17:5 16:5 Portion- where is our portion...
Psalm 16 Heading: A Mikhtam of David- Psalms 56-60 16:1-4 David trusts in the LORD vs. those around him who trust in other gods 16:5-6 The LORD is his portion, inheritance, cup, lot, and heritage 16:7-11 The LORD is at His right hand and He will not be shaken 16:8-11 is quoted in Acts 2:25-28, 31 by Peter and Acts 13:35-37 by Paul. Both of these speakers emphasize that these words did not have their ultimate fulfillment in David. David died and was buried and his tomb underwent decay. These word...
15:1 The Question: O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? 15:2-5a The Answer: The character of the one who continues to be in God's presence vs. 2 Three participles describe him positively: He walks with integrity, works righteousness, speaks truth vs. 3 negatively he does not slander with his tongue, do evil to a neighbor, or take up a reproach against a friend vs. 4 He demonstrates who he is by the company he keeps and he keeps his word even when it is painful. vs...
Psalm 14:1-3 The foolishness of living without God 14:4-6 The LORD is with the righteous 14:7 O that salvation would come out of Zion. The Hebrew word translated "there is no" as in "there is no God" is used 4 times in verses 1-3. The first time man in saying in his heart that there is no God to call him to account. The other 3 times this Hebrew word is used in vs. 1-3 is God's assessment of man: there is none good. The word is used twice in vs. 1 and twice in vs. 3. Psalm 14 is virtually repeat...
Psalm 13:1-2 How long, O LORD?? This psalm is a classic example of a psalm of lament. "How long" is asked 4 times with the questions surrounding it intensifying. 13:3-4 Rescue me now 13:5-6 I will praise the LORD The psalms of individual lament usually end in praise and the praise at the end of the psalm answers the plea expressed earlier in the Psalm.
Psalm 12:1-4 The wicked are consuming the godly 12:1 Help- NASB; Save- ESV 12:2-3 The wicked lips of the evil men 12:5-8 The LORD will preserve the poor and afflicted The LORD arises the save the righteous 12:6 The LORD's words are pure in contrast to the words of the wicked in 12:2-3. 12:7 The LORD will preserve them. 12:8 sons of men- this phrase appears in both vs. 1 and vs. 8.
Psalm 11 11:1 The security of the Psalmist 11:2-3 The threat of the wicked 11:4 The sovereignty of God 11:5-6 The destiny of the wicked 11:7 The destiny of the righteous What does Psalm 11 say about the LORD? 11:1 He is our refuge 11:4 He is in His holy temple 11:4-5 He tests all men 11:5-6 He will bring judgment upon the wicked 11:7 He will bless the righteous How does Jesus fulfill the picture of an innocent sufferer in Psalm 11? 11:1 in Luke 13:31-33 Jesus was basically told to flee like in 1...
Psalm 10 and Psalm 9 may have originally been one Psalm. Even if that is not the case, there are many connections between the Psalms. Here are some of them. 10:1- times of trouble- 9:9 10:2 the wicked- 9:5, 16, 17; 10:2, 3, 4, 13, 15 10:4 The Hebrew word for "Seek" in 9:10, 12; 10:4, 13, 15 10:11 The claim that God has forgotten- 9:12, 18 10:12 Arise- 9:19 10:16 The LORD is king- 9:4, 7 10:16 nations- 9:5, 15, 17, 19, 19, 20 10:18 vindicate is the word "judge" in 9:8 10:1-2 Where is the LORD in ...
Psalm 9:1-2 I will give thanks to the LORD 9:3-6 My enemy will stumble and turn back 9:7-10 The LORD has established His throne for judgment 9:11-12 Sing Praises to the LORD 9:13-16 Lift me up from death and let the nations sink down 9:17-18 The wicked nations vs. the afflicted and needy 9:19-20 Do not let man prevail The Psalm emphasizes that the LORD will... bring judgment upon the wicked- 9:3, 5, 6, 15-16, 17, 19-20 vindicate the righteous- 9:9, 10, 12 , 18, 18...
When Apollo 11 went to the moon in 1969 they had a silicon disk in which they left messages from 73 nations and the message from the Vatican was the text of Psalm 8 Psalm 8 begins and ends with praise to God. It is an inclusion beginning and ending with the same words, "LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth" vs. 1, 9. 1. The Psalm speaks of the greatness of God compared to the relatively small heavens. 2. It stresses how immense the heavens are compared to small and insignif...
Psalm 7:1-2 The enemy threatens to tear David apart 7:3-5 If he is guilty, may he be judged 7:6-11 He calls on the LORD to arise in judgment 7:12-16 Judgment will fall upon the head of the wicked 7:17 Final praise God as judge from Psalm 7 God is judge of all peoples- 7:7-8 God is a righteous judge- 7:11 God is angry with sin- 7:6, 11 God punishes the wicked- 7:9, 11, 12-16 God vindicates the righteous- 7:8, 9, 10 I made a mistake around the 22 minute mark in talking about the word in the Greek ...
The division we made of Psalm 6 is 1. The psalm describe the depth of David's despair- vs. 2-3, 6-7 2. His plea to God for help- vs. 1, 4-5 3. His confidence of victory- vs. 8-10
This psalm alternates between petitions to God (vs. 1-3, 7-8, 11-12) and descriptions of the wicked (vs. 4-6, 9-10). The psalm distinguishes between the righteous and the wicked but it also reminds us that we only enter the LORD's house by the abundance of HIs lovingkindness (vs. 7).
An evening prayer
Psalm 3 David flees from Absalom 3:1-2 Many are rising against him 3:3-4 The LORD is his shield 3:5-6 The LORD sustains me 3:7-8 Salvation belongs to the LORD
Psalm 2 vs. 1-3 The nations plot rebellion against God vs. 4-6 The LORD scoffs at the nations who seek to defy Him vs. 7-9 The LORD's King will rule all nations with a rod of iron vs. 10-12 Resistance is futile and the only option is surrender to God verse 7 is applied to the baptism of Jesus- Matthew 3:16-17 - and transfiguration- Matthew 17:1-5. It is applied to the resurrection of Jesus - Acts 13:33. See also Hebrews 1:5; 5:5. vs. 9 is applied to Jesus in Revelation 12:5; 19:15 and to Christi...
A brief summary of Psalm 1 and its distinction between the righteous and the wicked.
In this very brief introduction to Psalms we ask whether the Psalms are words to God or from God, what kind of literature is Psalms, and how the Psalms speak of Jesus.
