Psalm 113 – Praise to the LORD Who Lifts the Lowly Video for Psalm 113: Psalm 113 – Praise to the LORD Who Lifts the Lowly The book of Psalms contains three collections titled Hallel, with Psalms 113-118 known as the Egyptian Hallel, mainly because of their connection with Passover celebrations, commemorating Israel’s deliverance from…
Psalm 112 – The Blessings Upon Those Who Fear the LORD Video for Psalm 112: Psalm 112 – The Blessings Upon Those Who Fear the LORD Like Psalm 111 before it, Psalm 112 is an acrostic psalm. James Montgomery Boice commented on the similarities between Psalms 111-112: “They are the same length, fall into identical…
Psalm 111 – The Greatness of God’s Works Video for Psalm 111: Psalm 111 – The Greatness of God’s Works This is another of the acrostic psalms, arranged according to the Hebrew alphabet. Except for the opening line of “Praise the Lord” (Hallelujah), each of the 22 lines of Psalm 111 begins with a successive…
Psalm 110 – Messiah, Priest, Conquering King Video for Psalm 110: Psalm 110 – Messiah, Priest, Conquering King This psalm carries the title A Psalm of David. Strangely, some scholars and commentators deny David’s authorship. Yet as Derek Kinder noted: “Our Lord gave full weight to David’s authorship and David’s words, stressing the former twice…
Psalm 109 – A Prophecy of Vengeance Against Hateful Enemies Video for Psalm 109: Psalm 109 – A Prophecy of Vengeance Against Hateful Enemies Psalm 109 is titled To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Some think the Chief Musician was the choirmaster for King David; others think it was a poetic reference to…
Psalm 108 – Praise and Trust from the Past for Today Video for Psalm 108: Psalm 108 – Praise and Trust from the Past for Today This psalm is titled A Song. A Psalm of David. It is actually a compilation of sections from two other psalms. Psalm 108:1-5 is very similar to Psalm 57:7-11,…
Psalm 107 – Learning from God’s Deliverance to Returning Captives Video for Psalm 107: Psalm 107 – Learning from God’s Deliverance to Returning Captives This remarkable psalm praises God’s deliverance in four wonderful pictures. Derek Kidner titled this psalm “God to the Rescue.” The four pictures show that everyone’s story is different, and yet everyone’s…
Psalm 106 – The LORD’s Mercy to His Covenant People Video for Psalm 106: Psalm 106 – The LORD’s Mercy to His Covenant People “This psalm is the dark counterpart of its predecessor, a shadow cast by human self-will in its long struggle against the light.” (Derek Kidner) Alexander Maclaren observed, “The keynote of Psalm…
Psalm 105 – The LORD’s Blessings on His Covenant People Video for Psalm 105: Psalm 105 – The LORD’s Blessings on His Covenant People Whoever arranged and ordered the psalms placed Psalm 105 and Psalm 106 together purposefully. “This and the following psalm are companions. They reveal the two sides of the relation between God…
Psalm 104 – LORD of All Creation Video for Psalm 104: Psalm 104 – LORD of All Creation “This Psalm has no title either in the Hebrew or Chaldee; but it is attributed to David by the Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Syriac.” (Adam Clarke) “The Psalm gives an interpretation to the many voices of…
Psalm 103 – Bless the LORD, O My Soul Video for Psalm 103: Psalm 103 – Bless the LORD, O My Soul This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. We don’t know the circumstances in which it was written, but since David was a man who knew the grace and deliverance of God…
Psalm 102 – Afflicted, But Full of Trust Video for Psalm 102: Psalm 102 – Afflicted, But Full of Trust The title of this psalm is A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD. This afflicted one borrowed his tone and some of his phrasing from…