Psalm 57 – From the Cave to Above the Heavens Video for Psalm 57: Psalm 57 – From the Cave to Above the Heavens The title of this psalm is To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave. Derek Kidner says of Do…
Psalm 56 – Faith in the Midst of Fear Video for Psalm 56: Psalm 56 – Faith in the Midst of Fear The title of this psalm is To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. It is probable (though not…
Psalm 55 – Trusting God Against a Treacherous Enemy Video for Psalm 55: Psalm 55 – Trusting God Against a Treacherous Enemy The title of this psalm is To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Contemplation of David. The psalm describes a time of some kind of rebellion or power struggle against David, and…
Psalm 54 – Help When Abandoned and Betrayed Video for Psalm 54: Psalm 54 – Help When Abandoned and Betrayed This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Contemplation of David when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?” There were actually two times when…
Psalm 53 – The Faithful God Delivers His People from Fools Video for Psalm 53: Psalm 53 – The Faithful God Delivers His People from Fools This psalm has the title To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath.” A Contemplation of David. The title describes for us the author, audience, and tune or instrument of…
Psalm 52 – Praying About the Man Who Loved Evil Video for Psalm 52: Psalm 52 – Praying About the Man Who Loved Evil Psalm 52 – Praying About the Man Who Loved Evil This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and…
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…