Psalm 51 – Restoration of a Broken and Contrite King Video for Psalm 51: Psalm 51 – Restoration of a Broken and Contrite King This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the Prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. The events are plainly and…

Psalm 50 – Judgment Begins Among the People of God Video for Psalm 50: Psalm 50 – Judgment Begins Among the People of God The title of this psalm (A Psalm of Asaph) tells us that it is the first of Asaph’s psalms in the order of the psalter. Asaph was the great singer and…

Psalm 49 – What Money Can’t Buy Video for Psalm 49: Psalm 49 – What Money Can’t Buy As are many of the songs in Book Two of the Psalter, this psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. These sons of Korah were Levites, from the family of…

Psalm 48 – The City of the Great King Video for Psalm 48: Psalm 48 – The City of the Great King The title of this psalm is A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. These sons of Korah were Levites, from the family of Kohath. By David’s time it seems they served…

Psalm 47 – Praising the King of All the Earth Video for Psalm 47: Psalm 47 – Praising the King of All the Earth The title tells us both the authors and the audience of the psalm: To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Some believe that the Chief Musician is the LORD…

Psalm 46 – Confident in God’s Protection and Power Video for Psalm 46: Psalm 46 – Confident in God’s Protection and Power The title of this psalm is To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song for Alamoth. These sons of Korah were Levites, from the family of Kohath. By…

Psalm 45 – The Anointed King and His Bride Video for Psalm 45: Psalm 45 – The Anointed King and His Bride The title of this psalm is To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love. These sons of Korah were Levites, from the…

Psalm 44 – Accounted as Sheep to the Slaughter Video for Psalm 44: Psalm 44 – Accounted as Sheep to the Slaughter As with Psalm 42, this psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation Of the sons of Korah. These sons of Korah were Levites, from the family of Kohath. By David’s time…

Psalm 43 – From Depression to a Procession of Praise Video for Psalm 43: Psalm 43 – From Depression to a Procession of Praise “This psalm is either a part of the previous one or is closely connected with it.” (G. Campbell Morgan) In fact, in a number of ancient Hebrew manuscripts, Psalm 42 and…

Psalm 42 – Honest Prayer from a Discouraged Saint Video for Psalm 42: Psalm 42 – Honest Prayer from a Discouraged Saint This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. We don’t know when the psalms were gathered into five books, but the separation dates back to before…

Psalm 41 – Prayer for Help in Sickness and Against Whispering Traitors Video for Psalm 41: Psalm 41 – Prayer for Help in Sickness and Against Whispering Traitors The title of this psalm is To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Alexander Maclaren well described it: “The central mass of this psalm describes the…

Psalm 40 – The Servant Comes to Do God’s Will Video for Psalm 40: Psalm 40 – The Servant Comes to Do God’s Will This psalm is simply titled To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. To the Chief Musician: “Well might so exceedingly precious a Psalm be specially committed to the most skilled…