Psalm 139 – Praise and Prayer to the God Who Knows All and Is Everywhere Videos for Psalm 139: Psalm 139 – Praise and Prayer to the God Who Knows All and Is Everywhere Psalm 139 – The Ever-Present God This magnificent psalm is titled For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. It does…

Psalm 138 – God’s Promise to Honor His Word and to Complete His Work Video for Psalm 138: Psalm 138 – God’s Promise to Honor His Word and to Complete His Work This psalm is titled A Psalm of David. Several commentators mention that it was fittingly placed next to Psalm 137, which described the…

Psalm 137 – The Mournful Song of the Exiles Video for Psalm 137: Psalm 137 – The Mournful Song of the Exiles Because this psalm is a remembrance of Babylon, many commentators believe it was written after the return from exile. It may also have been written many years into the exile. A. Singing to…

Psalm 136 – God’s Never-Ending Mercy Video for Psalm 136: Psalm 136 – God’s Never-Ending Mercy Psalm 136 is a special psalm, with each one of its 26 verses repeating the sentence, His mercy endures forever. Psalm 118 repeated that affirmation five times. Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, the phrase has somewhat of a liturgical sense…

Psalm 135 – Praise for the Creator and the Redeemer Video for Psalm 135: Psalm 135 – Praise for the Creator and the Redeemer Psalm 135 is of note for its use of other passages from the Hebrew Scriptures. Almost every verse quotes the words or the idea of another Old Testament passage, including four…

Psalm 134 – The LORD Bless You from Zion Video for Psalm 134: Psalm 134 – The LORD Bless You from Zion This is the last of the series of fifteen psalms with the title A Song of Ascents. It is a call to the priests and Levites of the temple to continue their service…

Psalm 133 – The Blessed Unity of God’s People Video for Psalm 133: Psalm 133 – The Blessed Unity of God’s People Of the fifteen psalms in the series, Psalm 133 is the last of the four attributed to King David in the title: A Song of Ascents. Of David. We don’t know exactly when David…

Psalm 132 – Remembering the Promise to David and Beyond Video for Psalm 132: Psalm 132 – Remembering the Promise to David and Beyond This psalm is another in the series of fifteen titled A Song of Ascents. It has no author associated with it in the title. Some believe David was the author, and…

Psalm 131 – David’s Humble, Learned Contentment in the LORD Video for Psalm 131: Psalm 131 – David’s Humble, Learned Contentment in the LORD This psalm is titled A Song of Ascents. Of David. Commentators suggest two possible occasions for its composition. The first may be when Saul hunted David, and David was repeatedly accused…

Psalm 130 – Out of the Depths Video for Psalm 130: Psalm 130 – Out of the Depths This psalm is another in the series titled A Song of Ascents. Psalm 130 begins with a personal testimony of God’s rescue from the depths of guilt. From there, the author ascends step by step to a…

Psalm 129 – Afflicted Yet Confident in God’s Deliverance Video for Psalm 129: Psalm 129 – Afflicted Yet Confident in God’s Deliverance This psalm is another of the series of fifteen titled A Song of Ascents. As the pilgrims came to Jerusalem to remember God’s many past deliverances (such as in the Feasts of Passover…

Psalm 128 – The Blessed Family of Those Who Fear the LORD Video for Psalm 128: Psalm 128 – The Blessed Family of Those Who Fear the LORD This psalm is titled A Song of Ascents. It is another of the 15 songs sung by travelers on their way to Jerusalem, usually for one of…