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Psalms in Poetic Form: PSALM 138

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Psalm 138 is in the Deuteronomy Book of the Psalms (Psalms 107-150). These 44 Psalms, like the Book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, show God’s Word as the source of salvation, deliverance, and healing. This would be fully carried out in the life of the coming Messiah, the living Word, Jesus Christ. Psalm 138 gives praise for God’s constant protection and care to David. The Lord in his mercy will “perfect” that concerning David by sending the promised Messiah to redeem mankind.

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Psalms in Poetic Form: PSALMS 135 and 136

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Psalm 135 is in the Deuteronomy Book of the Psalms (Psalms 107-150). These 44 Psalms, like the Book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, show God’s Word as the source of salvation, deliverance, and healing. This would be fully carried out in the life of the coming Messiah, the living Word, Jesus Christ. Psalms 135 and 136 both offer praise to God for His greatness. They both have a similar structure. Each verse of Psalm 136 includes a chorus “For His mercy endureth for ever,” which shows the musical nature of this Psalm.

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Psalms in Poetic Form: PSALM 117

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Psalm 117 is in the Deuteronomy Book of the Psalms (Psalms 107-150). These 44 Psalms, like the Book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, show God’s Word as the source of salvation, deliverance, and healing. This would be fully carried out in the life of the coming Messiah, the living Word, Jesus Christ. Psalm 117 (the shortest Psalm) declares that the Lord is to be praised by all nations for His loving kindness, grace, and truth. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to be a savior not only to Israel, but to all the nations.

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Psalms in Poetic Form: PSALM 101

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Psalm 101 is the twelfth in the Numbers Book of the Psalms, which goes to Psalm 106. God’s rest is a major theme of these 17 Psalms, and in this specific Psalm, we see the Messiah walking in God’s perfect way and refusing to allow the wicked and deceitful to be with him.

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Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 90

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Psalm 90 begins the Numbers Book of the Psalms, which goes to Psalm 106. God’s rest is a major theme of these 17 Psalms, and this specific Psalm shows the need for God’s rest.

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Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 89

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His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

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Stand Up for America

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Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 57

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This Psalm has the title “Michtam,” which literally means an engraving. Psalms 56 through 60 all begin with this title. It is first seen in its only other occurrence—Psalm 16. All six of these titles deal with the Messiah’s death and resurrection.

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Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 52

 

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The Psalm’s title reads: “A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.” This record shows another of David’s big mistakes when he failed to warn Ahimelech and his family of an upcoming attack by Saul (I Samuel 21:1-9; 22:6-23). Even though David was not perfect, he was still said to be a man after God’s own heart (I Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22).

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Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 38

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This Psalm shows in great detail the enemies and evil that Messiah would face, as evidenced in the life of his ancestor David. These words are not all directly the Messiah’s (verse 18: “For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin”) for he was sinless. The Psalm closes with a plea for God’s salvation. That prayer was answered in the life of Jesus Christ.

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