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PSALMS. The Hymnbook of God. Characteristics of the Psalms. A thousand years of history Musical instruments Quoted in New Testament Relates our response to God A “sensory” book. Structure of the Psalms. PSALM 1. Psalm 2:1-2. Why are the nations in an uproar,
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PSALMS The Hymnbook of God
Characteristics of the Psalms • A thousand years of history • Musical instruments • Quoted in New Testament • Relates our response to God • A “sensory” book
Psalm 2:1-2 Why are the nations in an uproar, And the peoples devising a vain thing? The kings of the earth take their stand, And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and against His Anointed.
Psalm 2:6-7 6 But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain." 7 I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, 'Thou art My Son, Today I have begotten Thee.
Psalm 2:8-9 8 'Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Thine inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Thy possession. 9 'Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, Thou shalt shatter them like earthenware.'"
Psalm 22-24 • Psalm 22. The Suffering Servant • Psalm 23. The Good Shepherd • Psalm 24. The Sovereign King
The title Elohim is used much more than is the name Yahweh
Psalm 42:1-3 1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for Thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
Psalm 42:4 These things I remember, and I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go along with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God, With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival. • You cannot rest on yesterday’s experiences • Mutual support & encouragement
Psalm 42:5 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence.
Psalm 45:1 For the choir director; according to the Shoshannim. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love. My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalm 45:7-8 7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee With the oil of joy above Thy fellows. 8 All Thy garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made Thee glad.
PSALM 51 Prayer for individual restoration (1-2) Prayer for national restoration (18-19) Confession (3-6) Thanksgiving (3-6) • Prayer for Restoration • Cleansing from sin (7-9) • Inward renewal (10-12)
Psalm 52-59 David’s flight from Saul 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Mikhtams of David Maskils of David “Meditation” “Golden Prayer” Lkf - To be Prudent ~tK - Gold
Psalm 57:1 For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in Thee; And in the shadow of Thy wings I will take refuge, Until destruction passes by
Focus upon Israel, Jerusalem and the Temple
Psalm 90:1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. 1 Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born, Or Thou didst give birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
Psalm 92:1-2 1 A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Thy name, O Most High; 2 To declare Thy lovingkindness in the morning, And Thy faithfulness by night,
Psalm 92:3-4 3 With the ten-stringed lute, and with the harp; With resounding music upon the lyre. 4 For Thou, O LORD, hast made me glad by what Thou hast done, I will sing for joy at the works of Thy hands.
Psalm 100:1-3 1 Psalm for Thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. 3 Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Psalm 100:4-5 4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving, And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. 5 For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting, And His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 103-108 • For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him (103:11) • As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. 16 When the wind has passed over it, it is no more; And its place acknowledges it no longer (103:15-16). • He established the earth upon its foundations (104:5).
Psalm 103-108 8 He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations, 9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac. 10 Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant (Psalm 105:8-10).
Psalm 103-108 • He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up; And He led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness (106:9) • 7God has spoken in His holiness: "I will exult, I will portion out Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter. (Psalm 108:7-8).
Psalm 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at My right hand, Until I make Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet."
The Hallel The Psalms of Praise Psalms 113-118 (Sung at Passover)
Psalm 118:21-23 21 I shall give thanks to Thee, for Thou hast answered me; And Thou hast become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. 23 This is the LORD's doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
Psalm 120:1-2 1 A Song of Ascents, of David. I Was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD." 2 Our feet are standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem,
Psalm 120:3-4 3 Jerusalem, that is built As a city that is compact together; 4 To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD-- An ordinance for Israel-- To give thanks to the name of the LORD.
Psalm 134:1-3 1 A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless the LORD, all servants of the LORD, Who serve by night in the house of the LORD! 2 Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, And bless the LORD. 3 May the LORD bless you from Zion, He who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion.
Psalm 137:2-4 2 Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. 3 For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion." 4 How can we sing the LORD's song In a foreign land?
Psalm 137:5-6 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill. 6 May my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
The Value of the Psalms • A Commentary of the Old Testament • Liturgy for Worship • A Pattern for Prayer • Wisdom for Living