Notes On The Messiah And The Psalms By Richard P. Belcher Jr.

Observation: According to the superscription, For the director of music. A Psalm of David we know the psalmist is David although superscriptions were added later. This psalm can be classified as an individual lament, presenting the aspects representative of that genre that is scattered about in the passage. It is believed it was written when David was persecuted by Saul; various passages correspond specifically to the inadequate escapes he had. There is no historical context to know if it was written upon any of the occasions of David's attempted escapes at Keilah, then in the wilderness of Maon and also in the cave in En-Gedi. This Psalm is a mixture of prayer, praise, and declaration of confidence in God. Although the writer of this

In order to understand the context of Psalm 18, one must first understand the book as a whole. The title of the book comes from the Greek word psallo which means “to pluck”, referencing the stringed instruments that normally accompanied the singing of the psalms. The psalms are composed by many people including David, Moses, Solomon, songs of Korah and Asaph. Psalm 18 states that it was written by King David, for which there is no concrete evidence to contradict. However there are some factors that may offer insight into the authorship, which will be spoken on later. The book of Psalms is often divided into five sections: Psalms 1-41, 42-72, 73-89, 90-106, and 107-150. The divide is considered to follow the Pentateuch which is separated in this manner for the temple worship. Each section ends with a doxology which summarizes and gives praise for the Psalms that came before it. Overall, the intent of the book of Psalms is to concentrate and dwell on God.

Although by observing the Psalms it can be seen that they are used for teaching and instruction, they also seem like windows into how Christians truthfully relate with God in every conceivable situation. Indeed, the main point of the Psalms seems to be communication with God.

There are 150 psalms in the Book of Psalms that were written over the span of 800 years. Most of the Psalms written were made to be sung. There are two main genres of Psalms, which are laments and hymns. David is know to have written 73 psalms, Asaph wrote 12, the sons of Korah wrote 11, Solomon wrote 2, Moses wrote 1 and 50 are anonymous . Although 50 were anonymous, David was certainly the author of the majority of the Psalms.

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.

Belcher presents an overview of several possible approaches to interpreting the Psalms, particularly in regards to determining a psalms potential relation to Jesus as Messiah. Belcher finds strengths and weaknesses in each of the approaches but ultimately finds them all lacking to some extent and proposes his own approach, the Christological Approach. The foundation of Belcher’s Christological Approach is based on Jesus’ teaching in Luke 24:26-27, 44-47. According to Belcher, these verses explain that “the comprehensive nature of Jesus’ reference to the Old Testament is meant to demonstrate that all the Old Testament speaks of Jesus in some way, not merely those texts commonly accepted as ‘Messianic’. Thus Jesus himself gives the divine authorization for reading all the Old Testament in reference to him.” Belcher further explains that because of Jesus’ statement “in Luke 24:44 that the things written about him in the Old

What remains fascinating to me from this book is the Israelites ability to preserve these massive collections of psalms even after the destruction of the temple and subjection to a foreign religion in Babylon for a long time. Their discipline to pass on these psalms from one person to another through singing and reciting demonstrate how significant these psalms were to them. What adds value to this book more is the author’s ability not only to introduce the psalms, but offer tips to the readers on how to read the psalms better to understand them

Subramanian explores the history of the second temple judaism to get a better understanding for the prophetic reading of Psalms, and uses those readings to compare it to the synoptic gospels understanding of the messianic fulfillment of Jesus of Nazareth. Searching into the readings of Psalms, David is widely accepted as a prophet by predicting the future in the Davidic Psalms of the Septuagint. With the understanding of the Davidic Psalms, Subramanian indicates that the authors of the New Testament, are on a mission to prove that Jesus

What is God’s character, the greatest commandment Mathew 22:36 love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Faith, hope and love Corithinians 13:13 cannot separate grace and truth because they are connected in a powerful

The book “Psalms As Torah” provides both insight and perspective as to the Psalms, and the Psalter. Its main premise is to explore the ethical perspective to the Psalms, moreover to highlight the ethical instruction provided. Psalms As Torah is a book in which the author seeks to bring attention to the premise that the Psalms, while mostly thought of as songs or hymns, are in addition a handbook, providing guidelines to the law of the old testament . The application of ethics, along with the law of the Old Testament is discussed throughout the book. The Psalms and the Psalter are discussed, along with the importance of various Psalms for different occasions and days of the week . The Psalms are also shown to be guidelines for how people

Barnes, Albert. Psalms. Notes on the Old Testament: Explanatory and Practical, vol. 1. Edited by Robert Frew. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1950.

The Old Testament Psalms included many references to the kingdom of God. For example, Psa 145:13(KJV) “Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.” The psalmist speaks of God’s rule, sovereignty, and power. So, Jesus’ purpose was to enlighten the people, mainly His disciples, as to a new way of understanding about the kingdom of

Genre: The genre of Psalm 139 is Hebrew poetry, simply because the psalms were written in Hebrew and are a collection of poems and laments. The first principle of interoperation is that the psalms blend experience, emotion, and theology. This should be taken into account while reading the poem in order that the reader does not simply skip over the theology by only focusing on experience and emotion. The second interoperation principle is that each psalm should be read as a whole. Verses of psalms should not be taken out of context, in doing this the reader may distort the meaning of the psalm. Another interpretation principle to take into consideration is the different genres of psalms such as: laments, thanksgiving, hymns of praise, wisdom, and songs of trust. With that being said, Psalm 139 not only falls under the Hebrew poetry genre, but is also classified as a psalm of trust. Lastly, the fourth interpretation principle is that parallelisms are used. In other words, ideas correlate in many different ways such as: synonymously, antithesis, intensifying, specifying, and synthetically.

The Book of Psalms is the Book of Prayer. Whoever wants to learn to pray let him pray to David and whoever prays with the psalms, David shall be a teacher for him, how he should pray as a father that shall hold his son's hand to teach him how to write. In the Book of Psalms we know ourselves and the weaknesses and pitfalls that are in us and we find in this travel fall and the advancement of prayers of repentance and thanksgiving and praise. Psalms are filled with many prophecies concerning the incarnation, pain and resurrection of the Lord. It is the greatest witness to the life of the Lord Jesus, so Peter said that David is a prophet (Acts 30: 2).

The last segment of the Psalm is Moses’ appeal to God for him to return his presence to his people: “Return, O LORD, how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.” Not only should God return, but Moses asks for complete restoration and for God to bless the work of man: “Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.