Psalms
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Importance of the Psalms
Relevant ( we find help in the Psalms ) Ask favorite Psalms, verses from the Psalms..
Theological ( we find attributes of God in the Psalms )
Express our thoughts and feelings.
Filled with Praise
Filled with Prayer
Each and every Psalm is unique, and the uniqueness comes from the Forms. The Forms help us understand the passage.
Psalms is Poetic… It communicates not just information but experiences. We see the depths of those who write these psalms…
It uses things like figures of speech.
We see Similes A is like B.
Ex.. Ps 52:8
8 But I am like a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
forever and ever.
Metaphors A is B
Ex. Ps 115:9
9 O Israel, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
Personification
non-human A is human b
8 Let the rivers clap their hands;
let the hills sing for joy together
9 before the Lord, for he comes
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
Word Pictures
2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 Fire goes before him
and burns up his adversaries all around.
4 His lightnings light up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples see his glory.
Identical Parallelism
1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
Synonymous parallelism Synonymous parallelism is a poetic literary device which involves the repetition of one idea in successive lines.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
Antithetical parallelism Antithetical parallelism provides an antithesis, or contrast. A verse containing antithetical parallelism will bring together opposing ideas in marked contrast. Instead of saying the same thing twice, it says one thing and then a different thing.
ps 20:7-8
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand upright.
Synthetic parallelism Synthetic parallelism involves the completion or expansion of the idea of the first part in the second part.
ps 46:7
7 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
In the Psalms we see things like Acrostics An acrostic poem is a poem in which the first letter (or sometimes the first syllable) of each line spells out a word, name, or sentence.
Longest is Psalms 119 where it has every single letter in the Hebrew alphabet is listed.
The Psalms make up 5 books.
1-41
42-72
73-89
90-106
107-150
The Psalms have 116 Superscriptions. 110 have a proper name and 74 mention David.
Some are anonymous. 12 for Asaph 12 under David. Korahites 12, Haggai 3, Zechariah 3, 2 Soloman. Moses had 1.
Psalms developed overtime. Certain Individuals wrote the Psalms. Under David the Psalms went to Jerusalem, then his son Soloman developed them more. Exile led to more collection of the Psalms and more Psalms then finally they were brought together.
There are many themes in the Psalms, Worship 85Faith 75Prayer: Petition 70Thankfulness 62God: Providence 60Righteousness 57God: Faithfulness 56God: Love 56Music 55Salvation 54God: Power 52Joy 49Eternity 47Evil 45Grief 43Persecution 43Blessing 41Holiness 41Reverence 41God: Mercy 36Tabernacle 36Glory 35Creation 33God: Sovereignty 33Justice 32Prayer 31Death 28God: Wrath 28Honor 26Honesty 25Suffering 25Happiness 24Judgment 23God: Grace 22God: Presence 21Guidance 21Poverty 21Pride 21Humility 20Revelation 20Sin 20Family: Children 19Hope 19Obedience 18Patience 18Power 18Promises 18Redemption 18Wisdom 17Speech 16Education 15Peace 15Sacrifice 15Stress 15Complaining 14Holidays: Thanksgiving 14Commitment 13God: Knowledge 13Heaven 13Law 13Slander 13Victory 13Covenant 12Discipline 12Forgiveness 12Prophecy: Jesus 12Fear 11Injustice 11Mission 11Repentance 11Confession 10Encouragement 10Violence 10Character 9Doubt 9Miracles 9Purity 9Stewardship 9Watchfulness 9Assurance 8Election 8Foolishness 8Idolatry 8Killing 8Prayer: Intercession 8War 8Wealth 8Angels 7Anger 7Beauty 7Depression 7Friendship 7Healing 7Loneliness 7Truth 7Weakness 7Comfort 6Courage 6Family: Fathers 6Mercy 6Revenge 6Apostasy 5Atheism 5Blasphemy 5Clothing 5Conflict 5Discouragement 5Giving 5Greed 5Kingdom of God 5Perseverance 5Revival 5Alcohol 4Atonement 4Eschatology: Resurrection 4God: Father 4Government 4Guilt 4Holidays: Fathers 4Restoration 4Sabbath 4Sanctity of Life 4Scripture 4Service 4Sickness 4Submission 4Work 4Adoption 3Calling 3Creativity 3Economics 3Envy 3Family 3Fasting 3Freedom 3Holidays: Memorial 3Holy Spirit 3Justification 3Money 3Profanity 3Temptation 3Borrowing 2Church and State 2Contentment 2Counseling 2Family: Mothers 2Gluttony 2Good Works 2Holidays: Mothers 2Jesus: Epiphany 2Jesus: Resurrection 2Legalism 2Love 2Marriage 2Neighbors 2Baby Dedication 1Church: Fellowship 1Conversion 1Creation: Renewal 1Debt 1Discipleship 1Eschatology: Last Judgment 1Family: Parents 1Family: Wives 1Holidays: New Years 1Hypocrisy 1Jealousy 1Jesus: Humanity 1Leadership 1Parables 1Prophecy 1Shame 1Stealing 1Vision 1Women 1idolatry 1
By mainly the Psalms are known by there Genre. The Genres are Praise, Lament, Royal, Wisdom, Thanksgiving, Trust, and Hymn.
Tonight I want to Start by looking the Wisdom Psalms.
The wisdom Psalms make up Psalm 1, 19, 37, 49, 50, 73, 78, 112, and 119.
They are also known as the Torah Psalms. These Psalms help us enjoy life.
1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
This Psalm at first did go by Psalm one rather it was an introduction to the whole book of Psalms. But at the time of Jesus this was not the case it was known as the first Psalm. This Psalm is an encouragement to read the Psalms, and see them as the truth, and for guidance.
As we read this Psalm we saw the two ways.. Righteousness and Wickedness.
Genre Wisdom Book1 Attribution Anonymous Structure Chiasm Themes: Blessing Commitment Counseling Discipleship Discipline Education Evil God: Knowledge Holidays: New Years Judgment Law Obedience Righteousness Scripture.
One man said, Three such comparisons are offered: (1) guilt by association (1:1–2); (2) identifying fruits (2:3–4); (3) ultimate consequences (1:5–6). In addition, the first and fifth verses intentionally employ similar terms and motifs of standing in the public assembly to drive home the contrast between the ultimate destiny of the righteous and the wicked.
The psalm is, then, an exhortation—through positive and negative examples—to adopt the fruitful and satisfying life characterized by immersion in God. Then and only then will the faithful find themselves on the “way” that is blazed and watched over by God himself.
This Psalm starts with this idea that the righteous man stands not with the wicked. And he is in fact blessed for that very thing.
But you may have noticed that there is a progression here. From walking, to standing, to siting. Now if you remember many months ago this sounds like something we read in the Dt. Dt. 6:7
7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
This is the counter for not walking, standing, and sitting with those who walk in the ways of the world. The greatest weapon in the world is the word of God.
The text describes these who dont walk with the Lord as Wicked, Sinners, and Scoffers.
Wicked are those who are guilty of breaking the law.
Sinners- are those lives who are dominated by sinful actions. This isn’t just the a sin here or their but someone who makes a practice of cont to sin over and over again.
Scoffers- Prov 21:24
24 “Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.
And the Psalmist says to those who read this there is a better way. Not a way of the Wicked, or the Sinners, or the Scoffers. But one who Delights in the law of the Lord. Notice how it says it though day and night, that means all the time.
Meditation implies that you are constantly thinking and being in the word of God.
Like I mentioned a little while ago the greatest way to not walk in the evil of the world is being in the word.
So we see the result of being fruitful in the next few verses…
Psalm 1:3 is very much like Jer 17:7-8
7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.
8 He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
In Psalm 1:3. It says the person who delights in the law of the Lord is like a tree, Deeply Rooted, planted, not just planted in some sort of shade either, but planted by steams of water, and I love the truth in that statement. So someone who leans on the word of God is planted, rooted into the ground, so when the storms come he can’t be uprooted, but even better he is planted by steams of water. Steams never run dry, and neither does those who are immersed in the word of God.
As a result of those things they will bear fruit. bear good that does not wither.
And the Psalmist says the wicked are not like that… I like what one man said, “those who have rooted themselves in evil and have drawn their nourishment and delight from their association with the wicked will dry up and blow away. While the rooted and watered tree exudes an aura of endurance and stability, the unnourished wicked have no permanence. In the process of winnowing, the lightweight and useless chaff—the husk of grain that has been loosened from the kernel by beating—is swept away when the prepared grain is tossed into a strong wind, allowing the heavier seed to fall to the ground to be gathered. The contrast is acute: between fruitful tree and useless chaff; between well-watered stability and dry, dusty, windblown impermanence.
The Consequences…
Those who enjoy the counsel of the wicked will be cut off from the righteous.
Psalms, Volume 1 Ultimate Consequences (1:5–6)
knowledge is the end result of experience and relationship. Thus, the “way of the righteous” is one that God knows well from experience because he has traveled it before and knows all its twists and turns. He is the great pathfinder who has blazed the safe and secure trail for those who come behind. By contrast, the way of the wicked seeks to explore territory in which God is absent and consequently will lead to separation from God and destruction.
This Psalm has many applications for us.
One man said.. One never reaches the bottom of the well from which God’s life-giving water flows.
The importance of Medication on the Word of God.
The understanding of life and death and right and wrong.
13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Hebrew 4:12-16
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Wisdom is best found in Christ.
