Author: Explaining the Book

So, after giving his praise to the Lord in the first five verses of this psalm, David now turns to expressing his confidence in verses 6 through 10. In particular, David’s confidence seems to be that he has been upright and sought God’s will generally. In other words, he’s on God’s side. He’s interested in…

Psalm 40 is a lament psalm that starts with praise and confidence – and then moves into the lament and petitions. And what’s interesting is that it seems like David begins with praise from the past in order to deal with his problems in the present.

Let’s turn to Psalm 39. When it comes down to it, Psalm 39 is a lament psalm. But it’s a lament that was almost not given. David’s going to explain some realities that discouraged him from speaking truthfully about his problems. But then we’re going to see him overcoming that as he considers how temporary…

Let’s turn to Psalm 38. Psalm 38 is a lament psalm. In it, David is rehearsing the fact that his sin has caused God to attack him. As a result, David is suffering physically and emotionally. Add to that – his friends are leaving him and his enemies are increasing in number and in power.…

Open to Psalm 37. I want to start this lesson by asking a question. To what or to whom are you called by God in this life? Are you married? You’ve been called by God to be in that marriage. Are you employed? Then you are called to that occupation. Are you a member of…

Open your Bibles to Psalm 36 for this Psalm 36 commentary. Psalm 36 Commentary | Genre Psalm 36 is kind of a cross between a lament psalm and a meditative psalm. It has all the five ingredients of a lament psalm – the lament, where David reveals the problem he needs God’s help to work…

Open to Psalm 35 for this Psalm 35 commentary. Psalm 35 is a lament psalm where David is working through a problem in his life with God’s help. This lament psalm – like most lament psalms – has David working through dealing with his enemies. Some label this as an “imprecatory psalm” while others think…