Psalms

I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on psalm one, probably a psalm of David (it is not explicitly ascribed to him in the text)—a psalm about life—how to live it; guidance for living (cf. A similar theme in the following, many ascribed to David: Psa 15, Psa 19, Psa 26, Psa 36, […]

I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on Psalm two, which is, importantly, a psalm of David (Act 4:25-26). David, the very one to whom the covenant behind the Messianic Kingdom the psalm prophecies of was given (2Sa 7:12-13, Psa 89:28-29). The one, David, through whom the Ruler of that Kingdom, Messiah (Christ)

I. Introduction Jehovah God through the pen of His hard-pressed servant David speaks a word about Resurrection and Salvation in this blessed psalm. But we may as well say that Resurrection is the overarching theme of this psalm, for in the grand, big picture of Scripture, which concerns Jehovah God and His manifest, eternal Relationship

I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on Psalms Four. We will follow this format: Verse of Scripture utilizing the YLT text followed by an NASB mouseover of that verse. Key words in the YLT text will be footnoted with a link to a word study based on the Hebrew text, and/or a

I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on Psalm Five. Here is that great lover of Jehovah God David in straits, crying out to his God (consider Psa 55:1-8, set on another occasion perhaps [cf. Jesus-Luk 22:41-44]), and his God, attentive to David’s cry, making straight his path (1Sa 18:14, cf. Jesus-Mat 28:5-6).

I. Introduction It is not clear what the setting of this psalm is, but perhaps to some degree it has to do with Cush of the tribe of Benjamin as related by the opening verses of the next psalm (Psalms 7:1-2, YLT). But there is more to it than that because David here bewails not

I. Introduction In this Psalm we find foreshadowed one of the most striking instances of New Testament Salvation as anywhere else in the Old Testament—David, a type of the Savior Jesus Christ, and at the same time a type of the sinner in need of Salvation by the Savior Jesus. David foreshadows both sides of

I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on psalm eight, a blessed Messianic psalm. We will follow this format: Verse of Scripture utilizing the YLT text followed by an NASB mouseover of that verse. Key words in the YLT text will be footnoted with a link to a word study based on the

I. Introduction We are going to forgo a detailed discussion of the setting of this psalm; generally speaking, it was probably occasioned by Absalom’s rebellion (2Sa 15:1-18:33). Against this backdrop, namely, Rebellion, and its sorry fallout, through the lips of His beloved servant David, the Holy Spirit elegantly outlines rebellious humankind’s Salvation struggle in a

I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on Psalm sixteen. As Psalm twenty-two, a Messianic psalm, prophetically relates the crucifixion and death of our Savior Jesus Christ through the lips of David, so David prophetically relates the resurrection and Life of our Savior in this blessed Messianic psalm. We will follow this format: