Knowable Word

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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

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Structure of Book 1 of the Psalms:

• Psalms 1-2: Introduction to book (blessing on the one who delights in God’s law and submits to God’s king)
• Psalms 3-14: Messiah rejected by men
  • Psalms 15-24: Messiah accepted by God
    • Center: Psalm 19: Delighting in God’s law
    • Center: Psalm 20: Delighting in God’s king
• Psalms 25-35: Messiah rejected by men
• Psalms 36-41: Concluding poems about David’s suffering

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Psalm 41 – Blessed are the merciful

• 1-3: Blessed are the merciful
• 4-10: The merciful and the unmerciful
• 11-12: For they shall receive mercy

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Psalm 40 – How to wait like Jesus

• 1-5: Remember (your death and resurrection)
• 6-8: Obey (God’s word)
• 9-10: Proclaim (his salvation)
• 11-17: Look (in the right place for mercy)

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Psalm 39 – Words for silent sufferers

• 1-3: Words of self-control
• Three prayers:
  • 4-6: Words of perspective
  • 7-11: Words of faith
  • 12-13: Words of mercy

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Psalm 38 – When God comes after my sin

• 1-8: I suffer terribly
• 9-14: My strength fails me
  • 9-10: No strength
  • 11-14: No friends
• 15-22: I wait for God alone to save me

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Psalm 37 – How to overcome envy

• 1-2: Main idea: Don’t envy those who will not last
• 3-9: Look UP not IN
  • 3: Trust in him
  • 4: Delight in him
  • 5-6: Commit to him
  • 7-9: Be still before him
• 10-22: Look AHEAD not HERE
  • Remember the fate of the wicked
• 23-29: Look THROUGH not AT
  • Believe that God will bless his people
• 30-34: Look OVER not DOWN
  • Trust God to defend you (overlook the offense and persecution coming at you)
  • Don’t look down in shame or defeat
• 35-40: Look TO not FOR
  • Consider the evidence
  • Don’t go searching for those who will soon perish