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…
Psalm 39 – Wisdom to Speak Under God’s Correction Video for Psalm 39: Psalm 39 – Wisdom to Speak Under God’s Correction This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. The Chief Musician is thought by some to be the Lord GOD Himself, and others suppose him to be…
Psalm 38 – The Sick Sinner’s Only Hope Video for Psalm 38: Psalm 38 – The Sick Sinner’s Only Hope This psalm is titled A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. “Since with God to remember is to act, this word speaks of laying before Him a situation that cries out for His help.”…
Psalm 37 – Wisdom Over Worry Videos for Psalm 37: Psalm 37 – Wisdom Over Worry Psalm 37 – Planning Your Future This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. Psalm 37:25 tells us that it is David in his older years, giving wisdom in the pattern of a song. This psalm is roughly…
Psalm 36 – Mercy to the Heavens Video for Psalm 36: Psalm 36 – Mercy to the Heavens This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. Only Psalm 18 also uses the phrase the servant of the LORD in the title, and John Trapp observed that…
Psalm 35 – “Awake to My Vindication” Video for Psalm 35: Psalm 35 – “Awake to My Vindication” This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. This is one of what are commonly known as the Imprecatory Psalms, which in strong terms ask God to defeat and destroy the enemies of His people. As…
Psalm 34 – Praise from the Cave Video for Psalm 34: Psalm 34 – Praise from the Cave This psalm is titled A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. A fugitive from Saul, David went to the Philistine city of Gath but found no refuge…