Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 68

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Psalm 68 seems to be related to three events in the Old Testament and two in the New Testament. The three in the Old Testament are Israel's journey in the wilderness on the way to Canaan, the return of the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, and the transfer of the ark from the tent…

Speaking to One Another in Psalms

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We think of our singing in worship as singing to the Lord, offering him our praise and thanks and bringing to him our petitions. He is, indeed, the main object of our sung speech, and that rightly. We come together to worship, and whatever we say in worship is before him. He is our primary…

Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 10

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Psalm 10 is the cry of a righteous man against a wicked man attacking him. The names "wicked" and "poor" and their synonyms are singular in number, with the exception of verses 2b (them), 10b (helpless, NKJV), 12b (humble) and 17 (humble, their heart), and in these verses the psalmist is applying to himself principles…

Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 9

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We can never go wrong by reminding ourselves that our Lord sang and prayed the psalms during his earthly ministry. He made them his own. He experienced what David and the other psalmists experienced. Their praise and thanksgiving, both for who God is and what he has done, are his. Their cries for help are…

Psalm 119: Keeping His Testimonies

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One theme that appears again and again in Psalm 119 is keeping the testimonies of the Lord. The psalm uses two Hebrew words for keep, both of which appear in verse 34: Cause me to understand, and I will observe [natsar] your law, and I will keep [shamar] it with my whole heart. The second…