The Imagery And Symbolism Of David In The Book Of Psalm 65

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

This has 6 verses, at first he questions God then he calls God out. But then he worshiped God, he thanks God. For the things he have done for him. David was feeling hopeless, so he called on God. Just like in Carrie Underwood- “ Jesus take the wheel”. The young adult called for God when she felt powerless.

The historical context delivers two distinctly different accounts of the purpose of the hymn. Both David and Solomon stand as the possible writers of Psalm 24 with liturgical intercession remaining the focus. The focus is on the creative nature of YHWH and the unlimited honor and reverence due unto him. The psalmist passionately

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.

David knew that no amount of good works he had done, could rectify his guilty state before God. His position of prophet and king did not obligate God to him. David’s longing to be reconciled to God was granted by God’s compassionate acquittal of David despite his guilt. Moo explains that, “David’s words from the psalm confirm Paul’s basic point…a person’s relationship with God comes not by works but by God’s gracious act.” A further examination of David’s proclaimed blessing reveals the state of “being fortunate, happy because of circumstances, favored, and privileged.” William Sanday represents this state of blessedness well by stating, “…David in Psalm 32 describes how God pronounces happy (in the highest sense) those to whom He attributes righteousness without any reference to work.” Paul’s focus on the blessed state of the forgiven sinner in verse 6 is qualified by his citing of David’s proclamation of blessing in psalm 32:

The voyage to lingering wage can be loaded with disappointment, shamefulness, and things in life that pitilessly attempt and keep us from being awesome. Oh my goodness the uplifting story of David and how he at long last came to enormity.

In Psalms, we see a collection of lyrical poetry, songs and prayers. Many of these were written by King David himself. The book covers almost the entire gamut of human emotion, from sorrow to joy, from doubt to faith.

In the Christian Bible, King David penned psalm after psalm filled with sadness and despair. Psalm 6: 3: reads, “My soul is in deep anguish”, and Psalm 6:6-7: “All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow”.

Psalm 145:8-9, 15 & 16: It tells how the Lord is gracious full of compassion. He is a patient God, he is good to all and how he sent his commandments on things that needed to be obeyed.

Adoration is the process of praising God for what he is. This is seen throughout the Psalms in a category known as the Descriptive Praise Psalms, such as Psalm 117. Descriptive Praise Psalms can be broken up into three distinct parts: a call to praise, the cause for praise, and a conclusion. These parts can clearly be discerned within Psalm 117. The call to praise, “Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!,” the cause for praise, “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever,” and the conclusion, “Praise the Lord” (Psalm 117 ESV). In the same way, the adoration section of our prayers should be structure in a similar manner. The next letter, C, stands for confession. The Penitential Psalms, such as Psalms 51, are the guides to this area of our prayer life. In the Penitential Psalms, the psalmist takes time to examine their thoughts, words, and deeds and the motives and desires that drive them. The psalmist then calls on the Lord for mercy, confessing the specific ways in which they have sinned. Thanksgiving is the T in ACTS. The outline for prayers of thanksgiving can be found in the Declarative Praise Psalm. These psalms, like the Descriptive Praise Psalms, can be divided into three categories: the call for praise, a report of deliverance, and the act of praise. This can be seen in Psalm 30. In verses 1-3, the psalmist provides the report of deliverance proclaiming, “O Lord my

From the beginning the revelation of God was an accumulation of people’s/man’s expectations of what and who they wanted God to be. “By some, God was expected to work by redirecting the stream of earthly events, mis-lug up as a Messiah a second David who should restore the lost glories of Israel’s golden age. By others the coming of the Messiah was looked for as the appearance of a supernatural celestial being who should not redirect, but put an end, to history; and some held that this would be done by the direct action of God Himself, acting as his own Messiah”( Streitferdt para.1). I agree with the idea that God, who was manifested into a fleshly being, Jesus, did pre-exist before his birth at Bethlehem. In Psalm 110 David says this, “The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool” (KJV Bible). Here David had a revelation about the Mesiah. The Lord (present), indicating to David that there would be a Mesiah (future).

Psalm 40:3 David again instructs us about our song in this verse. Many of David’s psalms deal with specific themes and primarily focus on praise to God. However, this verse also tells us about the power of our song. The psalmist writes, “many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.” The “new song” that David writes about set him apart from those around him.

This poses a challenge to the modern Christian?s understanding and way of worship and begs for a re-examination of whether or not the Psalms should play a more pivotal role in worship. Wenham purports that the current approach to reading Psalms is where one reads what he wishes and ignores what he chooses, then later forgets what he had read. This approach is not empowering and life sustaining. It falls short and limits the development of

This psalm is a difficult psalm to break down due to differences in structure but also in it’s nature. This psalm is about the creator of the

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).