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Psalm 51 – How to face the horror of your depravity

• 1-9: Submit to God’s assessment
• 10-17: Seek to worship from a clean heart
• 18-19: Help others do the same

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Psalm 50 – Time for judgment to begin at the household of God

• 1-6: Witness judgment at Zion
• 7-15: Judgment on legalism
• 16-21: Judgment on license
• 22-23: How to avoid both judgments

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Psalm 49 – The best financial advice you’ll ever receive

• 1-4: Something for everyone, regardless of how much money you have
• 5-12: Money can’t help you when you die
• 13-20: Money can’t help you after you die

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Psalm 48 – A panoramic view of God’s city with the mind’s eye

• 1-3: North: The seat of government
• 4-7: East: The hindsight of history
• 9-11: South: The fount of joy
• 12-14: West: The hope of tomorrow

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Psalm 47 – O worship the King over all the earth

• Two 5-part stanzas
  • call to worship
  • reason: “for God…”
  • two actions of God (subdued/chose, reigns/sits)
  • God’s exalted status
• 1-5: Conquering king
• 6-9: Gathering king

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Psalm 46 – God is with us

• 1-3: Amid disaster
• 4-7: For our welfare
• 8-11: Unto final peace

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Psalm 45 – The blessing of the king’s wedding

• 1-2, 17: blessing for the King from God and nations
• The King
  • 3-5: Majestic conquest
  • 6-9: Delightful dominion
• The Queen
  • 10-12: Desirable presence
  • 13-15: Glorious procession
• 16-17: The Progeny
  • Looking ahead, for all generations

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Psalm 44 – Protest against Omnipotence

• 1-3: What God did
  • 4-8: We trust you
• 9-16: What God is doing
  • 17-22: We obey you
• 23-26: What will God do?
  • the question hangs in the air until Jesus dies and is raised

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Psalm 42-43 – Dialogue with Depression

• 42:1-5: Dry – Let yourself go
• 42:6-11: Drowning – Make yourself think
• 43:1-5: Disheartened – Pull yourself together

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Book 2 structure:

• Sons of Korah collection – Psalms 42-49
• Asaph – Psalm 50
• David collection – Psalms 51-70 (minus 66-67)
• No ascription – Psalm 71
• Solomon – Psalm 72

Who are the Sons of Korah?

• Numbers 16 – rebellion against Moses’ authority
• Numbers 26:5-11 – the sons of Korah did not die!
• 1 Chronicles 6:31-44
  • three choir leaders—Heman, Asaph, and Ethan—all wrote psalms
  • Heman is grandson of the prophet Samuel, who was descended from Korah!
• 1 Chronicles 9:17-20 – sons of Korah were gatekeepers in charge of the temple grounds and maintenance
  • Prominent clan of worship leaders