Psalms 17; Psalms 18; Psalms 19; Psalms 20; Psalms 21; Psalms 22; Psalms 23; Psalms 24; Psalms 25
17. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. David pleads with the Lord to hear his voice and to preserve him from men of the world—David hopes to behold the Lord’s face in righteousness. 18. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David David praises the Lord for his greatness and preserving care—The Lord’s way is perfect—The Lord has given marvelous blessings—David testifies, The Lord lives, and blessed be my Rock. 19. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. David testifies, The heavens declare the glory of God, the law of the Lord is perfect, and the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 20. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. David prays that the Lord will hear in time of trouble—The Lord saves his anointed. 21. the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David A messianic psalm of David—He tells of the glory of the great King—The King will triumph over all his enemies—Their evil designs will fail. 22. A Psalm of David. A messianic psalm of David—He foretells events in the Messiah’s life—The Messiah will say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?—They will pierce his hands and feet—He will yet govern among all nations. 23. A Psalm of David. David declares, The Lord is my shepherd. 24. A Psalm of David. David testifies, The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof, he who has clean hands and a pure heart will ascend unto the hill of the Lord, and the Lord of Hosts is the King of Glory. 25. A Psalm of David. David pleads for truth and asks for pardon—Mercy and truth are for those who keep the commandments.
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Psalms 1; Psalms 2; Psalms 3; Psalms 4; Psalms 5; Psalms 6; Psalms 7; Psalms 8; Psalms 9; Psalms 10; Psalms 11; Psalms 12; Psalms 13; Psalms 14; Psalms 15; Psalms 16
1. Blessed are the righteous. The ungodly will perish. 2. A messianic psalm. The heathen will rage against the Lord’s anointed. The Lord speaks of his Son, whom he has begotten. A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 3. David cries unto the Lord and is heard. Salvation is of the Lord. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. 4. David pleads for mercy. He counsels, Put your trust in the Lord. To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. 5. David asks the Lord to hear his voice. The Lord hates workers of iniquity. He blesses and shields the righteous. To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. 6. David cries unto the Lord for mercy. He asks to be healed and saved. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. 7. David trusts in the Lord, who will judge the people. God is angry with the wicked. To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. 8. A messianic psalm of David. He says that babes and children praise the Lord. He asks, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psalm of David. 9. A messianic psalm of David. He praises the Lord for rebuking the nations. The Lord will judge the world in righteousness. He will dwell in Zion. The wicked will be sent to hell. 10. David speaks of various acts of the wicked. God is not in their thoughts. But the Lord is King forever and ever. He will judge the fatherless and oppressed. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 11. David rejoices that the Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord tests the righteous and hates the wicked. To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. 12. David decries flattering lips and proud tongues. He says, The words of the Lord are pure words. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 13. David trusts in the Lord’s mercy and rejoices in his salvation. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 14. David says, The fool has said in his heart, there is no God. Israel will rejoice in the day of restoration. A Psalm of David. 15. David asks, Who will dwell in the Lord’s holy hill?. He answers, The righteous, the upright, and those with integrity. Michtam of David. 16. A messianic psalm of David. He rejoices in the Saints who are on the earth, in his own future redemption from hell, in the fact that God will not suffer his Holy One (Christ) to see corruption, and in the fulness of joy that is found in the Lord’s presence.
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Job 35; Job 36; Job 37; Job 38; Job 39; Job 40; Job 41; Job 42
Elihu contrasts the weakness of man and the power of God. Our wickedness hurts other men, and our righteousness helps them. Man should trust in the Lord. Those who are righteous are prospered. The wicked perish and die without knowledge. Elihu praises the greatness of God. The Lord controls the laws of nature. God reigns in terrible majesty. God asks Job where he was when the foundations of the earth were laid, when the morning stars sang together, and when all the sons of God shouted for joy. The phenomena of nature show the greatness of God and the weakness of man. Man’s weakness and ignorance are compared with God’s mighty works. Does man even know how the laws of nature operate? The Lord challenges Job, and Job replies humbly. The Lord speaks of his power to Job. He asks, "Hast thou an arm like God?" He points to his power in the behemoth. The Lord points to his power in the leviathan. All things under the whole heaven are the Lord’s. Job repents in dust and ashes. He sees the Lord with his eyes. The Lord chastises Job’s friends, accepts Job, blesses him, and makes his latter days greater than his beginning.
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Job 29; Job 30; Job 31; Job 32; Job 33; Job 34
Job recalls his former prosperity and greatness. He was blessed because of his righteousness, his charity, and his good deeds. Job is derided by the children of vile and base men. In his afflicted state, he cries to the Lord. Job says that he wept for those in trouble. Job invites judgment so that God may know his integrity. If he has done ill, Job welcomes the penalties for so doing. Elihu, in anger, answers Job and his three friends. Elihu says, "There is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty gives understanding." He also says, "Great men are not always wise." Elihu says, "God is greater than man, he speaks to man in dreams and visions, he ransoms those cast into the pit, and he delivers their souls and gives them life." Elihu teaches, God cannot be unjust, commit iniquity, pervert judgment, or respect persons. Man should bear chastisement and do iniquity no more.
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Job 20; Job 21; Job 22; Job 23; Job 24; Job 25; Job 26; Job 27; Job 28
Zophar shows the condition of the wicked. He says, "The triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment." Job admits that the wicked sometimes prosper in this life. Then he testifies that their judgment will be hereafter in the day of wrath and destruction. Eliphaz accuses Job of various sins and exhorts him to repent. Job seeks the Lord and asserts his own righteousness. He says, "When the Lord has tried me, I will come forth as gold." Murderers, adulterers, those who oppress the poor, and wicked people in general often go unpunished. Bildad bemoans the lowly state of man and classifies him as a worm. Job reproves Bildad’s lack of empathy. He extols the power, greatness, and strength of the Lord. Job asserts his righteousness. When the wicked are buried in death, terrors will take hold of them. Wealth comes out of the earth. Wisdom cannot be purchased. The fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.
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Job 12; Job 13; Job 14; Job 15; Job 16; Job 17; Job 18; Job 19
Job says, “The souls of all things are in the hands of the Lord, with the ancient is wisdom, and the Lord governs in all things.” Job testifies of his confidence in the Lord and says, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him, and he also will be my salvation.” Job testifies of the shortness of life, the certainty of death, and the guarantee of a resurrection. He asks, "If a man die, will he live again?" Job answers that he will await the Lord’s call to come forth from the grave. Eliphaz sets forth the disquietude of wicked men. They do not believe they will return out of darkness and be resurrected. Job speaks against the wicked who oppose him. Though even his friends scorn him, he testifies that his witness is in heaven and his record is on high. Job speaks of the sorrow of death and of the grave in that day when the body returns to the dust. Bildad tells of the damned state of the wicked who know not God. Job tells of the ills that have befallen him and then testifies, "I know that my Redeemer lives." Job prophesies that he will be resurrected and that in his flesh he will see God.
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Job 3; Job 4; Job 5; Job 6; Job 7; Job 8; Job 9; Job 10; Job 11
Job curses the circumstances of his birth. He asks, "Why died I not from the womb?" Eliphaz reproves Job, asking such questions as, Are the righteous cut off? Shall a man be more pure than his maker? Eliphaz counsels Job: “Man is born unto trouble, seek unto God, and happy is the man whom God corrects.” Job bemoans his grief. He prays that God will grant his petitions. Those who are afflicted should be pitied. How forcible are right words! Job asks, “Is there an appointed time for man on earth? What is man that thou shouldst magnify him? Why dost thou not pardon my transgression?” Bildad asks, "Doth God pervert judgment?" Bildad says, "Our days upon earth are a shadow, and God will not cast away a perfect man." Job acknowledges the justice and greatness of God and concludes that man cannot contend against him. Job is weary of life. He reasons with God about his afflictions. He asks, "Why hast thou brought me forth out of the womb?" Zophar asks, Canst thou by searching find out God?. Zophar says that the hope of the wicked will fade away as though it had died.
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