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 →

Introduction The title of today's psalm tells us that this is a psalm of David. The commentators suggest that this psalm may have been written for his coronation or for some kind of festival when he renewed his commitment to the Lord. And the reason they think that is because the psalm is a list … Continue reading Psalm 101 →

Introduction Psalm 100 is the last of the enthronement psalms. These are psalms 93 to 100 and they're all about how the Lord reigns as king. Psalm 93 began with the words, 'The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty'. While Psalm 94 doesn't refer to God's reign, it does say that he will judge … Continue reading Psalm 100 →

Introduction We began by singing Holy, holy, holy, that hymn which recalls Isaiah's vision which is recorded for us in Isaiah 6 when he saw the Lord, seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple and the angels called to one another, saying: Holy, holy, holy is … Continue reading Psalm 099 →

Introduction Psalm 98, which is similar to Psalm 96, is a psalm of praise to God the King. It can be divided into three parts. In verses 1 to 3, the psalmist calls on God's people to praise the Lord. In verses 4 to 6, the psalmist calls on all the people of the earth … Continue reading Psalm 098 →

Introduction I've said before that Psalms 93 to 100 are known as enthronement psalms, because they're all about how the Lord reigns. And so, today's psalm begins with the declaration that he reigns. And after the opening verse, the rest of the psalm can be divided into three parts. In the first part -- verses … Continue reading Psalm 097 →

Introduction Psalm 96 is another enthronement psalm, where the psalmist praises the Lord who is the great king over all. And in this psalm, the psalmist calls on the whole world to praise the Lord in song. Why should we praise him? Because he's greater than the gods of the nations; and because he's the … Continue reading Psalm 096 →

Introduction We come today to Psalm 95 which is in two parts. The first part is verses 1 to 7a and the second part is verses 7b to 11. In the first part, the psalmist summons the people to come and worship the Lord. He does so in verse 1 and also in verse 6. … Continue reading Psalm 095 →

Introduction Psalms 93 to 100 are known as enthronement psalms, because they're all about how the Lord reigns. The opening of Psalm 93, which we studied last week, is 'The Lord reigns'. Then the psalmist declares in Psalm 95 that the Lord is the great King above all gods. In Psalm 96 he says: 'Say … Continue reading Psalm 094 →

Introduction We've been working our way through the psalms on Wednesday evenings and tonight we come to Psalm 93 which proclaims that our God reigns. It's a short psalm, but it can be divided into three parts. Verses 1 and 2 tell us that the Lord reigns. Verses 3 and 4 tell us that's he's … Continue reading Psalm 093 →