by Ted | Mar 28, 2017 | Psalms
So I have been holding out on releasing my thoughts on this psalm, mostly because 1)So much has been written on it by others, what do I have to say about it? 2)I have so much that I would like to say about it…. and 3)the word picture I have in my mind is more...
by Ted | Mar 11, 2017 | Psalms
“For God’s sake, where is God?” And from within me, I heard a voice answer: “Where is He? This is where – hanging here from this gallows…” (from Elie Wiesel’s Night) See Tony Roberts book review for more (you really should read...
by Ted | Mar 7, 2017 | Psalms
For the director of music, a psalm of David. This psalm is a psalm of praise for victories granted to the king. This is considered a Royal Psalm and thus there is a Messianic implication to it. In this likeness it is linked with Psalm 20. However Psalm 20 has the...
by Ted | Mar 3, 2017 | Psalms
A psalm of David, for the director of music. Psalms 20 and 21 are both written in the second person—this is somewhat rare in the Psalms. This pair of psalms are many times referred to royal psalms; psalms that pray for or are pertinent to a Davidic king. Most...
by Ted | Feb 9, 2017 | Psalms
For the director of music, a Psalm of David. A psalm lifting up the glory of God as revealed in the starry heavens and the law of the Lord, which has been given to Israel. C. S. Lewis says, “I take this to be the greatest poem in the Psalter and one of...
by Ted | Feb 6, 2017 | Psalms
“God… my Shield.” Superscription: Historical, See notes on Psalm 3 For the director of music. Of David, the servant of the Lord.. David sang this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. This psalm is found...