Read: Ps. 1-2, 15, 22-24, 47, 68
David’s revelation of who God is and the future amazes me.
Psalm 1 is a chapter I put to memory years ago and still quote it often. What a promise to those who delight in God’s Word: to have the right fruit at the right season and to prosper in all we do!
In Psalm 2, David has learned that there is no weapon the enemy can make that will prosper against God’s people. In the last verse he talks about God’s Son! How does David know God has a Son except by the Spirit?
Psalm 15, like many of his psalms starts with a question. It is like he is asking the question and God is answering. In this psalm he is asking who can constantly live in God’s presence. The answer is the person who walks in truth, whose actions are righteous, who speaks truth and loves others.
Psalm 22 is the psalm that Jesus quoted from the cross. In Jesus’ day the Psalms weren’t numbered so they were named by their first line. Jesus was not saying God had forsaken him but referring to this Psalm so they would know He was fulfilling it. It is a Messianic Psalm. Verse 16 speaks of them piercing his hands and feet and verse 18 talks about them casting lots for his garments.
Psalm 23 is an all-time favorite!
David asks almost the same question in Ps. 24 that he did in Psalm 15: Who can stand before God? The answer is the same: a person with clean hands and a pure heart. This is actually a feast of trumpets Psalm. It speaks of the gates being opened so the King could come in.
Psalm 47 is another feast of trumpet song. The Lord will come back with a shout and the blast of the trumpet.
Psalm 68 speaks of what happens when God has come and touched the earth and what will happen when Jesus returns. His enemies will be scattered. Everything is moved when the presence of God comes.
Lord, You are the God who gives strength and power to your people. Blessed be Your name!
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