The Bible includes 150 psalms. These psalms are a collection of prayers, poems, and hymns that focus on the worshiper's thoughts about God in praise and adoration. David wrote 73 of the psalms. Other psalmists include Moses, Solomon, Asaph, and Sons of Korah. Fifty of the psalms are anonymous.…
Essentially, the question posed is asking what our personal Christian counseling view is using Psalm 8 and 139. First, the Psalms tell me that God knows me in every way. He knows my every thought, action, and emotion even before I do. In fact, He knew these before He created me (Psalm 139, ESV). This is more than the human mind can truly understand.…
It was a trifling matter and yet it seemed dishonoring to God’s anointed king; and as such it hurt David to have done it. David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down saying, “My Lord the King!” The words of a humble, tender conscience before God.…
In chapter eight, “Texts for the First Christians: The Psalms in the New Testament,” Holliday discusses the implicit and explicit use of the Psalms in the New Testament scriptures. The first insight developed from the author’s discussion of citations of Psalms in the New Testament. There are “196 citations of the psalms in the New Testament” (p.115), coming from thirty-five different Psalms. Therefore, Holliday concludes that the Psalms were treated as scripture by the New Testament authors (p.115). This displays the New Testament author’s belief that the Psalms were not simply songs, but authoritative, which provides insight into how the author’s used them as such.…
Next, chapter ten, “The Psalms for Christians: In the West until the Reformation, and in the East,” traces the Christian community and their use of the Psalms. During this period, we begin to see formal liturgies develop in the early centuries as a part of worship, which included the use of psalms in these liturgies (p.166). It is clear that the Psalms remain an important part of worship, for both the Jew, as seen in the previous chapter, and for the Christian (p.167).…
a. Yahweh is David’s leader, protector and provider. David describes Yahweh as the Shepard that leads him through the storms of life. In the beginning of the passage, the author speaks of how he does not want this shepherd, I believe this is due to the author not feeling worthy of the shepherd and all he provides, which makes the relationship so beautiful because it illustrates complete love and trust just like a sheep following his shepherd. The author illustrates how the staff of His shepherd comforts him through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. The author fears nothing because he know he is looked after and well cared for. The language throughout the entire passage speaks of a sheep to his shepherd, this theme can been seen through all of the Old Testament because the People of God lived a life led by Yahweh. David was known as a man after God’s own heart showing how close David was to Yahweh just as a sheep is very close to its shepherd.…
Psalm 22 is an important verse because it prophesied Jesus’ crucifixion, it told about how Jesus felt while he was being crucified, and it was later fulfilled, proving the truthfulness of the bible. In Psalm 22 it says: “They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.” and later in John it says: When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This passage in John was prophesied in Psalm 22. Jesus was completely sinless even at the end of his life. In 1 Peter 2:22-23 it says: “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth. (23) When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.…
Psalm 6 David was the author of Psalm 6 and he illustrates for the reader what it is to feel troubled and in need of God's direction and love. David begins his Psalm with a plea to God. " O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage. Have compassion on me, Lord for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my body is in agony (Psalm 6: 1-2).…
According to the author of Psalm 23, the speaker’s interactions with God resemble the relationship of a flock to its shepherd because both the psalmist and a flock —…
David did not actually see God, but instead he saw how God helped him. David was attempting to conceal himself from his foes behind rocks and hills which acted as fortresses for him. This all reminded him of God and he proclaims that God is his everything and he will lean on him for protection. The quote reveals that his people may depend on his power and love for their safety. David also says “the Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.” (Psalm 9:9) Here, the speaker is telling us that in times of hardship and in struggle we should recognize that the Lord is always there to aid us. He elaborates on how if we put our trust in God, he will never fail us. God’s fortress saved David and many of his people. The term fortress represented affluence and denoted a feeling of glory in the previous paragraph, but here it symbolizes its true meaning for protection. It can be interpreted either as a physical protection or a mental feeling of…
I was talking to God this morning asking Him to tell me what shoud I be doing after my weekend troubles and He gave me this answer:…
David, the second king of Israel according to the Old Testament, is said to have authored a number of the psalms in the Old Testament book of the same name. Emerson writes that many intelligent people dare not believe that they can hear the voice of God unless it is mediated through the words of men such as David.…
When first reading Psalm 8, it reminds me of God’s majesty and how the significance of my life will be measured by my relationship with God. The second thing it reminds me of is, when I live in the light of God, I will better understand the purpose of my life and where I fit into His plan. If I live my life for Him, my life will take on the meaning He intended. I am a small part of this large world, but God has a plan. To live the life which He has envisioned for me, this Psalm encourages” me to do to a couple of things in order to live the life He has planned for me: Worship Him because His name is majestic in all the earth, and worship Him because He has crowned me with glory and majesty.…
Here, we as readers are witnesses to a rather intimate moment between the king (David) and the LORD (vv. 1-19). Further, we see David acknowledging his humanness (vv. 20-45) which truly speaks to the crucial need for Yahweh’s support and guidance – despite being a royal and a king. This Psalm solidifies David as king and subsequently his royal lineage to the authority of the LORD. This aspect parallels Yahweh’s victory over creation that is characterized in Psalm 89. In Psalm 89 Yahweh not only calls David by name, but also as “my [His] servant” (v. 3). This depiction is repeated three additional times within the text of this Psalm (vv. 20; 39; and 50). Other references to the king of Israel as the servant of Yahweh also occur in Psalm 132 (v.10) and 144 (v. 10) respectively. While these Psalms depict the king as a subordinate to Yahweh, they more importantly boast about Yahweh’s magnificence and how much of an honor it truly is to be His “servant.” This is exhibited in Psalm 132 as its text not only isolates Zion has Yahweh’s chosen dwelling place (vv. 13-14), but it also it tells of the glory that will be upon…
In the very first verse of this Psalm, David declared, “The Lord is my shepherd and I shall not want.” First of all, there is the need for provisions. The need to provide for oneself and provide for ones’ family is at the heart of our human existence. This provision factor when not sufficiently meet can bring anxiety, worry, bad health, frustration and panic. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus dealt with it the factor of provision when he said in Matthew 6: 19–33…