Psalm 23

What, then, would be the occasion for composition? It can be agreed by most all scholars that this psalm existed during or for use in a festival. Whether it was for a singular, specific festival or for a regularly occurring festival is hard to establish. It could have been composed as a dedication of the second temple. More likely, however, is the idea that this psalm originated from a regularly occurring festival. This festival could be an enthronement festival, and autumnal festival, the…

Chapters 1-9 - A collection of poems directed to an audience of ancient Israelite culture (“my son”). These poems are based on presenting to different lifestyles. These lifestyles are lead by wisdom and foolishness. Chapters 10-29 - These chapters follow the themes of wisdom and foolishness, but not in a poetic form. These chapters include wise sayings, and some researchers believe that these chapters would have been taught in schools. Chapters 30-31 - The last two chapters contain a mixture of…

Psalm 35 is also known as the Psalm of David. The whole psalm is an appeal to heaven from a bold heart and a clear conscience, irritated beyond measure by oppression and hatred. Beyond a doubt David 's Lord may be seen here by the spiritual eye. Psalm 35 was written either about David and his revenge against Saul, or about a legal court: the proceedings, defense and appeal. Both ideas were split into three main parts. The Psalm of David should be “classified as belonging to the form group:…

Mary Sidney’s Psalms 58 and the Psalms 58 found in the Coverdale Bible share a remarkable amount of similarities when it comes to the text itself. However, despite it’s similarities, both text split in the meaning and ideas that stem from it. With Sidney, one sees a darker, robust imagery, while, with the text in Coverdale, the reader gets the sense of elevation and language that is not common to the general population. When comparing Mary Sidney’s Psalm to the Coverdale version, one must…

The psalm readily divides into four parts of six verses each (Walvoord 891). In the first part, David expresses God’s complete knowledge (Ps. 139:1-6). Rather than present a rigid statement of God’s knowledge, David speaks of it in adoration (Kidner 500). David is happy to confess that God has searched him and does know him. The perfect verb tense, expressing a past action with continuing results, shows that God always intimately knows the hearts and minds of all people (Keil 809). Yet, the…

individuals must consider their personalities and purposes. Each Psalm bears a differing mood and feel, and if recognized and enhanced by a compatible music style, it results in a harmonious composition. This brilliant agreement between the literature and music honors the Lord through its ordered nature. Furthermore, the disposition of the piece in its crescendos and diminuendos and articulations further elucidates the meaning of the Psalms, expressing its words in pitch and rhythm.…

please God? Psalm 1 is written by an anonymous psalmist, however, the reader can see the psalmist knows God, as well as understands that life without him is bleak. The Wisdom of the psalmist has shined through this Psalm to create this illustration of a wonderful wisdom psalm, perhaps through personal experience or sometime in his life, God revealed to him the importance of the godly life, how life is without Him, and how He rewards us for having a relationship with Him. This psalm also…

Mrs. Rowlandson used the Bible for healing and food for the brain as she went days without anything to eat. There were days she did not get food or was not able to convince anyone for food, she would have faint spell until she read the scripture in Psalms 27.13, “I had fainted, unless I believe, etc.” (261). The bible verse states about how someone needs to faint, but since they believe in God’s word, they will be okay even during the bad days. During the eleven weeks of captivity, the Bible…

In Hosis Lee Henley Sr,. And Garnett Lee Henley's “The 23rd Psalm: An Exposition on Its Meaning and Prophecies,” published in 2006 in Journal of Religious Thought, Henley explains the 23rd Psalm by analyzing the meanings behind each line in the Bible. This Psalm is a hymn of God to protect, provide, and to save his people when death comes our way. David prays to the Lord, saying “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” This is putting a relationship in place where David is solely dependent…

Introduction The origin of the name “Psalms” comes from the Hebrew language. In Hebrew the word “Psalms” means "praises" and in Greek it means "songs." Historically, the book of Psalms covers the time from Moses until the end of the exile of Israel. Although some scholars consider the titles of the Psalms difficult to understand, it is known that the title of each Psalm elucidates the historical context of the biblical passage. One of the main purposes of the book of Psalms is to describe the…