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Old Testament
Core Seminar
Class 12
“Psalms”
Old Testament Overview
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Psalms 148: Praise to the LORD from Creation
1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!
2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!
4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created.
6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass
away.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;
8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
9 Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl;
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and maidens; Old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is
above the earth and heaven.
14 And He has exalted the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints --- Of the
children of Israel, A people near to Him. Praise the LORD!
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Psalms 149: Praise to God for His Salvation and Judgment
1 Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the assembly of
saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the
timbrel and harp.
4 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with
salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,
7 To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;
8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
9 To execute on them the written judgment --- This honor have all His saints. Praise
the LORD!
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Psalms 150: Let All Things Praise the LORD
1 Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and
flutes!
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!
Introduction to Psalms
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• Often called the Hymnal of the Bible.
• Many of the psalms have provided power and solace during
times of sadness and great joy.
• The question for us is, how do they speak to us?
• Psalms is one way God has given us to talk to him in a way that
honors him while never minimizing the trials we know.
• Calvin called this book “‘An Anatomy of all the Parts of the
Soul’; for there is not an emotion of which any one can be
conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror. Or rather,
the Holy Spirit has here drawn to the life all the griefs, sorrows,
fears, doubts, hopes, cares, perplexities, in short, all the
distracting emotions with which the minds of men are wont to
be agitated.” (Comm. p. xxxvii)
• God gave us his own words to use as our words in good times
and in bad times.
6 Questions to be Answered
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• Questions:
1. What are the Psalms?
2. Who wrote the Psalms, and when?
3. How are the Psalms structured?
4. What are the different kinds of Psalms?
5. How do the Psalms point to Jesus?
6. How do we read the Psalms as Christians?
1. What are the Psalms?
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• It is a collection of 150 musical poems and prayers with different
human authors and characterized by different literary forms.
• All were written in Hebrew
• Some unfamiliar words that appear in the psalms - such as Selah -
are probably notes for musical or worship direction.
• Many of them have introductory notes, which we can treat as
reliable.
• The traditional Hebrew title comes from a word that means
“songs of praise” – tehillim.
• The title “Psalms” comes from the first Greek translation of the
Old Testament, taken from the word psallo “to pluck,” a word
used in context of stringed instruments.
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• Many of the psalms were composed for and sung on special
occasions. For example, at least five psalms (2, 21, 72, 101, and
110) were created for the coronation of the king.
• Some of the Psalms appear to have been connected with
historical events. For example, fourteen psalms are linked to
historical episodes in the life of David (Psalms 3, 7, 18, 30, 34, 51,
52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, and 142)
• The various titles are from tradition and not necessarily inspired.
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• The Psalms are entirely poetry, the language is condensed and
conveys its meaning through image and structure.
• English poetry tends to work through sound, rhythm and rhyme.
• Hebrew poetry uses “parallelism” to either reinforce, contrast or
develop and expand an idea.
• Example of reinforcement: Psalm 103:10:
he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities
• Example of contrast: Psalm 63:8
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me
• First, it shows our desire to hold onto God – then it turns the idea
around and reminds us of the opposite - that He holds us.
• God arranged the verses deliberately using rhetorical devices that
make them accessible to all peoples of all languages.
2. Who Wrote the Psalms and When?
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• The psalms were written by different people over a long period.
• Moses wrote Psalm 90 in the 14th century B.C.,
• Ezra, may have written Psalm 119 and a few other psalms after
the exile—about 1000 years after Moses.
• The Sons of Korah (temple worship leaders who wrote Psalms 42-
49, 84-85, and 87-88)
• Asaph (another worship leader wrote 12 psalms, including Psalm
50 and Psalms 73-83)
• Solomon, David’s son, wrote Psalm 72
• David: Seventy three Psalms were been written by David,
according to the superscriptions. “The Psalter opens with a flurry
of Davidic psalms and closes with a similar grouping (3-9; 11-32;
34-41; 138-145)” (Dempster, 194).
• It is possible that Ezra compiled and organized them in their
present form for use in the rebuilt Temple.
3. How are the Psalms Structured
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• The psalms are divided into five books
– Each book concludes with a doxology - a special song of praise
to God.
– Book 5 ends with five doxologies (145-150)
– They are not part of book 5 but a conclusion to all
• Book 1 includes Psalms 1-41 - probably was assembled during
David’s lifetime or shortly after.
• The first two psalms are worth noting.
– Psalm 1 presents two types of people: a righteous and a
wicked man.
– The tree imagery could be of the Garden.
• So who is this model of righteous living?
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• Psalm 2, which follows, is not here by accident.
– Verse 2, the kings of the take their stand against the LORD and his
Anointed One (Messiah).
– Verse 5: he rebukes them.
– Verse 6: His King is installed.
– Verses 7-9: I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, ‘You are
my Son; today I have become your Father. Ask of me, and I will make the
nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.”
• A promise of the messianic figure, who will be King, and Messiah
and Son and who will rule over the earth.
• These are followed by 30 Psalms by David, calling attention to
Him – the Messiah!
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• Book 2 includes Psalms 42-72
– They often address – the Messiah & difficulty experienced by
individual people
– Speaking generally, these are psalms of great comfort.
• Book 3 includes Psalms 73-89
– Many were probably written after the exile to Babylon, and
may have been written as a source of comfort and solace in
this time of national catastrophe
– They help us understand the apparent triumph of evil men,
and how fleeting it is in light of God’s greater purposes
• Book 4 includes Psalms 90-106
– Shows the importance of worship in the wake of the exile.
– They stress divine kingship and contrasts it with human
kingdoms.
– Psalm 110 is a good example of this.
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• Book 5 – Psalms 107-150 also stresses divine kingship
– It is the longest section - its main theme is praise to God
– Includes the “songs of ascents,” Psalms 120-134 that pilgrims
used as they approached the temple.
– It includes the emotional low point of the Psalms—137—
where the horrors of the Babylonian pillage of Jerusalem are
captured in a handful of searing images.
– Then builds back up, with another set of the psalms of David,
to finish with the burst of praise.
– The theme of this section is summed up well by Psalm 150:6:
“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.”
4. What are the Different Kinds of Psalms?
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There are many different views on this, but generally speaking, we
can sort the psalms into ten different kinds:
1. Psalms of lament
2. Psalms of thanksgiving
3. Psalms of praise (these are hymns)
4. Enthronement psalms
5. Royal psalms
6. Psalms of Zion
7. Psalms of wisdom: like we looked at in Psalm 1.
8. Psalms of Trust
9. Liturgies
10. Torah Psalms – Psalm 119
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Example of a lament psalm – Psalm 3:
• First, the psalmist addresses God. v. 1a: “O Lord.”
• Next, the psalmist lays out his complaint to God. vv. 1–2
• Not a pity party instead it turns & confesses trust in God. vv. 3–6
• He cries out for God to deliver him from his troubles. v. 7.
• Usually followed by an assurance of God’s merciful and faithful
character. v. 8a.
• Finally, a concluding prayer, generally of praise, but sometimes a
repetition of the need for deliverance. v. 8b.
• The psalms of lament do not pretend that everything goes well
for those who trust in God. Rather, they encourage us to take our
cares to God, and trust him to deliver us.
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Example of a thanksgiving psalm – Psalm 30:
• Expressions of gratitude to God for what he has accomplished.
• Typically follow a standard form.
• Verse 1: he invokes God.
• Verses 2-3: the motive for giving thanks.
• Verses 4-10: addresses God, often remembering his original plea.
• Verses 11-12a: he recounts God’s response.
• Verse 12b: Finally, by giving God thanks.
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Example of a praise psalm – Psalm 148:
• Similar to the thanksgiving psalms, but lack a reference to the
worshiper’s earlier problems or God’s recent intervention.
• Centered on the praise of God for his own sake.
• SSR Structure.
• Summons to praise. vv. 1–4, 7–12.
• Reasons for praise. vv. 5–6, 13–14a.
• Recapitulation of praise. Sometimes this is very brief. v. 14b.
5. How do the Psalms Point us to Jesus?
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• Psalm 18 reads, “The LORD has dealt with me according to my
righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has
rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not
done evil by turning from my God” (vv. 20-21).
• Can you read and pray this in your quite time?
• Read Luke 24:44
• So how did he “fulfill” what was written about him in the Psalms?
• “The Ancient Love Song: Finding Christ in the Old Testament” by
Charles Drew he calls the Psalms “Songs of the Messiah.”
• He divides them into two types:
– songs about the Messiah
– songs by the Messiah.
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Psalms about the Messiah
They’re not too hard to recognize. Many focuses our attention on the king of
Israel to the point they must be prophetic:
• 45:1-2 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the
king…You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed
with grace, since God has blessed you forever.
– v. 6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice
will be the scepter of your kingdom. See Heb. 1:8,9
– v. 17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore
the nations will praise you for ever and ever.
• 72:8 He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the
earth.
– vv. 11-12 All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve
him. 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who
have no one to help. See Acts 4:26
– v. 17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the
sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him
blessed.
• 110:1 Jesus quotes this: Matt. 22:41-45, Mark 12:35-37
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Psalms by the Messiah
Psalms put words and experiences of David into the mouth and life of
Jesus as if they were by the Messiah.
• Jesus clears the temple (John 2:14-17) because Psalm 69:9, “Zeal for
your house consumes me.”
• Jesus goes to his death (John 15:25) because Psalms 35:19 and 69:4,
“They hated me without reason.
• And describing his own heart’s turmoil (John 12:27) quotes David in
6:3-4.
• Some of Jesus’ last words are taken from the Psalms: “My God, my
God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt 27:46; Ps 22:1); “I thirst”
(John 19:28; Ps 69:21); “Into your hands I commit my Spirit” (Luke
23:46; Ps 31:5).
• Peter points to Psalm 16 to explain the resurrection: “You will not
abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay”
(Acts 2:22-36; Ps 16;10).
• The psalmist’s experiences and words are being put into Jesus’
mouth and life.
6. How Do We Read The Psalms As Christians?
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Four broad lessons here:
1. Read with sensitivity to the Psalm type, original Old Testament
meaning, and its location in the canon.
• An explicitly messianic Psalm, like Psalm 2, will be read differently than a
song of lament, like Psalm 3, or a confession, like Psalm 51.
2. Read them as the songs of the perfect God-fearing man—the
Messiah.
• The book of Psalms is one way God gave to us to talk to him in a way
that honors him while never minimizing the trials we know.
• Jesus faced our temptations, trials, and miseries.
• He “offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one
who could save him from death.”
• In the Psalms, we must listen for the voice of the Messiah which opens
are understanding . Read them as if Jesus is speaking.
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• Jesus was the 2nd Adam - the true Son of God that Adam wasn’t.
• He federal head for all who would be sons of God.
• The true Israel, the one who could resist temptation for 40 days.
• Jesus, in his birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection, redoes
redemption history. He does it all over again.
• Who is that paradigmatic righteous man in Psalm 1? It can only
be Christ.
• He is the ideal of righteousness in every way throughout the
Psalms and throughout the Bible.
• In the Psalms he is the kingly-Davidic, messianic figure, the new
Adam.
• In the psalms, we get him as both king and servant.
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3. We read them for ourselves THROUGH the Mediator.
• As Christians, we approach the throne through Christ our
mediator with confidence.
• As you read the Psalms, keep Christ—mentally—continually at
your side.
• Goldsworthy: “We should not be seduced into thinking that the
Psalms can speak from and of themselves to us. If they speak to
us of God, they must speak to us of the God who has finally
revealed himself in Jesus Christ. If they speak to us of sinners,
they speak to us of those who are outside of Christ. If they speak
of the judgment of God, they speak to us of the curse of the law
that Christ suffered for his people on the cross. If they speak to us
of the faithful, the godly, or the righteous, they speak to us first
of Christ, and only then of those who are redeemed in Christ”
(Whole Bible, 200).
Conclusion
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• So being sensitive to context, we can understand the Psalms as
both an amazing
– model of prayer for us and
– as a giant arrow pointing to Christ.
– They draw us to true worship.
“At the most profound theological level, worship is a spectator sport. We
gather to watch the Father vindicate his Son in the preaching of the gospel
and to watch the Son give praise to his Father in the praises of our lips. For
the Spirit Christ indwells us, and that Spirit lives to extol the Father and the
Son” (Charles Drew ).
• Use the Psalms as God’s perfect gift to gain access to that
marvelous theater of worship

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Session 12 Old Testament Overview - Psalms

  • 1. Old Testament Core Seminar Class 12 “Psalms” Old Testament Overview 1 This Hubble photo is of a small portion of one of the largest-seen star-birth regions in the galaxy, the Carina Nebula. Towers of cool hydrogen laced with dust rise from the wall of the nebula. The pillar is also being pushed apart from within, as infant stars buried inside it fire off jets of gas that can be seen streaming from towering peaks. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI). <http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/hubble/>
  • 2. 2 Psalms 148: Praise to the LORD from Creation 1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created. 6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; 8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; 9 Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; 10 Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl; 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; 12 Both young men and maidens; Old men and children. 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 And He has exalted the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints --- Of the children of Israel, A people near to Him. Praise the LORD!
  • 3. 3 Psalms 149: Praise to God for His Salvation and Judgment 1 Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, 7 To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; 8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute on them the written judgment --- This honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!
  • 4. 4 Psalms 150: Let All Things Praise the LORD 1 Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! 2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! 3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! 4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! 5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals! 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!
  • 5. Introduction to Psalms 5 • Often called the Hymnal of the Bible. • Many of the psalms have provided power and solace during times of sadness and great joy. • The question for us is, how do they speak to us? • Psalms is one way God has given us to talk to him in a way that honors him while never minimizing the trials we know. • Calvin called this book “‘An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul’; for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror. Or rather, the Holy Spirit has here drawn to the life all the griefs, sorrows, fears, doubts, hopes, cares, perplexities, in short, all the distracting emotions with which the minds of men are wont to be agitated.” (Comm. p. xxxvii) • God gave us his own words to use as our words in good times and in bad times.
  • 6. 6 Questions to be Answered 6 • Questions: 1. What are the Psalms? 2. Who wrote the Psalms, and when? 3. How are the Psalms structured? 4. What are the different kinds of Psalms? 5. How do the Psalms point to Jesus? 6. How do we read the Psalms as Christians?
  • 7. 1. What are the Psalms? 7 • It is a collection of 150 musical poems and prayers with different human authors and characterized by different literary forms. • All were written in Hebrew • Some unfamiliar words that appear in the psalms - such as Selah - are probably notes for musical or worship direction. • Many of them have introductory notes, which we can treat as reliable. • The traditional Hebrew title comes from a word that means “songs of praise” – tehillim. • The title “Psalms” comes from the first Greek translation of the Old Testament, taken from the word psallo “to pluck,” a word used in context of stringed instruments.
  • 8. 8 • Many of the psalms were composed for and sung on special occasions. For example, at least five psalms (2, 21, 72, 101, and 110) were created for the coronation of the king. • Some of the Psalms appear to have been connected with historical events. For example, fourteen psalms are linked to historical episodes in the life of David (Psalms 3, 7, 18, 30, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, and 142) • The various titles are from tradition and not necessarily inspired.
  • 9. 9 • The Psalms are entirely poetry, the language is condensed and conveys its meaning through image and structure. • English poetry tends to work through sound, rhythm and rhyme. • Hebrew poetry uses “parallelism” to either reinforce, contrast or develop and expand an idea. • Example of reinforcement: Psalm 103:10: he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities • Example of contrast: Psalm 63:8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me • First, it shows our desire to hold onto God – then it turns the idea around and reminds us of the opposite - that He holds us. • God arranged the verses deliberately using rhetorical devices that make them accessible to all peoples of all languages.
  • 10. 2. Who Wrote the Psalms and When? 10 • The psalms were written by different people over a long period. • Moses wrote Psalm 90 in the 14th century B.C., • Ezra, may have written Psalm 119 and a few other psalms after the exile—about 1000 years after Moses. • The Sons of Korah (temple worship leaders who wrote Psalms 42- 49, 84-85, and 87-88) • Asaph (another worship leader wrote 12 psalms, including Psalm 50 and Psalms 73-83) • Solomon, David’s son, wrote Psalm 72 • David: Seventy three Psalms were been written by David, according to the superscriptions. “The Psalter opens with a flurry of Davidic psalms and closes with a similar grouping (3-9; 11-32; 34-41; 138-145)” (Dempster, 194). • It is possible that Ezra compiled and organized them in their present form for use in the rebuilt Temple.
  • 11. 3. How are the Psalms Structured 11 • The psalms are divided into five books – Each book concludes with a doxology - a special song of praise to God. – Book 5 ends with five doxologies (145-150) – They are not part of book 5 but a conclusion to all • Book 1 includes Psalms 1-41 - probably was assembled during David’s lifetime or shortly after. • The first two psalms are worth noting. – Psalm 1 presents two types of people: a righteous and a wicked man. – The tree imagery could be of the Garden. • So who is this model of righteous living?
  • 12. 12 • Psalm 2, which follows, is not here by accident. – Verse 2, the kings of the take their stand against the LORD and his Anointed One (Messiah). – Verse 5: he rebukes them. – Verse 6: His King is installed. – Verses 7-9: I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.” • A promise of the messianic figure, who will be King, and Messiah and Son and who will rule over the earth. • These are followed by 30 Psalms by David, calling attention to Him – the Messiah!
  • 13. 13 • Book 2 includes Psalms 42-72 – They often address – the Messiah & difficulty experienced by individual people – Speaking generally, these are psalms of great comfort. • Book 3 includes Psalms 73-89 – Many were probably written after the exile to Babylon, and may have been written as a source of comfort and solace in this time of national catastrophe – They help us understand the apparent triumph of evil men, and how fleeting it is in light of God’s greater purposes • Book 4 includes Psalms 90-106 – Shows the importance of worship in the wake of the exile. – They stress divine kingship and contrasts it with human kingdoms. – Psalm 110 is a good example of this.
  • 14. 14 • Book 5 – Psalms 107-150 also stresses divine kingship – It is the longest section - its main theme is praise to God – Includes the “songs of ascents,” Psalms 120-134 that pilgrims used as they approached the temple. – It includes the emotional low point of the Psalms—137— where the horrors of the Babylonian pillage of Jerusalem are captured in a handful of searing images. – Then builds back up, with another set of the psalms of David, to finish with the burst of praise. – The theme of this section is summed up well by Psalm 150:6: “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.”
  • 15. 4. What are the Different Kinds of Psalms? 15 There are many different views on this, but generally speaking, we can sort the psalms into ten different kinds: 1. Psalms of lament 2. Psalms of thanksgiving 3. Psalms of praise (these are hymns) 4. Enthronement psalms 5. Royal psalms 6. Psalms of Zion 7. Psalms of wisdom: like we looked at in Psalm 1. 8. Psalms of Trust 9. Liturgies 10. Torah Psalms – Psalm 119
  • 16. 16 Example of a lament psalm – Psalm 3: • First, the psalmist addresses God. v. 1a: “O Lord.” • Next, the psalmist lays out his complaint to God. vv. 1–2 • Not a pity party instead it turns & confesses trust in God. vv. 3–6 • He cries out for God to deliver him from his troubles. v. 7. • Usually followed by an assurance of God’s merciful and faithful character. v. 8a. • Finally, a concluding prayer, generally of praise, but sometimes a repetition of the need for deliverance. v. 8b. • The psalms of lament do not pretend that everything goes well for those who trust in God. Rather, they encourage us to take our cares to God, and trust him to deliver us.
  • 17. 17 Example of a thanksgiving psalm – Psalm 30: • Expressions of gratitude to God for what he has accomplished. • Typically follow a standard form. • Verse 1: he invokes God. • Verses 2-3: the motive for giving thanks. • Verses 4-10: addresses God, often remembering his original plea. • Verses 11-12a: he recounts God’s response. • Verse 12b: Finally, by giving God thanks.
  • 18. 18 Example of a praise psalm – Psalm 148: • Similar to the thanksgiving psalms, but lack a reference to the worshiper’s earlier problems or God’s recent intervention. • Centered on the praise of God for his own sake. • SSR Structure. • Summons to praise. vv. 1–4, 7–12. • Reasons for praise. vv. 5–6, 13–14a. • Recapitulation of praise. Sometimes this is very brief. v. 14b.
  • 19. 5. How do the Psalms Point us to Jesus? 19 • Psalm 18 reads, “The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God” (vv. 20-21). • Can you read and pray this in your quite time? • Read Luke 24:44 • So how did he “fulfill” what was written about him in the Psalms? • “The Ancient Love Song: Finding Christ in the Old Testament” by Charles Drew he calls the Psalms “Songs of the Messiah.” • He divides them into two types: – songs about the Messiah – songs by the Messiah.
  • 20. 20 Psalms about the Messiah They’re not too hard to recognize. Many focuses our attention on the king of Israel to the point they must be prophetic: • 45:1-2 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king…You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever. – v. 6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. See Heb. 1:8,9 – v. 17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever. • 72:8 He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. – vv. 11-12 All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him. 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. See Acts 4:26 – v. 17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. • 110:1 Jesus quotes this: Matt. 22:41-45, Mark 12:35-37
  • 21. 21 Psalms by the Messiah Psalms put words and experiences of David into the mouth and life of Jesus as if they were by the Messiah. • Jesus clears the temple (John 2:14-17) because Psalm 69:9, “Zeal for your house consumes me.” • Jesus goes to his death (John 15:25) because Psalms 35:19 and 69:4, “They hated me without reason. • And describing his own heart’s turmoil (John 12:27) quotes David in 6:3-4. • Some of Jesus’ last words are taken from the Psalms: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt 27:46; Ps 22:1); “I thirst” (John 19:28; Ps 69:21); “Into your hands I commit my Spirit” (Luke 23:46; Ps 31:5). • Peter points to Psalm 16 to explain the resurrection: “You will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay” (Acts 2:22-36; Ps 16;10). • The psalmist’s experiences and words are being put into Jesus’ mouth and life.
  • 22. 6. How Do We Read The Psalms As Christians? 22 Four broad lessons here: 1. Read with sensitivity to the Psalm type, original Old Testament meaning, and its location in the canon. • An explicitly messianic Psalm, like Psalm 2, will be read differently than a song of lament, like Psalm 3, or a confession, like Psalm 51. 2. Read them as the songs of the perfect God-fearing man—the Messiah. • The book of Psalms is one way God gave to us to talk to him in a way that honors him while never minimizing the trials we know. • Jesus faced our temptations, trials, and miseries. • He “offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death.” • In the Psalms, we must listen for the voice of the Messiah which opens are understanding . Read them as if Jesus is speaking.
  • 23. 23 • Jesus was the 2nd Adam - the true Son of God that Adam wasn’t. • He federal head for all who would be sons of God. • The true Israel, the one who could resist temptation for 40 days. • Jesus, in his birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection, redoes redemption history. He does it all over again. • Who is that paradigmatic righteous man in Psalm 1? It can only be Christ. • He is the ideal of righteousness in every way throughout the Psalms and throughout the Bible. • In the Psalms he is the kingly-Davidic, messianic figure, the new Adam. • In the psalms, we get him as both king and servant.
  • 24. 24 3. We read them for ourselves THROUGH the Mediator. • As Christians, we approach the throne through Christ our mediator with confidence. • As you read the Psalms, keep Christ—mentally—continually at your side. • Goldsworthy: “We should not be seduced into thinking that the Psalms can speak from and of themselves to us. If they speak to us of God, they must speak to us of the God who has finally revealed himself in Jesus Christ. If they speak to us of sinners, they speak to us of those who are outside of Christ. If they speak of the judgment of God, they speak to us of the curse of the law that Christ suffered for his people on the cross. If they speak to us of the faithful, the godly, or the righteous, they speak to us first of Christ, and only then of those who are redeemed in Christ” (Whole Bible, 200).
  • 25. Conclusion 25 • So being sensitive to context, we can understand the Psalms as both an amazing – model of prayer for us and – as a giant arrow pointing to Christ. – They draw us to true worship. “At the most profound theological level, worship is a spectator sport. We gather to watch the Father vindicate his Son in the preaching of the gospel and to watch the Son give praise to his Father in the praises of our lips. For the Spirit Christ indwells us, and that Spirit lives to extol the Father and the Son” (Charles Drew ). • Use the Psalms as God’s perfect gift to gain access to that marvelous theater of worship