Christ in All the Psalms: Psalm 27

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of David1. Yahweh is my light and my salvation.Whom shall I fear?Yahweh is the strength of my life.Whom shall I dread?2. When the evil ones come upon me,To eat my flesh,My adversaries and enemies to me,They stumble and fall.3. If a camp would encamp against me,My heart will not fear.If battle would rise against me,In…

Christ in All the Psalms: Psalm 26

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of David1. Judge me, Yahweh,For I in my integrity have walked,And in Yahweh I have trusted.I will not slip.2. Examine me, Yahweh, and test me.Refine my kidneys and my heart.3. For Your lovingkindness is in front of my eyes,And I have walked about in Your truth.4. I have not sat with men of vanity,And with…

A New Book Due Soon

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In Songs of the Savior: The Person, Life and Work of Christ in All the Psalms, Ken Hanko offers a remarkable contribution to biblical theology and Christian worship. With exegetical care and theological depth, he demonstrates how the Psalter unfolds the person and work of Christ—revealing Him as both God and Man, our true Prophet,…

Christ in All the Psalms: Psalm 25

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Psalm 25 does not look much like a Messianic psalm. Yet there is no reason to exclude our Lord Jesus Christ from it, and there are good reasons why we should think of it too as His song. The Psalm has a rough chiastic structure (see this article: https://expoundtheword.com/chiasm-psalm-25) and three kinds of material. At…

Christ in All the Psalms: Psalm 24

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A Psalm of David1. To Yahweh the earth and its fulness belong,The world and those who dwell in it.2. For He on the seas has founded it,And on the floods He will establish it.3. Who will ascend into the hill of Yahweh,And who will rise up in the place of His holiness?4. The one clean…

Christ in All the Psalms: Psalm 23

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Psalm 23 is so obviously about Jesus that we hardly need to say anything. The opening words of the psalm make us think immediately of our Lord's words in John 10: "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep." But there is a difference between the two passages. In…

Christ in All the Psalms: Psalm 22

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To the Chief Musician. Upon the Deer of the Dawn. a Psalm of David1. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Why are you far from my salvation,From the words of my roaring?2. O My God, I cried by day and you did not answer,And by night, and there was no silence for me.3.…

Christ in All the Psalms: Psalm 21

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To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David1. Yahweh, in your strength the king will rejoice,And in your salvation how greatly will he exult!2. The desire of his heart you give to him,And the request of his lips you do not withhold.3. For you will meet him with blessings of goodness.You will set on his…

Christ in All the Psalms: Psalm 20

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To the Chief Musician, A Psalm of David1. May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble.May the name of the God of Jacob set you on high.2. May he send your help from the Holy Place,And from Zion support you.3. May he remember all your offerings,And make fat your burnt sacrifice. Selah.4. May he…

Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 18

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In Psalm 18 David celebrates the work of the Lord in delivering him from all his enemies. These enemies were primarily the nations around Israel but also included Saul. Because David was an Old Testament foreshadowing of Christ, his victories exemplify the victories of our Lord Jesus Christ over our enemies, both demonic and human.…