Psalm Notes

• Author: , Asaph, , , , Hamen, and Unknown • Date: 1520 – 420 B.C. (1100 years)

• Key Verses: 95:6 • Key words: Praise – 176, Blessed, bless, and blessing 92 times

Purpose To provide a book of devotions for the Lord’s people. To communicate the heart of . Almost every mood of the soul is expressed in the book. The Lord has communicated to us His entire revelation through Psalm

Outline of

Book 1 ( 1 – 41 ) Largely of David (37 out of 41)

Book 2 ( 42 – 72 ) Nineteen of these are by David. General subject of the sufferings of the godly and their dealings.

Book 3 ( 73 – 89 ) Psalm emphasizing God’s dealings with from the beginning of the nation to the final blessing. Book 4 ( 92 – 106 ) The sufferings and afflictions of God’s people to end with the Lord’s reign.

Book 5 ( 107 – 150 ) These emphasize the Word of God.

The in pictured both in sufferings and

glorious return. Closes with chorus.

The Psalms are grouped into Notes Various Sections

1. Psalms of Prophecy 2, 16 and 22

2. Psalms of Thanksgiving 18

3. Psalms of Adoration 8 and 29

4. Psalms of Supplications 26

5. Psalms of Instruction 32 and 44

6. Psalms of Confession 51

7. Psalms of Penitence 6, 32, 38, 51, 102,130, and 143

8. Psalms of History 105 and 106

9. Psalms of Judgment 109 and 140

Jesus found in the Psalms

Messiah would be the Son of God (Ps 2:7, 12, Matt 17:5)

Messiah would be resurrected (Ps 16:8-10, Acts 13:30-37)

Messiah would be despised & crucified (Ps 22:6-8, 14,

Luke 23:21-23, Matt 27:35)

Messiah would be hated without cause (Ps 69:4, Luke 23:13-22)

Messiah would be Lord, seated at the right (Ps 110:1,5, 1 Pet 3:21-22)

Messiah would be in the line of (Ps 110:4, Heb 6:17-20)

Messiah would be the 'stone' rejected by the (Ps 118:22, Matt Notes 21:42-43)

Key Messianic Psalms: Chapters 2, 8, 16, 22, 45, 69, 89, 109, 110, 118

Interesting facts: The book of Psalms is the longest book in the . The 119th Psalm is a longest chapter in the whole Bible. The 117th Psalm is the shortest chapter in the Bible and located in the middle. When the is quoted in the by someone, over one third of all the quotes are from the Psalms

WHERE TO FIND HELP, When Afraid ...... Psa 34:4 Anxious ...... Psa 46 Backsliding ...... Psa 51 Depressed ...... Psa 34 Disaster Threatens ...... Psa 91; Psa 118:5 Discouraged ...... Psa 23; Psa 42:6-11; Psa 55:22 Facing a Crisis ...... Psa 121 Faith Fails ...... Psa 42:5 Friends Fail ...... Psa 41:9-13 Leaving Home ...... Psa 121 Lonely ...... Psa 23 Needing God’s Protection ...... Psa 27:1-6, Psa 91 Needing Guidance ...... Psa 32:8 Overcome ...... Psa 6 Prayerful ...... Psa 4, 42 Protected ...... Psa 18:1-3 ; Psa 34:7 Sick or in Pain ...... Psa 38 Sorrowful ...... Psa 51 Tempted ...... Psa 1; Psa 139:23 Thankful ...... Psa 100 Traveling ...... Psa 121 Trouble, in ...... Psa 16; Psa 31 Weary ...... Psa 90

Psalm 22, 23, 24 are a trilology - cross, crook, crown. is David’s foretelling of the Crucifixion, is the Shepherd Psalm as symbolized by the Crook and is the Crown Psalm welcoming the King. Psalm 23 is a Psalm for all occasions, whether in Notes times of sadness or joy, for the deathbed, for and for wedding. is on the two ways of life, one that leads to heaven, the other to hell.

Psalm 8 - The wonders of creation - Natural revelation, Supernatural revelation. - Joy of forgiven. - Rescue from the “tiger’s mouth”. - Sickness reminds of vanity of life. - Psalm for the depressed. - Send out the Light and the Truth - Luther’s Fortress Psalm - Psalm for the Rich Fool - Examination of the Church Goer - Penitential Psalm - David vs Atheism - Moses’ Psalm of Life - God is our Shield from Danger - Psalm for the Sabbath Day - Call to - Psalm of the Christian Home - Reminder to Thanksgiving - Psalm against Idols - Travelers’ Psalm

Psalm 122 - Exhortation to go to Church - Encouragement to Beginners -28 - Psalm for House Blessing - In Praise of Christian Unity - The , Omniscience, Omnipotence and of God