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Psalm 61 When I think of the words to William O. Cushing’s famous hymn, “Oh, Safe to the Rock that is Higher Than I” he must have been inspired by Psalm 61:2: O safe to the rock that is higher than I My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly; So […] Psalm 60 Psalm 60 is the final Historical Psalm which is set during the lifetime of David. The title is the longest introduction found in the all the Psalter. It says: “when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley […] Psalm 59 Psalm 59 is a Historical Psalm which is set during the lifetime of David. Please notice the inscription in the heading of the 59th Psalm. It is written about the time “when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him”. The full story is found in I Samuel […] Psalm 58 There was a time in the not too distant past where the words recorded in the 58th Psalm would have seemed unreal in American politics and society. Psalm 58 is all about evil rulers. Those of you who are fortunate enough to remember the pleasant days of the American political scene will […] Psalm 57 David experienced betrayal at the hand of the self-serving foreigner; the evil Doeg in Psalm 52. Then, after freeing the people of Ziph from a Philistine invasion in Psalm 54 David is betrayed by his own countrymen; this added insult to injury because the people of Ziph should have protected David. In Psalm […] Psalm 56 What can man do to me? — Quite a lot actually! In fact, I have a brief sampling from the news headlines since we met last Sunday: On Friday, a lone gunman opened fire in a Fedex facility in Indianapolis, killing himself, making a total of 8 people dead.Protests and riots in […] If one were to group Psalms 51-55 into a group and give them a basic thrust or message it would be that these Psalms are “Psalms of Betrayal” David betrayed Urijah, Bathsheba, the child and the people of Israel because He first betrayed God through neglecting the precious reality to which the sacrifices and […] |
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