Tag: Old Testament

Psalm 143

Introduction Psalm 143 is another psalm of David. And in this psalm he appeals to the Lord his God to hear him as he cries to the Lord for help. He needs help, because there are enemies who are pursuing him and his life is in danger. And once again, David was writing as a … Continue reading Psalm 143 →

Psalm 142

Introduction Psalms 138 to 145 are psalms of David and today's one has a title which tells us that it's about a time when David was in a cave. We know of two occasions when David was in a cave. There may have been more, but the Bible records two occasions only. One is recorded … Continue reading Psalm 142 →

Psalm 141

Introduction Today's psalm is another psalm of David. Psalms 138 to 145 are all psalms of David and I've said before that it's possible that these final psalms of David were a reminder to God's people after the Babylonian exile that God had not forgotten his promise to send his people a new king in … Continue reading Psalm 141 →

Psalm 140

Introduction I mentioned last time that there's a small group of Davidic psalms right at the end of the psalter from Psalm 138 to Psalm 145. And they were a reminder to God's people after the Babylonian exile that the Lord had not forgotten his promise to raise up a new and greater king than … Continue reading Psalm 140 →

Psalm 138

Introduction Back in Psalm 72, which marks the end of Book 2 of the psalms, we were told that the psalms of David were concluded. However, there were three more psalms of David in Books 3 and 4 and there were a few more near the beginning of Book 5. And now, we have several … Continue reading Psalm 138 →

Psalm 137

Introduction Today we come to Psalm 137, which is a psalm that has made it into the pop charts when Boney M released it as a single in 1978 with 'Brown Girl in the Ring' as the B-side. The Boney M version was a cover of a song recorded by The Melodians in 1970. Other … Continue reading Psalm 137 →

Psalm 136

Introduction At the last pre-communion service, we were studying Psalm 119, which is the longest psalm. Since that time, we've gone through the Songs of Ascents which are Psalms 120 to 134. These were psalms for God's people as they made their way up to Jerusalem for one of the annual religious festivals, when God's … Continue reading Psalm 136 →

Ezekiel 18

Introduction Last week I mentioned the pattern which we see in these chapters of Ezekiel, because in these chapters the Lord not only speaks of judgment, but he also speaks of hope and salvation. Last week, we had the strange story of the vine which turned away from the eagle which planted it and it … Continue reading Ezekiel 18 →

Ezekiel 17

Introduction I think we're beginning to see a pattern in Ezekiel, because although the Lord's message about Jerusalem in those days was a message of judgment, the Lord also includes a message of hope and salvation. It was a message of judgment, because as we saw last week, the people of Jerusalem were like the … Continue reading Ezekiel 17 →