HEADING. ‘A Psalm of Asaph.' The Songs of the Sons of Korah having come to an end as far as Book 2 is concerned (42-49), we now have a Psalm of Asaph which stands on its own, presumably because it was seen as forming a bridge between Psalms 49, 51. This Psalm will then be followed by a number of P... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD CALLS ON THE WHOLE EARTH TO WITNESS HIS COMING TO JUDGE HIS PEOPLE (PSALMS 50:1). This section can be divided up as follows: · Who it is Who is coming (Psalms 50:1). · Where He is coming from and how He is coming (Psalms 50:2). · The glory in which He is coming (Psalms 50:3). · The purpose... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD ADDRESSES HIS PEOPLE AS DEFENDANTS AND REVEALS THAT HE IS NOT JUDGING THEM BECAUSE OF THE INADEQUACY OF THEIR PHYSICAL SACRIFICES, WHICH IN FACT ARE NOT NEEDED BY HIM, BUT BECAUSE OF THE INADEQUACY OF THEIR THANKSGIVING AND FAITHFULNESS TO THEIR VOWS (PSALMS 50:7). God assures them that He is n... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD SPEAKS TO THE ‘WICKED', THE MORE OVERT COVENANT BREAKERS, WHOM HE SEES AS BLATANTLY HYPOCRITICAL, AND OUTLINES THE ACTIVITIES THAT CUT THEM OFF FROM HIS MERCY. HE POINTS OUT THAT HE IS COMING IN ORDER TO ‘REPROVE' THEM AND PUT THINGS RIGHT (PSALMS 50:16). Psalms 50:16 ‘But to the wicked God sa... [ Continue Reading ]
A FINAL PLEA TO ALL HIS COVENANT PEOPLE (PSALMS 50:22). God now makes a final plea to them to consider their ways, and not forget Him. For if they do He will stand by when they are being torn in pieces and will not deliver them. For His salvation is only available to those who offer up to Him the ‘... [ Continue Reading ]