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Psalm 15: A Hymn Celebrating the Ideal worshipper of the Lord. 6:16

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Psalm 15 is a hymn celebrating the ideal worshipper of the Lord. The singing congregation does not claim to have all of these ideal qualities, but in describing these qualities, the members yearn to have them more and more. Who will dwell in the house of the LORD? What does the ideal worshipper of God look like? In v:2-5b – The answer is given that ideal worshipper of God is one whose walk with God is blameless. Here “to walk” is “to do what is right.” Verse 2 is the general answer, the remaining answers in 3-5b are simply examples of the main point. Please note that these answers deal with matters of character and go beyond the Law of Moses. Jesus taught the same point in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. 5c – The person who has embraced the covenant promises may be confident that God will ensure his stability.…

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Psalm 14 is a community lament 7:36

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Psalm 14 is a community lament, in which the people of God mourn the fact that humans in general do not seek after God, and as a result, these godless people treat the people of God cruelly. Psalm 14 is identical to Psalm 53. Likely one was an alternate version before the Psalms were collected into this book, often called the Psalter. Godless people, here the gentiles, devour God’s people. The godless are described as the fool, as the one who is corrupt, and as one who does abominable deeds. The fool is one who has stubbornly rejected wisdom. These evildoers assume that there is no God, but even if He exits, such a person assumes that God takes no interest in human affairs, and God will not answer the prayers of his people. Paul cites this Psalm in Romans 3:9 to show that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. But the Lord does exist, and He is the refuge and safe place for the faithful. The people of God are in a covenant relationship with God, and therefore they must remember that God is their refuge and that God will protect them and will defeat the evildoers. We as saved people are in the New Covenant relationship with God, so we too can pray this prayer. In view of the threats from evildoers and the assurance as covenant people that God will deliver them, the community of faithful now prays for God’s rescue and concludes with firm hope, when, not if, God will deliver them.…

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Psalm 13: Is an individual lament, a cry of anguish. 7:54

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Psalm 13 is an individual lament, a cry of anguish, for circumstances that have put the faithful one on the verge of despair. This is a prayer of feeling and emotion. How long will you forget me is not a question to God as much as it is an expression of feeling unable to endure any longer. Is this your situation? The Psalm moves from God’s apparent indifference to the Psalmist’s anguish. It feels as though God has forgotten them, that God has hidden his face from them, that God has abandoned them. This is summed up in the rhetorical question, how long shall my enemy be exalted over me? The anguish is followed by this prayer for help. The Psalmist calls on God to intervene. The conclusion is that the Psalmist reaffirms his trust in God’s steadfast love of God’s faithful ones. The Psalmist is assured that God will save him from this crisis and will deal with him bountifully.…

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Psalm 12: Is A Community Lament 6:42

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Psalm 12 is a community lament when God’s people are dominated by liars and deceivers in positions of authority. Sound familiar? When liars prevail in all aspects of society, it seems as though the faithful have disappeared. The Psalmist asks that the LORD to cut off the liars be removing them from his people and from their positions of authority. The Psalmist remembers the promises of God to defend and to protect the poor, the needy, and the disadvantaged. Unlike the liars, God’s words and his promises, are pure, refined, and purified. So, we can rely on God’s promises to protect us. The Psalm closes with the assurance that God will guard the faithful. We can trust in God even though the wicked and the vile prowl on every side.…

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Psalm 11 is a hymn to express trust in God during a time of extreme crisis. 5:21

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The immediate crisis is described as the wicked threatening to kill the upright in heart. The wicked have free reign because the foundations of society are being destroyed and there is no one in authority to keep the wicked in check. The natural reaction for the upright in heart is to want to flee like bird. So, the Psalmist asks the obvious question: in a time of extreme crisis, such as this, what can the righteous do? In the second part of the Psalm, the question is answered. We are called upon to look beyond the present crisis, as bad as it is, and to trust in God, who sits sovereign on the throne in heaven; God will act according to his righteousness. During the time of extreme crisis, the upright in heart are tested and the wicked are destroyed. The upright and the righteous have confidence that they will be vindicated, and they will behold the face of God.…

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Psalm 10 is a lament 8:53

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Psalm 10 is a lament over faithless, wicked, wealthy Israelites who hotly pursue the poor and the underprivileged. The lament - O LORD, why do you let the faithless wicked people get away with destroying the poor? The wicked say that there is no God, that he has forgotten, that God does not see their deeds of evil, that God will not call us into account. A plea to God (Elohim) to arise and come to the aide of the afflicted because in fact God does see the injustice and wickedness. Break the arm of the evildoer. Concluding confidence in God’s justice and power. Justice has to do with conduct in relation to others. Just behavior accords with what is morally right and fair. Justice is the quality of doing what is right. God is just and in righteousness always acts morally right and fair with people. The wicked are not just; they do not act morally right or fair with the poor and other disadvantaged people. We can pray in faith according to Psalm 10 that God will do justice, do the right thing, in regard to those who cannot defend themselves.…

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Psalm 9: A Psalm of public praise 12:38

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Psalms 9 and 10 taken together are basically an acrostic pattern, where Psalm 9 stops in the Hebrew alphabet, Psalm 10 then picks up in the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 9 has a title, Psalm 10 does not. The Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate list Psalms 9 and 10 as one Psalm. There are other similarities between the two Psalms but differences also. Either way, Psalms 9 and 10 were intended to be a matched pair, companions, and to be read together. Psalm 9 is primarily a Psalm of public praise and thanks for victory over gentile nations. In contrast, Psalm 10 is a lament over faithless Israelites who actions mimic the wicked actions of the gentile nations. The worshipper intends to give thanks to God with his whole heart. Praising God is to be done with your inner self. He praises O Most High, El Elyon, the God above all other gods, including the gods of the gentiles. Genesis 14:18-19. The Psalm recounts victory over the enemy gentile nations, who attacked Israel unjustly. The Psalm celebrates the security of God’s righteous rule. God is on the throne to rule in justice and righteousness. To know God’s name, to put your trust in him, and to seek him are the marks of a godly righteous person. God called Abraham and all Israel so that all of the peoples of the world would be blessed, and so the Israelites are to tell all the people of the world about the marvelous deeds of God. A prayer for deliverance from present affliction. The gentile threat has passed, and this new situation has arisen. So, the Psalm looks back at past deliverance to ask for present deliverance. The Psalm again celebrates God for protecting the needy and helpless by defeating the wicked. One more time, a call for God to judge the gentile nations. Their plans are made by mere men, God’s plans are made by God.…

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Psalm 8: A hymn of praise 8:10

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Psalm 8 is a hymn of praise. God’s people celebrate their privileged place in the created order. This Psalm is covenantal, focused on the Hebrews, the covenant people, yet it speaks of man in general terms, foreshadowing Jesus as the Davidic King, who is crowned with glory and honor, who ultimately will rule all things in creation. The majesty of God’s name, his revealed character, is seen in the dignity he gives to mankind. Covenant name, YHWH, is also majestic in all the world. The babies and infants are the people of Israel. The foes, the enemies, and the avenger are mighty unbelieving Gentiles. The Psalm recounts man’s place in the created order. The Psalm beholds the heavens, and then marvels at God’s notice of mere man. In fact, God is mindful of man. God’s greatness does not mean remoteness, but a focus on details. Verse 5 could mean lower than God or lower than the angels. For man to be crowned with glory and honor is to signify that mankind is God’s kingly representative on the Earth. The reference to putting all things under his feet is now a reference to the coming Kingship of Jesus Christ. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.…

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Psalm 7: An individual lament, David calls on God for help 11:32

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Psalm 7 is an individual lament, David calls on God for help because David has been unfairly slandered and persecuted by a man from the Tribe of Benjamin, the same tribe that King Saul came from. Psalm 7 starts out with a cry for safety because of the desperate circumstances that David finds himself in. In the 1st verse, David calls for refuge and deliverances from his pursuers. David claims innocence in the face of his pursuers. He has done no wrongdoing that now results in his suffering, quite the contrast to David’s suffering in Psalm 6, which was the result of his wrongdoing. This Psalm clearly only applies to those who suffer unrightly the malice of wicked people. David calls on God to arise as Judge. God is called upon, as a righteous judge, to save David from these attacks. This is a Psalm that can help all of God’s people to pray when they are persecuted by the wicked. In response, God’s anger against the wicked persecutors will show itself by turning their own schemes against them. David rejoices that the covenant, personal, relational God, YHWH, is also the Most High, El Elyon, the God above all other gods. Genesis 14:18-19. Repeatedly in this Psalm we see the words judge and righteousness. David asks God to judge his persecutors in righteousness. David proclaims that God is the righteous judge. Psalm 4 – righteousness is the faithfulness in which God acts according to his holiness and covenant promises . David, and we, can appeal to the righteousness of God for salvation, protection, and refuge from the wicked, but our appeal should come from our own righteous relationship with God and with this wicked person.…

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Psalm 6: An individual lament, one of seven penitential psalms. 7:22

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Psalm 6 begins with a plea for mercy from some life-threatening situation, which comes from God’s displeasure for a particular sin of David. While not all life-threatening situations/illnesses are the result of sin, this one certainly was caused by sin, which David acknowledges. Notice that David pleads to God’s love and mercy. If this sin is not forgiven and if David dies, then he will be cut-off from God’s presence. In contrast, since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross to pay the penalty of our sins, we who believe in faith will not be cut-off from God, even for subsequent sins. See Romans 8. David acknowledges that his illness stems from his sins, and this causes the moaning, the cries, weariness, loss of sleep, grief, and sorrow over his sins. Stated differently, David weeps and cries because now he understands clearly that he is a sinner. He weeps for the sin not the suffering. The Lord hears David’s prayer of confession for his sins, and God forgives David as evidence by God delivering David from this life-threatening situation. When we confess our sins, we know that we acted wrongly and that perhaps someone else was hurt. But do we also realize that our relationship with God has been hurt, and that is why Jesus died on the cross? Jesus, I am sorry that you suffered and died on the cross for this my sin.…

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Psalm 5: An Individual Lament, & An Imprecatory Prayer 11:32

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Psalm 5 is an individual lament, a plea for help. This is also an imprecatory prayer that prays for the personal downfall of the enemies. These foes are bloodthirsty and deceitful persecutors. The Psalm begins with a calling out to God, followed by praise that God loves justice and hates the wicked, the proud, the evildoer, the liar, and the bloodthirsty men. Their attack against David is really an attack on God. In contrast, the godly person has every right to be confident that God will lead him into righteous actions. David then asks God to judge these evil men, who have rebelled against God. Finally, the Psalm closes by assuring the faithful of God’s care and protection, in contrast to the fate of the evildoers. It is okay to ask God to judge the wicked who persecute you. But remember your prayer is based upon your faith and trust in God and your commitment to righteousness.…

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Psalm 4: An individual lament, a plea for help. 8:43

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Psalm 4 is an individual lament, a plea for help. David appeals to the righteousness of God. Again, David recollects a past experience, where God has rescued him, much like Psalm 3, which emboldens his faith to pray confidently in the present. David then has a word of rebuke for those faithless people who mock the godly man. Psalm 4 states with certainty that God hears the prayer of the godly person. It cautions the godly sufferer about anger. They can be angry, but they should not let this anger lead them into sin. The correct response is to increase their faith and to trust in God for vindication. Check yourself in prayer, be angry, but sin not, trust in the Lord.…

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Psalm 3: David's lament, a plea for help. 6:37

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Psalm 3 is the first Psalm with a title. Psalm 3 is an individual lament, a plea for help. David seeks salvation from God for the foes that have come against him, apparently the forces of his rebelling son, Absalom. David models genuine faith amidst his dire straights. David remembers past experiences where God has rescued him, and to these past experiences David builds his confidence of faith. From this Psalm, we can see the importance of remembering in prayer the past times where God has answered us or rescued us, and to these past times we can pray in confidence for our present trouble.…

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Psalm 2: A Royal Psalm 5:21

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Psalm 2 is a royal Psalm celebrating the kingship of David and his descendants as God’s anointed representative to rule the people of Israel. The nation’s prosperity is tied to the rule of the Davidic King. But it also has a future application. The Davidic king figuratively is God’s Son, yet ultimately in Jesus Christ, the King will indeed be the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity. As a consequence, all of the lesser kings and rulers of the world are warned to show honor and homage to this coming king, the heir of David, King Jesus. Gentile kings are warned that this is no ordinary king, rather he is anointed by God to carry out God’s plans. Praise God, that Jesus Christ will return to rule an eternal kingdom in righteousness. We should look forward to that day as God’s word promises a crown of gold for those who wait in expectation in the Lord’s return. Praise God that he has given us the Godly King, Jesus Christ, through whom we have salvation and refuge.…

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The first Psalm is a gateway into the book of Psalms. 6:31

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Psalm 1 states that there are only two ways to live, the way of righteous, those who obey the law and instruction of God, and the way of the wicked, those who deny God. The way of the righteous, who follow God’s law, will flourish. But the way of the wicked will perish.

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