Psalm 19 Continued… Psalms 19:10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. At this point, David disclosed his personal reaction to God’s perfect Law. He found the statutes desirable and enjoyable. In extolling their value to him, he compared them to gold […]

Psalm 19 Continued… Psalm 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. “The precepts” or proclamations or statutes “of the Lord,” those things He has commanded us to do, are of course, “right.” Therefore, they are the kind […]

Psalm 19 Continued… The first part of this Psalm (verses 1-6) deals with what we call General Revelation. God has revealed Himself through the wonders of creation as He speaks the Word to all men everywhere. But Israel, as the Covenant People of God is privileged to possess a Special Word that has been delivered […]

Psalm 19 Continued… Psalms 19:1-6 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words […]

Psalm 19 We will study this psalm as if it consisted of 2 poems; the first poem is verses 1-6 and the second 7-14. Many expositors agree that this psalm has these two distinct parts because there are two different names for God and two different compositions, one ancient, and one more recent. In the […]

Psalm 18 Continued… Although this Psalm is longer, it contains essential truths for us as believers. We have to read the whole of Scripture in the context of God’s love. The standard “creed” of Israel’s faith, the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:5-8), commanded them to “love the Lord” with all their hearts. To show the reciprocity of […]

Psalm 18 Continued… Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. “In my distress” refers, most probably, not to any particular incident or circumstance, but to any number of times when […]

Psalm 18 Continued… Psalms 18:3 I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. I grew up singing this verse from the KJV: I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. This song, was a […]

Psalm 18 Continued… The Lord is my rock… The thought expressed by David here as well as in other parts of this verse is that he was beholden entirely to God for his safety. To him, He was like a rock, a tower, a shield, etc., that is, he had obtained from God the protection […]

Psalm 18 Psalm 18 is the longest Psalm of David we will have studied thus far (it is 50 verses long). We know exactly when this Psalm was written. It was in response to David’s victories over King Saul, as well as other enemies he faced. This same text is also in 2 Samuel 22 […]