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Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 95

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Background

Psalm 95 is the sixth in 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 offers worship to God for the rest  someday available when the Messiah comes. Although the children of Israel could not enter into God’s rest under Moses, there remains a rest to the people of God today through Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:9).

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Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 50

Lightning 1

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Background

The title includes “A Psalm of Asaph.” This is the only Psalm with this title in the “Exodus” book of the Psalms (Psalms 42-72). There are 11 Psalms (73-83) with this title in the “Leviticus” book of Psalms (Psalms 73-89). Regarding Asaph, Nehemiah 7:44 speaks of “The singers: the children of Asaph.”

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Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 5

Samuel Anoints David I Samuel 16:13
Samuel anoints David, I Samuel 16:13

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Background

This is the third of four Psalms (Psalms 3—6) that show the Messiah’s prayer in light of those who rebel and vainly plan evil against him (Psalm 2). Like Psalm 3, it is a prayer in the morning.

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