Light & Shade: An Exegetical Brief of Psalms 27

"I pray to the God within me for the strength to ask Him the real questions." (p.5)

Application: In this passage, the promise of Psalm 2:12 is affirmed; if you take refuge in God, you will be happy. The final words of Psalm 31 are not directed toward God but to the congregation. David takes the position of an instructor and gives words of advice that can still be applied to today's times: "Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord" (v. 24). Although David spent the majority of this passage calling out to God to save him and be his refuge from his enemies (v. 1-6, 9-18) he never failed to acknowledge who God is and remained

“I pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions.” (5)

At this time in the ancient world a tent was used as God’s holy place, and this tent was located on the holy hill. The psalmist also asks in verse 1 who may go on the holy hill where the temple is located. It seems as though the psalmists would actually like to go to this holy place for themselves but is reserved about actually going because he knows that God has strict limitations as to who can actually enter the holy temple.

The author of Psalm 78 writes with intentions of giving hope to people after the Northern disaster in 721 BCE. He is attempting to get the people to not lose their faith in God. He does this by reminding his readers of three key things, the first being how much both they and their ancestors disobeyed God. This is an attempt by the author to show the people it was only a matter of time before something like this happened. You cannot continue to disobey God and expect him to keep providing for you. The second reminder is about Gods power. Throughout this Psalm the reader is reminded of Gods divine power, and the past miracles that have been bestowed on the Israelites. The third and final reminder comes at the end of the Psalm, where the people are reminded that God handpicked the tribe of Judah, and handpicked David. This reminds the people to never forget they are the chosen people and God handpicked them. All three of these themes combine to produce the authors message-- As long as we trust in God we will be ok, we are the chosen people, and we have the greatest and most powerful God there could be.

BIB-370 Themes and Psalms Worksheet: Social and Religious Analysis Instructions: Complete the following questions about Psalm 3 and Psalm 34 with a minimum of 75 words per question using complete sentences. Use required readings, one or more references for each psalm, and any information from the superscriptions of the psalm in your responses. Ensure that you properly cite references when answering the questions on this worksheet. Psalm 3 1.

This paper provides a summary and an assessment of the approach for determining the relationship of a psalm to Jesus the Messiah proposed by Richard P. Belcher Jr. in his book The Messiah and the Psalms: Preaching Christ from all the Psalms . This paper also provides an analysis of Psalm 45 and whether Psalm 45 should be used to teach on the church as the bride of Christ. Lastly, this paper provides an analysis of Psalm 22 and whether Psalm 22 speaks of the Messiah.

The attendance of the Lord as shepherd is present throughout the Holy Bible. Whether being accountable of the primary duty of providing animals with sufficient food and water, protecting the sheep, or just plain caring for the sheep like David, the responsibility of the shepherd is making sure every facet of a sheep’s life is taken care of. The rationale of this paper is to give an exposition of Psalm 23, while reflecting on Psalms as a whole, in order to give adequate evidence for arriving at a conclusion that proves the LORD is the only necessity in an individual’s life in regards to the role of a servant.

Psalms is the book most Christians turn to in times of trouble. Psalms is full of poetry expressing a multitude of characters responding to God with song. A person is having a tough day like David and in need of encouragement or a person full of such praise and joy they are unable to put into words, there is a psalm to fit every occasion. The book of Psalms was written between the time of Moses in 1440 B.C. and the Babylonian captivity in 586 B.C. to the people of Israel. Psalms parallels many historic events. Some of the events covered include: David’s flight from Saul, the destruction of the city and temple, David’s adultery with Bathsheba, David’s flight from Absalom, and Asaph retelling the history of the Jewish nation from their time

The overall structure of the Psalm is that it is broken into two halves. The first half of the psalm is God’s creation. The second half deals with God’s Word. Though they are both different they both share the common theme of god revealing Himself to mankind. Inside of these halves the author uses different parallelism. In the first verse we see synonymous parallelism, using the heavens and skies to make the point that they are telling of God’s Work. In the seventh verse we see synthetic parallelism showing the progression from perfection to restoration of the imperfect.

Eight major theologies in the Book of Psalms include: Hamartiology, Salvation, Pneumatology, Christology, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Angelology, and Theology. Another significant theology is the, “conception of God as an all-powerful and all-knowing being who always existed and who would always exist,” (“Psalm Themes”). This theology is seen in a number of Psalms, specifically those sung with adoration and joy but also those sung in pain and distress. In addition to this, “The psalms portray God as the creator, ruling over and delighting in all that exists. They also portray God as the redeemer who works in history and delivers the people from their enemies” (The Oxford Encyclopedia…). As seen throughout the Psalms, God is the Creator, Deliverer, and

Where the Psalm speaks of the human life that we must spend with our Lord and also refers to evil and the devil

He is unsure how he should call upon the Lord (3). He points out that it is his faith,

Since Psalm 119 is a Psalm of reverence go God and His Word, Scripture is referenced repeatedly. The Psalm is unique and outstanding for its recurring reference to God’s written revelation. Scripture is

A synopsis of Psalm 90 is that man God is eternal, man is finite. Therefore man should repent of his sin, turn from his wicked way and be restored to the dwelling place of the Lord God. Also, because man’s days are numbered, he should seek to be the most productive during his youth as to reflect the glory of God. There is safety and peace in God’s design. good This theme of vocation and purpose is a constant theme in the both the Hebrew and Christian scriptures.