Introduction Today's psalm, like the one we studied last week, is an acrostic poem so that, if you disregard the opening 'Praise the Lord', the remaining twenty-two lines begin with each successive letter in the Hebrew alphabet. As I said when we were studying the acrostic poems in the book of Lamentations recently, the writer … Continue reading Psalm 112 →

Introduction We've been studying the book of Lamentations on Sundays evenings and I've explained that chapters 1 to 4 of Lamentations are what are known as acrostic poems. That means that each verse in each poem begins with each successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. And Psalm 111 is also an acrostic poem, because if … Continue reading Psalm 111 →

Introduction Psalm 110 is the most frequently quoted psalm in the New Testament. And the reason it's quoted so frequently is because it speaks so very clearly of Christ our Saviour, who is also Christ our King and Priest. And it's about how he's now seated in heaven at the right hand of God the … Continue reading Psalm 110 →

Introduction You'll see from the title of today's psalm that it's for the director of music and it's a psalm of David. And actually it's a psalm of lament, which means David is calling on the Lord for help because of the trouble he's in. He's pouring out his heart to the Lord. But the … Continue reading Psalm 109 →

Introduction The title of today's psalm tells us that this is a psalm of David. And the psalm is an amalgamation of part of two other psalms. So, verses 1 to 5 of Psalm 108 are very similar to Psalm 57:7--11; and verses 6 to 13 of Psalm 108 are very similar to Psalm 60:5--12. … Continue reading Psalm 108 →

Introduction Psalm 107 is the first psalm in Book 5 of the psalms and it's a psalm of thanksgiving, where the psalmist calls on God's people to give thanks to the Lord who delivers us from our sin and misery in this world. Some of the commentators suggest that the psalm is the answer to … Continue reading Psalm 107 →

Introduction Psalm 105, which we studied the last time, was about what the Lord had done for his people and how he kept his promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to give them and their descendants the Promised Land. And so, the Lord was with them when they were only a small family. And he … Continue reading Psalm 106 →

Introduction Psalm 105 begins with a call to worship. That is, the psalmist is summoning the people to give thanks to the Lord and to make known what he has done. And then, in the rest of the psalm, the psalmist recalls what God has done for his people and how he brought them into … Continue reading Psalm 105 →

Introduction I often read Psalm 103 to the people I visit when conducting pastoral visitation, because it's a wonderful psalm about all the good things which God promises to do for his people. And so, in the midst of our troubles, we can take hope, because the God we worship promises to forgive our sins … Continue reading Psalm 103 →

Introduction You can see from the title that Psalm 102 is the prayer of an afflicted man, who is faint and who pours out his lament before the Lord. And so, this psalm is another lamentation, when the psalmist cries out to the Lord for help because of the trouble he's in. The title says … Continue reading Psalm 102 →