Tag: Psalms

Psalms 103 – 105 There is a song in Godspell that has lyrics from the first verses of Psalm 103. I didn’t realize before that the song took its lyrics directly from scripture. I had never before thought of Joseph being freed by pharaoh and made ruler of his household as a type of the…

Psalms 98 – 102 These sound like entries in a hymnal. They are meant to praise and teach through bringing the spirit more than simply through a recitation of facts. Again we see another psalm of David.

Psalms 95 – 97 The Israelites in the days of Moses were not prepared to accept the blessings and covenants of the lord because for many generations they had been living as slaves and not teaching each generation of the gospel that had been given to Abraham. Often today we see similar things with new…

Psalms 91 – 94 The promise that “a thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee” is interesting. It seems to be a promise that if we side with the Lord we can walk among the wickedness of our day without partaking of…

Psalms 89 – 90 I began to think for a minute that possibly David’s calling and election had been made sure which would be a reason for him to have confidence that the Lord would not leave him to suffer forever. It then I realized that he would have become a son of perdition had…

Psalms 86 – 88 I thought we had heard the last from David but here is a prayer from David 13 psalms after what was recorded as the last of the prayers of David the son of Jesse. This is an interesting plea: “save me from destruction because if I die I won’t be able…

Psalms 82 – 85 I think these psalms were written as a form of preaching so that as they were performed by the chief musician the people hearing might begin to think of God and ascribe good to Him.

Psalms 79 – 81 When would Asaph have written about Jerusalem being conquered and the temple defiled? I don’t understand why someone would think to claim blessings or revenge based on a covenant they have abandoned. His questions about how many tears They must shed sounds like a child not understanding what the parent knows…

Psalm 78 This sounds like something Alma the younger would have written or said.

Psalms 75 – 77 I get the feeling that in addition to being the king David was also the chief songwriter. Many of his psalms were addressed to the chief musician—often Asaph. After the death of David it seems that Asaph became the chief songwriter and at times he addresses his psalms to “the chief…