Psalm 51

of the Psalms has been beneficial as it re-enforced and greatly deepened my understanding of discipleship in the Psalms. It also gave me new appreciation for the beautiful literary style, the Christocentric nature in which they were written as well as the role they played in cultic and liturgical functions and in personal piety. The most beneficial shift in my interpreting and reading…

In the book of Proverbs, there are multiple verses about having a respectable work ethic in order to live life skillfully. “Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully” (Proverbs 10:4-5). This verse means that you have to work hard in order to be successful, and you cannot be lazy when the work needs to be done. “He who tills his land will have…

For my analysis paper passage, I chose Psalm 103. Psalms is a book in the bible that focuses on coming to God to repentance and how it continues to show God’s love and compassion. Also most Psalms are often called “Laments” because God’s people will turn from their sinful ways and ask God for his help. In doing that they come up with praise and hymns, one of those being Psalm 103. Psalm 103 talks all about gratitude and praise to God. So clearly it was a hymn to give praise to God. Even though…

Psalms 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. When we read the same verse in the New Living translations Bible it sounds like this; He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor…

location. While he was living like a refugee, he penned two of the Psalms. Psalm 34 is a reminder to praise God and thank him for his deliverance. Though David's antics were questionable, he nevertheless did give God the praise for his deliverance and wrote a song concerning it. Psalm 56 was the second song written while running away from Saul. It encourages the reader to trust God. David uses the name God nine times in this psalm. Nine is the number for the fruit of the Spirit. God’s…

how were the Psalms used by God's people in the Old Testament? The Psalms are collections of the writings of several different authors. However, there is general consensus in conservatives circles that King David of Israel was the major source and collector of the Psalms. I also learned that Moses gave Israel the five books of the Torah, and correspondingly David gave the five books of the Psalms. Learning that The Psalms are divided into five major section: Psalms 1-41 (Book 1) Psalms 42-71…

having a lot of similarities even though they have different religions. They have similar holidays, celebrated at different times, or they have different meaning. They have different meaning to living life and how they go about their decision. In Psalm 2, David becomes king in Zion, or the anointed one, wondered why the countries were attacking him and he said God will be angry for it. David felt that if they were attacking him, they were attacking God because he is a Son of God. In verse 8 God…

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:…