Psalms: Key Words OT 3210 Matt Stafford, Instructor

Key Word; “key verse”; quoted in the NT | Authorship: Sons of Korah: Asaph

1 Tree 2 Messiah 3 Thousands 4 Bed 5 Access Two Ways Anointed One Shield Sleep “But I by your great mercy, Tree & Chaff Kiss the Son “You are a shield around me “I will lie down and sleep in will come into your house in “Blessed is the man” Why do the nations rage? O LORD peace, for you alone, O LORD, reverence will I bow down “whose delight is in the law “You are my Son, today I have You bestow glory on me and make me dwell in safety” toward your holy temple” of the LORD” become your Father.” lift up my head” In your anger do not sin Their throat is an open grave You will rule them with an iron scepter. 6 Sickbed 7 Judge 8 What is Man? 9 Poor 10 Poor (continued) Penitential “God is a righteous judge, How majestic is your name! An w/10 Focus on the wicked man “I am worn out from and a God who feels What is man that you are Focus on God’s justice “do justice to the fatherless groaning; all night long I flood indignation every day.” mindful of him? You made “The LORD is a refuge for the and the oppressed, so my bed with weeping and him a little lower than the oppressed, a stronghold in that man who is of the earth drench my couch with tears.” heavenly beings and crowned times of trouble” may strike terror no more.” My soul is greatly troubled him with glory and honor His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats 11 Throne 12 Words 13 How Long? 14 Fool 15 Admittance Flee like a bird to your “The words of the LORD are “How long, O LORD? Will you “The fool says in his heart, “LORD, who may dwell in mountain” flawless, like silver refined in forget me forever?” ‘There is no God’” your sanctuary? Who may “The LORD is in his holy a furnace of clay, purified “But I trust in your unfailing All have turned aside, they live on your holy hill?” temple; the LORD is on his seven times” love; my heart rejoices in have together become heavenly throne” your salvation” corrupt; There is no one who “Foundations are being does good, not even one. destroyed” 16 Portion 17 Apple 18 Theophany 19 Sun 20 Chariots “LORD, you have assigned me “Keep me as the apple of “He parted the heavens and “The heavens declare the “Some trust in chariots and my portion and my cup” your eye; hide me in the came down glory of God | The law of the some in horses, but we trust You will not abandon me to shadow of your wings” The LORD lives! Praise be to LORD is perfect, reviving the in the name of the LORD our the grave, nor will you let my Rock! Exalted be God my soul | May the words of my God” your Holy One see decay Savior!” mouth…” Therefore I will praise you Their voice goes out into all among the Nations, O LORD the earth…

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Psalms: Key Words OT 3210 Psalms Matt Stafford, Instructor 21 Crown 22 Abandonment 23 Shepherd 24 Gates 25 Way “O LORD, the king rejoices in My God, my God, why have The LORD is my Shepherd “Who may ascend the hill of An acrostic your strength. How great is you forsaken me? and my Host the LORD?” “Make me to know your his joy in the victories you They divide my garments “Lift up your heads, O you ways, O Lord; teach me your give!” among them and cast lots for gates; be lifted up you paths.” “You placed a crown of pure my clothing ancient doors that the King of gold on his head.” I will declare your name to my glory may come in.” brothers; in the congregation The earth is the Lord’s and I will praise you. everything in it. 26 Innocence 27 Light 28 Hands 29 Storm 30 Resurrection “I wash my hands in “The LORD is my light and my “I lift up my hands to your “Ascribe to the LORD, O “You, LORD, brought me up innocence, and go about your salvation – whom shall I Most Holy Place” mighty ones, ascribe to the from the realm of the dead.” altar, O LORD.” fear?” “One thing I ask of the LORD glory and strength.” “Weeping may remain for the “I love the house where you LORD…that I may dwell in the “The voice of the LORD is night, but rejoicing comes in live, O LORD” house of the LORD all the over the waters” the morning” days of my life.” “The LORD sits enthroned over the flood.’ 31 Commit 32 Confession 33 Heart 34 Taste 35 Betrayal “My times are in your hands” Penitential chorus Acrostic “Contend, O LORD, with Into your hands I commit my “You are my hiding “By the word of the LORD “Taste and see that the LORD those who contend with me” spirit place…you surround me with were the heavens made” is good” Those who hate me without songs of deliverance.” “He who forms the hearts of “The LORD is close to the reason Blessed is he whose all” broken hearted” transgressions are forgiven, He protects all his bones, not whose sins are covered… one of them will be broken

36 Feast 37 Patience 38 Pain 39 Silence 40 Obedience “They feast on the Acrostic Penitential “I will put a muzzle on my I waited patiently abundance of your house” “Delight yourself in the LORD Describes every pain possible mouth” Sacrifice and offering you did “You love, O LORD, reaches and he will give you the “There is no soundness in my not desire, but ears you have to the heavens, your desires of your heart.” flesh because of your pierced; burnt offerings and faithfulness to the skies.” But the meek will inherit the indignation; there is no sin offerings you did not There is no fear of God before land health in my bones because require, Then I said, “Here I his eyes of my sin.” am, I have come – it is written about me in the scroll.

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Psalms: Key Words OT 3210 Psalms Matt Stafford, Instructor 41 Judas 42 Deer 43 Continuation of Ps 42 44 Slaughter 45 Wedding “But you, O LORD, have “As the deer pants for The refrain: Why so Communal lament Your throne, O God, will last mercy on me; raise me up, streams of water, so my soul downcast, O my soul? Why Yet for your sake we face for ever and ever; a scepter of that I may repay them. I pants for you, O God.” so disturbed within me? Put death all day long; we are justice will be the scepter of know that you are pleased “My tears have been my food your hope in God, for I will considered as sheep to be your kingdom. You love with me, for my enemy does day and night” yet praise him, my Savior and slaughtered righteousness and hat not triumph over me.” “Deep calls out to deep in the my God wickedness; therefore God, He who shared my bread, has roar of your waterfalls” your God, has set you above lifted up his heel against me. your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. 46 City 47 Clap 48 Castles 49 Riches 50 Covenant A city with a river Missionary Mount Zion – the city of the The “49’s” Here comes the judge “The LORD Almighty is with “Clap your hands all you great king Wisdom psalm: the eternal The Mighty One, God, YHWH us; the God of is our nations” “Walk about Zion, go around dwelling of the rich are their summons the earth to fortress.” “The nobles of the nations her, number her towers.” tombs. judgment—beginning with “Be still, and know that I am have assembled as the “Death shall be their Israel. True religion. God.” people of God” shepherd, and the upright “The cattle on a thousand shall rule over them in the hills” morning.” 51 Repentance 52 Olive Tree 53 Fool 54 Recoil 55 Dove Penitential The Ballad of that Dirty Dog Almost identical to Ps. 14 but The Ziphites betray Absalom’s rebellion? “Have mercy on me O God” Doeg Elohistic “Let evil recoil on those who “My companion, my close “Create in me a pure heart” “I am like an olive tree “The fool says in his heart, slander me” friend” has betrayed me So that you are proved right flourishing in the house of ‘There is no God’” “Oh that I had the wings of a when you speak and justified God” dove! I would fly far away when you judge. and be at rest.” 56 Tears 57 Dawn 58 Snake 59 Dogs 60 Edom Put my tears in your “Awake my soul! Awake harp Imprecatory When Saul sent men to watch Upon Edom I toss my sandal wineskin/list them on your and lyre! I will awaken the Venomous snake who cannot David’s house. (revenge for their sneaky scroll dawn.” be charmed Dogs roaming the streets on attack) “Be exalted O God, above the (break teeth, slug, stillborn the prowl. Singing in the heavens; let your glory be child, bathe feet in blood of morning. over all the earth” the wicked)

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Psalms: Key Words OT 3210 Psalms Matt Stafford, Instructor 61 Tower 62 Only 63 Thirsting 64 Arrows 65 Harvest “For you have been my “My soul finds rest in God Prayer in the desert Their words are like deadly Hymn for the feast of refuge, a strong tower alone; my salvation comes “O God, you are my God, arrows. But God will shoot tabernacles against the foe.” from him. He alone is my earnestly I seek you; my soul them with his arrows. God’s great harvest of the “Lead me to the rock that is rock and my salvation; he is thirsts for you, my body longs nations parallels the bountiful higher than I.” my fortress, I will never be for you, in a dry and weary harvest of the land “I long to dwell in your tent shaken.” land where there is no forever and take refuge in the water.” shelter of your wings.” 66 Fire and Water 67 Aaron 68 Cloud-rider 69 Poison 70 Hasten Hymn of praise for God’s Missionary God leads his people 2nd most quoted psalm in NT A short psalm: Hurry and save deliverance through fire and “May God be gracious to us triumphantly through the Those who hate me without me! water. and bless us and make his desert to their home. reason / zeal for your house / Hasten, O God, to save “If I had cherished sin in my face shine upon us, that your When you ascended on high, may their eyes be darkened / me….Don’t delay heart, the LORD would not ways may be known on earth, you led captives in your train; may their place be deserted Possibly connected to Psalm have listened.” your salvation among all you received gifts from men. 71 nations.” 71 Old 72 Sheba 73 Slippery Ground 74 Axes 75 Horn David’s last psalm? Of When good things happen to Why did you let them chop “I will cut off the horns of all “Even when I am old and The messianic king to whom bad people. up the temple?!! the wicked, but the horns of gray, do not forsake me, O all nations will bring tribute. “Till I entered the sanctuary “Why do you hold back your the righteous will be lifted God.” All nations will be blessed of God; then I understood hand, your right hand?” up.” “My mouth will tell of your through him, and they will their final destiny.” “It was you who crushed the The prayer of Hannah and salvation all day long.” call him blessed. “Whom have I in heaven but heads of Leviathan.” Mary you? and earth has nothing I desire besides you.” 76 Battle 77 Insomnia 78 Faithless 79 Blood 80 Vine Destruction of Sennacherib’s You kept my eyes from God is faithful when his Destruction of Jerusalem Israel is portrayed as a vine army (2 Kgs 19:35) closing. people are not. A review of They have poured out blood coming out of Egypt, planted “Valiant men lie plundered; God parted the waters of the Israel’s history. He chose like water…Pour out your and flourishing in the land, they sleep their last sleep.” Red Sea – He will make a path David to shepherd his people. wrath on the nations that do now cut and burned. “Surely your wrath against for us. This is the gospel story of the not acknowledge you. “Restore us, O LORD God men brings you praise.” OT. Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.”

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Psalms: Key Words OT 3210 Psalms Matt Stafford, Instructor 81 Honey 82 gods 83 Midian 84 Doorkeeper 85 Meet Listen! YHWH judges the gods Let Israel’s enemies become “How lovely is your dwelling “Love and faithfulness meet “With honey from the rock I “Defend the cause of the like Midian & Sisera (Gideon place / The sparrow has together; righteousness and would satisfy you.” weak and fatherless; and Deborah – the weak found a home peace kiss each other. maintain the rights of the overpower the strong) Better is one day in your Faithfulness springs forth poor and oppressed.” courts. / I’d rather be a from the earth, and I said, “You are ‘gods’” doorkeeper in the house of righteousness looks down my God than dwell in the from heaven.” tents of the wicked.” 86 Forgiving 87 Born in ZION 88 Darkness 89 Rahab 90 Years Of David The LORD will write in the Entirely lament Psalm of Ethan Of “You are forgiving and good, register of the peoples: “This 3 times the psalmist cries out Rahab = Egypt “From everlasting to O Lord, abounding in love to one was born in Zion” to God Long psalm about God’s everlasting you are God” all who call to you” “All my fountains are in you.” “darkness is my closest deeds and attributes, his Vs. the temporal nature of “Among the gods there is friend” covenant promises, followed man none like you.” by a lament over His “Teach us to number our abandonment of his promises days aright that we may gain (i.e. It feels like Israel is back a heart of wisdom” in Egypt)

91 Shelter 92 Palm Tree 93 Waters 94 Vengeance 95 Invitation “He who dwells in the shelter “The righteous will flourish God’s eternal throne “O LORD, the God who “Come, let us sing for joy to of the Most High will rest in like a palm tree…they will still established long ago avenges, O God who avenges, the LORD… the shadow of the Almighty.” bear fruit in old age, they will God is mightier than the shine forth.” Come, let us bow down in He will command his angels stay fresh and green.” chaos of the waters. The LORD knows the thoughts worship…” concerning you to guard all “Holiness adorns your house of man; he knows that they Today, if you hear his voice, your ways… for endless days, O LORD.” are futile. do not harden your hearts… 96 Trees 97 Fire 98 Arm 99 Holy, Holy, Holy 100 Hundredth Let Israel, the nations, and all “The LORD reigns, let the Israel, the nations, and “Holy is the Lord” – 3x Invitation for the whole earth creation praise the LORD as earth be glad, let the distant creation are called to praise Exalt the LORD our God and the worship YHWH creator and judge. shores rejoice. A fire goes God for his coming judgment worship at his holy mountain, “Shout for joy to the LORD, “the trees of the forest sing before him and consumes his “his right hand and his holy for the LORD our God is holy. all the earth. Worship the for joy.’ foes on every side.” arm have worked salvation LORD with gladness; come “Worship the LORD in the Zion and villages of Judah for him.” before him with joyful splendor of his holiness.” rejoice in God’s judgment songs.”

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Psalms: Key Words OT 3210 Psalms Matt Stafford, Instructor 101 Loyalty 102 Days 103 Love 104 Creation 105 Joseph Royal psalm Penitential “Praise the LORD, O my soul” Based on the six days of The story of Israel and God’s The Pledge of a Leader My days vanish… “Forget not all his benefits.” creation with emphasis on faithfulness to his covenant “I will walk in my house with In the beginning you laid the “As far as the east is from the days 3 & 5 (order and a blameless heart. I will set foundations of the earth and west, so far has he removed wisdom) no vile thing before my eyes.” the heavens are the work of our transgressions from us.” He makes his winds his your hands…your years will messengers, flames of fire his never end. servants. 106 Sin 107 Reversal 108 International 109 Cursing 110 King & Priest The story of Israel’s 4 situations where God Combination of Psalms 57 & An imprecation calling for the Most often quoted in NT unfaithfulness to God’s answers and reverses the 60 total obliteration of the The LORD says to my Lord: covenant situation – homeless “Be exalted, O God, above psalmist’s enemies. Applied “Sit at my right hand until I 9 accounts of Israel’s wanderers, captives, rebels, the heavens, and let your to Judas: May another take make your enemies a forgetfulness of God’s divine and sailors glory be over all the earth.” his place of leadership footstool for your feet…You love. are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. 111 God 112 Fear of the Lord 113 Stoop 114 Skip 115 Idols YHWH praised for his works A description of the blessed Passover Passover Passover and his word man. The One enthroned on high, The mountains skipped with Not to us, O LORD, not to us ½ line acrostic with He has scattered abroad his stoops down (incarnation) Israel came out of Egypt but to your name be the glory “Great are the works of the gifts to the poor, his The Magnificat of the OT Reversal of nature Idols are lifeless LORD; they are pondered by righteousness endures He raises the poor from the Those who worship them will all who delight in them.” forever. dust…and seats them with be like them. princes. 116 Helpless 117 Short 118 Stone 119 Law 120 Meshech Passover Passover Passover Longest psalm First of the “Songs of “I love the LORD, for he heard Shortest psalm “This is the day the LORD has A 22 stanza acrostic Ascents” my voice…You have delivered Praise the LORD, all you made.” meditation on the word of Lament from a psalmist who by soul from death, my eyes nations; extol him, all you The stone the builders God. is far from home, a man of from tears, my feet from peoples. rejected has become the “Your word is a lamp to my peace living among a people stumbling, that I may walk capstone; the LORD has done feet and a light for my path.” of war before the LORD in the land this, and it is marvelous in our “Open my eyes that I may see of the living.” eyes…Blessed is he who wonderful things in your comes in the name of the law.” LORD.

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Psalms: Key Words OT 3210 Psalms Matt Stafford, Instructor 121 Guard 122 Jerusalem 123 Servant 124 Escape 125 Mountains Song of Ascents Song of Ascents Song of Ascents Song of Ascents “I lift up my eyes to hills— “I rejoiced with those who “As the eyes of slaves look to “If the LORD had not been on “As the mountains surround where does my help com e said to me, ‘Let us go to the the hand of their master, as our side…Our help is in the Jerusalem, so the LORD from? My help comes from house of the LORD. Our feet the eyes of a maid look to the name of the LORD, the Maker surrounds his people both the LORD, the Maker of are standing in your gates, O hand of her mistress, so our of heaven and earth.” now and forevermore.” heaven and earth.” Jerusalem.’” eyes look to the LORD, our God, till he shows us his mercy.” 126 Sheaves 127 Sons 128 Wife 129 Plow 130 Depths Song of Ascents Song of Ascents Song of Ascents Song of Ascents Song of Ascents “Those who sow in tears will “Unless the LORD builds the “Your wife will be like a “Plowmen have plowed my “Out of the depths I cry to reap with songs of joy. He house…Sons are a heritage fruitful vine within your back and made their furrows you, O LORD…My soul waits who goes out weeping, from the LORD, children a house; your sons will be like long.” for the Lord more than carrying seed to sow, will reward from him…Blessed is olive shoots around your watchmen wait for the return with songs of joy, the man whose quiver is full table.” morning.” carrying sheaves with him.” of them.” 131 Humility 132 Ark 133 Community 134 Night 135 Possession Song of Ascents Song of Ascents Song of Ascents Song of Ascents “For the LORD has chosen “My heart is not proud, O “Let us go to his dwelling “How good and pleasant it is “Praise the LORD, all you Jacob to be his own, Israel to LORD, my eyes are not place; let us worship at his when brothers live together servants of the LORD who be his treasured possession.” haughty…I have stilled and footstool. Arise, O LORD, and in unity…It is like precious oil minister by night in the house quieted my soul; like weaned come to your resting place, poured on the head…it is as if of the LORD.” child with its mother.” you and ark of your might.” the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.” 136 Litany 137 Babylon 138 Kings 139 Knowledge 140 Traps “Give thanks to the LORD, for “By the rivers of Babylon we “May all the kings of the earth “O LORD you have searched “Proud men have hidden a he is good. His love endures sat and wept when we praise you, O LORD, when me and you know me…I snare for me; they have forever.” remembered Zion….O they hear the words of your praise you because I am spread out the cords of their Daughter of Babylon, mouth.” fearfully and wonderfully net and have set traps for me doomed to destruction, made…How precious to me along my path….” happy is he who repays you -- are your thoughts O God! the poison of vipers is on their he who seizes your infants …Search me, O God, and lips. and dashes them against the know my heart; test me and rocks.” know my anxious thoughts.”

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Psalms: Key Words OT 3210 Psalms Matt Stafford, Instructor 141 Incense 142 Prison 143 Justification 144 Daughters 145 Kingdom “May my prayer be set “Set me free from my prison, “Do not bring your servant “Part your heavens, O LORD, “Your kingdom is an before you like incense; may that I may praise your name.” into judgment, for no one is and come down…” everlasting kingdom and your the lifting up of my hands be righteous before you.” and 18 dominion endures through all like the evening sacrifice.” “Then our sons in their youth generations.” will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.” 146 Blind 147 Snow 148 Universal 149 150 Orchestra “Praise the LORD, O my soul. “He determines the number “Praise the LORD from the “Let the saints rejoice in his Praise God! – where I will praise the LROD all my of the stars and calls them heavens…Praise the LORD honor and sing for joy on (heavens) , why (His power & life; I will sing praise to my each by name…Extol the from the earth…He has raised their beds….May the praise of greatness), how (with 7 God as long as I live…The LORD O Jerusalem; praise up for his people a horn.” God be in their mouths and a instruments) and who LORD sets prisoners free, the your God, O Zion….He double-edged sword in their (breathing beings) LORD gives sight to the spreads the snow like wool hands.” Let everything that has blind.” and scatters the frost like breath praise the LORD. ashes.”

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