Blessing is found in God Today we move from psalms of Asaph, to psalms for the sons of Korah. This group of psalms begin in a place of great trouble. Remember the title Gittith speaks of a wine-press, and the middle stanza of three in this psalm tells of a journey through a valley of…
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Psalms of Hope – Psalm 83
That they may know This is the last of Asaph’s psalms, and it continues the theme of seeking God in the midst of trouble. In this psalm he cries to God to act in a moment of crisis. V1 – The Cry ‘Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 82
No Respecter of Persons It has been often said of the current Coronavirus, “It is no respecter of persons”. Royalty, our Prime Minister, the rich and famous, have all been affected in just the same way as everyone else. We have all had to face our own mortality. This is no bad thing, if it…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 81
Flee Idolatry, Kneel Humbly, Live Fully [This Psalm looks back to what was; considers what should be; and asks us to be honest about what is.] Asaph begins by looking back to Israel’s redemption from the bondage of Egypt, and calls Israel back to the worship of their God and Saviour. A worship that was…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 80
Restore, Shine, Save This is a delightful Psalm, entitled ‘Testimony of Lilies’, and is a three-fold prayer of confidence in a gracious and glorious God that He would restore us, shine upon us, and save us. ——————————————————————- ‘Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 79
Love your Neighbour “O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps … We are become a reproach to our neighbours … How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? Pour out thy wrath upon the…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 78
Tell the Children “Maschil of Asaph.Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 77
In Trouble, On Trial, With Trust The Psalm begins with six statements of very personal trouble. Maybe you’ve been there! “I cried unto God with my voice, unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My sore ran in the night, and ceased not: My soul refused to…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 76
Great, Glorious, Gracious The Lord’s name is great“In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.” Note that in the place of His name…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 75
God is Judge Altaschith (Do not destroy)A Psalm or Song of Asaph. This title altaschith can be seen as a plea from the psalmist to the divine judge for mercy and deliverance. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 74
Remember, Remember, Remember Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.…O God, how long…
Psalms of Hope – Psalm 73
From ‘How?’ To ‘Whom?’ (So we begin a new section of the Psalms – Book 3, and the next 11 Psalms are all Psalms of Asaph) A statement of faith v1Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. A confusion of mind v2-9But as for me, my feet were almost…
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