Explaining The Book

Category: Psalms

Psalms is a collection of prayers, laments, and praises exalting God’s character, works, and covenant faithfulness. Many psalms prophetically anticipate Christ as the ultimate King, Redeemer, and Shepherd. They encourage believers to trust in God, worship Him in every circumstance, and find hope in the promises fulfilled in Christ’s reign.

  • Psalm 49 Message

    Psalm 49 Message: The reality in this world of wicked men who are also powerful is a dreadful one. We know that God is all-powerful and that he hates evil. And yet, he seems to at least permit the existence of wicked men in this world – who are not only allowed to exist in…

    Psalm 49 Message
  • Psalm 48 Commentary

    Psalm 48 Commentary: Let’s turn our attention to Psalm 48. Psalm 48 is a praise psalm. And the praise of the psalmist is directed toward two entities. First, the psalmist praises a particular city – Mount Zion – Jerusalem. But ultimately the psalmist has his praises set on the Lord. But these two entities –…

    Psalm 48 Commentary
  • Psalm 47 Commentary

    Let’s look at Psalm 47 together for this Psalm 47 Commentary. In Psalm 47, we are confronted with the following theme: Universal Rejoicing for God’s Universal Reign. Psalm 47 Commentary: Superscription So, when we get to this psalm, like many other psalms, we first of all run across a superscription. So, let’s briefly look at…

    Psalm 47 Commentary
  • Psalm 46 Meaning

    Let’s open our Bibles to Psalm 46 to discover the Psalm 46 meaning. Psalm 46 has been a joy for me to study. And I trust it will be a blessing to you as we go through it. Studying the psalms has been really enjoyable for me, because there’s always something new. And from lesson…

    Psalm 46 Meaning
  • Psalm 44 Message / Psalm 44 Commentary / Psalm 44 Sermon

    Open your Bibles to Psalm 44. The 44th Psalm for this Psalm 44 message… I accidentally skipped this psalm last time and went to Psalm 45. So, we’ll circle back and cover this psalm now. Psalm 44 is a lament psalm. And in it, we’ll see the psalmist: 1.      Remembering that God performed mighty deeds…

  • Psalm 45 Commentary

    Open your Bibles to Hebrews, chapter 1. (For this Psalm 45 commentary) Psalm 45 in Hebrews 1 The author of Hebrews makes the point immediately in this book that Jesus Christ is God’s final speech. Look at verses 1 and 2. KJV Hebrews 1:1 ¶ God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in…

    Psalm 45 Commentary
  • Psalm 43 Meaning

    Let’s discover Psalm 43 meaning. This psalm consists of five short verses, so let’s read those right now. Psalm 43 Meaning Read Invocation 43 [Judge/Vindicate] me, O God,and plead my [cause/case] [fight for me…] against an ungodly nation: Lament O deliver me from the deceitful and [unjust/evil] [man/men]. Confidence 2 For thou art the God [of my…

    Psalm 43 Meaning