Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 12

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To the Chief Musician.On an eight-stringed harp.A Psalm of David.1. Save, Yahweh, for the godly one ceases,For the faithful ones vanish from among the sons of man.2. Vanity they speak, everyone with his neighbor.With a lip of flatteries, with heart and heart they speak.3. May Yahweh cut off all the lips of flatteries,the tongue that…

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…

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…

Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 7

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A Meditation of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. 1. O Yahweh my God, in you I take refuge. Save me from all those who pursue me, And deliver me, 2. Lest he tear like a lion my soul, Rending in pieces while there is none to deliver.…

Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 6

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To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David 1. O Yahweh, in your anger do not rebuke me, And in your rage do not chasten me. 2. Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, for weak am I. Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are dismayed. 3. My…

Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 5

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To the Chief Musician. With Flutes. A Psalm of David 1. To my sayings give ear, O Yahweh! Understand my meditation. 2. Hearken to the voice of my cry, My king and my God, For unto you will I pray. 3. Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice, In the morning I will…