Psalm 78 Is The Psalm Of Remembrance

The 23rd Psalm is arguably the most infamous and popular psalms among people in the western world. With 1/3 of the worlds population identifying with an Abrahamic faith (Christian, Jews or Muslin), the psalms play a vital role in the emotions towards God and about God to the believer. This psalm is neither intermingled with prayers, nor does it complain of miseries for the purpose of obtaining relief; but it contains simply a thanksgiving, from which it appears that it was composed when David had obtained peaceable possession of the kingdom, and lived in prosperity, and in the enjoyment of all he could desire. That he might not, therefore, in the time of his great prosperity, be like worldly men, who, when they seem to themselves to be fortunate, God in forgetfulness, and luxuriously plunge themselves into their pleasures, he delights himself in God, the author of all the blessings which he enjoyed. And he not only acknowledges that the state of tranquility in which he now lives, and his exemption from all inconveniences and troubles, is owing to the goodness of God; but he also trusts that through his providence he will continue happy even to the close of his life, and for this end that he may employ himself in his pure worship. It’s a Psalm of journey and of nourishment both along the way and at the end.

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.

‘I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.—Psalm 193’ Olson

Psalms 97 is a General Praise Hymn that celebrates God’s authority over all His creations. The General Praise type has three main sections that includes a call to praise God, an explanation or reasons for praising God, and a renewed call to Praise (Lucas, 2008, p. 2). The General Praise type is evident in Psalms 97 as it begins with a call to Praise God. It mentions, “Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!” (Psalms 97:1, ESV).

I can completely relate to this Psalm because of the many

In the bible, people read it often and most of them like to share scriptures that they think is very important to them because it gets stuck deep down in people’s minds. When it gets stuck, that is when people come out of their comfort zone to reach out to others and read the portions. Psalms 23 and The Sermon on the Mount are one of these scriptures that get stuck deep down in people’s minds. These two found in the Bible, are known for the Shepard of the people, relating to the Lord. Psalm 23 immensely relates to the guidance of the Sermon on the Mount, which is engaged in different stories in the Bible such as Mathew and Mark. In Psalm 23 ( Of David), is found in the old testament of the Bible. It is invoked to help turn around negative thinking

Psalm 29 “Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength,” begins the signal to worship. This call to worship in the beginning of the poem flows smoothly into a praise of his power; the praises chiefly refer to “the voice of the Lord” and its attributes, using abundant natural imagery. The catalogue of characteristics is concluded by a quick closing benediction about how the Lord is king forever and how he will bless his people. Psalm 29 was crafted to credit the Lord with an all-powerful, kingly, yet gracious essence.

Psalm 114 is a praise psalm. This psalm functions to unite Israel in their shared history as a people who God had provided for when they relied on him. Wherever Israel was during the composing of this particular psalm, they likely needed to be reminded of such things as God’s faithfulness. It may be that because of this psalm’s emphasis on God’s dominance of the earth that there was a famine or a long winter Israel had to endure. Whatever their situation, this psalm praises God’s presence, providence, and control over the earth.

Psalm 146 is an important hymn because it is still just as relevant to modern Christians as it was and is for the Jews who offer it as a prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord. The fact that this psalm begins and ends with the word ‘Hallelujah’ is significant because it reminds us Christians that our day should always start and finish with a prayer of praise to God. The reason that we should be grateful to the Lord is because, as Psalm 146 points out, He created the universe and all the wonderful things which it contains, such as ourselves. The gift of life is truly a blessing from God, and it is something that deserves our “life long” praise (v. 2b).

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.

God is our shepherd. He provides for us and keeps us safe. The world is helpless without him. God has provided everything we need to survive. This psalm is the only psalm that I read and actually liked.

When many people think of Psalms they think of it as just a book of songs but, in reality it is so much more than just that. Yes, Psalms is mainly made of songs but, these songs have so much life, wisdom, and emotion fused into them. When a Psalm is read the emotions of the author can be felt because no matter the subject, whether it’s God’s love, mercy, justice, strength, or any other attribute of God, the Word touches a person in a way others might not. As the book progresses a person discovers more about God’s character, His everlasting love and reign. Psalms is a perfect example of how a person should praise God and glorify Him. It teaches so much truth and knowledge within its songs of praise which are sometimes overlooked. Psalms

Psalm 70 is a prayer for those who seeks God salvation. The story behind this psalm is that David asked God for help. “Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly. LORD, to help me”. He asked for his help because he an enemy is going to kill him. “May those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace” David’s emamy thought he had beaten him so he said “Aha! Aha!” which brings me to the next verse “May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their shame.” God did come and helped David, he want anyone who seeks God be rejoice and always say “ The LORD is great” but at the end he still need help because he is poor and needy so he continue to seek out God.

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

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.