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Psalm 32 Our discussion last week left off with the David’s confession in verse 5 and God’s complete and immediate forgiveness. Notice David says “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”. This brings to remembrance an important parable of the Lord Jesus in Luke 15:17-24 the Prodigal Son says “I will arise and […] Psalm 32 There are at least 6 important introductory truths we need to understand before beginning our study of Psalm 32: Psalm 32 is the 2nd of the 7 “Penitential Psalms”. The Penitential Psalms are Psalms of Repentance or Psalms of Sorrow Over Sin. Psalms 6, 38, 32, 51, 102, 130, and 143 are […] Psalm 31 This is the 3rd longest Psalm in our studies thus far, only 18 and 22 are longer. There are also several very unique literary features to Psalm 31: It has both captivated and comforted the characters of the BibleAnd whilst this great poem has encouraged many of God’s servants it has likewise […] Psalm 30 Now then, perhaps the most striking literary feature of Psalm 30 is its usage of stark contrasts. We count around 13 of them: lifted “up” versus “going down”God who helped versus enemies who gloatedserious sickness versus renewed healththreat of the “grave” versus lifephysical suffering versus praise and thankfulness to GodGod’s “anger” versus […] Psalm 29 The ancient Hebrew people were surrounded by other cultures that worshiped many gods. The Jews were constantly interacting with these peoples both positively and negatively. Sometimes through peaceful trade and commerce but other times in political strife and even warfare. Perhaps the most unfortunate aspect of Hebrew/Canaanitic relations was the temptation for […] Psalm 28 Perhaps no other text illustrates the teaching of Psalm 28 better than Luke 18:1-8. And this story speaks to the realities of the 28th Psalm. Sometimes we are not willing to persevere in our prayers and requests before God. Psalm 28 shows us how to persevere in prayer. Let us take note […] Psalm 27 “To cause us to trust the Lord amid the changing moods of faith” The moods of faith are always changing. At the beginning of this Psalm we have David on top of the world praising the Lord but in the last verses he becomes very sad in his spirit. It is not […] |
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