Psalms 1 through 41

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Psalm Structure 2. The Psalms and the Pentateuch 3. The Imprecatory Psalms 4. Acrostic Psalms 5. Musical Instruments in the Psalms Stringed Instruments Wind Instruments Percussion instruments 6. The Hallelujah Psalms 7. Selah 8. The Formation of the Psalter Book 1 Psalm 1 1. A Beginning 2. Title 3. Structure 4. Historical allusions 5. Messianic reference 6. Other details 7. The Beatitudes in the Psalms 8. Conclusion Psalm 2 1. Author 2. Structure 3. Historical Background 4. Messiah’s first coming 5. Messiah’s second coming 6. The “Messiah” Psalm 3 1. Sacrifice and Prayer 2. Historical Background 3. Notes 4. Subscription 5. Postscript Psalm 4 1. Historical Background 2. Notes 3. Subscription 4. Postscript Psalm 5 1. Theme 2. Background 3. Outline 4. Notes 5. Subscription Psalm 6 1. Outline 2. Historical Background 3. Messianic fulfillment 4. Other details Psalm 7 1. Title 2. Outline 3. Historical Background 4. Messianic reference 5. Other details Psalm 8 1. Subscription 2. Historical Setting 3. Messianic reference 4. Genesis 1 5. Psalm 148 6. 1 Corinthians 15 7. Matthew 21:15-16 8. Luke 10 9. Ephesians 1 10. Hebrews 2 11. Other details of Psalm 8 Psalm 9 1. Structure 2. Outline 3. Theme 4. Historical Setting 5. Acrostic Psalms? 6. Messianic reference 7. Other details Psalm 10 1. Title 2. Connections with Psalm 9 3. Structure 4. Historical setting 5. Messianic fulfillment 6. Other details Psalm 11 1. Structure 2. Subscription 3. Historical setting 4. Allusions to Sodom 5. Messianic fulfillment 6. Other details 7. Hezekiah reference Psalm 12 1. Outline 2. Historical background 3. Absalom’s rebellion (2 Samuel 15 and 16) 4. Messianic reference 5. Other details 6. Postscript

Psalm 13 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic reference 4. Other details Psalms 14 and 53 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. The relation between Psalms 14 and 53 4. Subtitle 5. Fulfillment in Hezekiah’s day 6. Messianic reference 7. Other details 8. A Summary of Bible “fools” Psalm 15 1. Title 2. Historical setting 3. Echoes of Psalm 15 4. The Messiah 5. Other details Psalm 16 1. Theme 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic reference 4. Other details Psalm 17 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic reference 4. Other details 5. True satisfaction Psalm 18 1. Structure 2. Title 3. Dependence upon other passages 4. Historical background 5. Messianic reference 6. Other details Psalm 19 1. Structure 2. Theme 3. Messianic reference 4. The Septuagint 5. Other details 6. Hymn 79 Psalm 20 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic reference 4. Other details Psalm 21 1. Structure 2. Psalms 20 and 21 3. Historical setting 4. Messianic fulfillment 5. Subscription 6. Other details Psalm 22 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Recited on the cross 4. Psalm 22 in its larger context 5. Messianic fulfillment 6. Conclusion Psalm 23 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic reference 4. Christ and his disciple 5. Other details 6. Summary 7. Postscript Psalm 24 1. Structure 2. Historical reference 3. Genesis references 4. Messianic fulfillment 5. New Testament references 6. Other details Psalm 25 1. Acrostic 2. Structure 3. Exodus 33 and 34 4. Romans 5:1-6 5. Links with preceding psalms 6. Historical setting 7. Repetitions 8. Themes 9. Messianic application 10. Other details 11. A Prayer based on Psalm 25:4,5 Psalm 26 1. Structure 2. Links with Psalm 25 3. Historical setting 4. Messianic reference 5. Other details Psalm 27 1. Structure 2. Historical background 3. Messianic reference 4. A psalm for the persecuted believer 5. Other details 6. Waiting on the Lord

Psalm 28 1. Links with the previous psalm 2. Structure 3. Historical setting 4. Messianic reference 5. Other details Psalm 29 1. Structure 2. Historical reference 3. The Lord in storm and whirlwind 4. Liturgical use 5. Messianic fulfillment 6. Other details Psalm 30 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Historical reference 4. Messianic fulfillment 5. Other details Psalm 31 1. Structure 2. Links with Psalm 32 3. Historical setting 4. Messianic fulfillment 5. Other details Psalm 32 1. Title 2. Outline 3. Historical setting 4. Messianic reference? 5. The repentant sinner 6. Patterns 7. The sins of God’s people Psalm 33 1. Structure 2. Authorship 3. Day of Atonement? 4. Historical allusion 5. The might of Jehovah 6. The Word of God 7. Other details Psalm 34 1. Structure 2. Acrostic form 3. Psalm title 4. Historical reference 5. Passover 6. Messianic reference 7. Peter’s use of Psalm 34 8. Other details 9. Conclusion Psalm 35 1. Structure 2. Historical background 3. Imprecatory psalm 4. Messianic reference 5. Other Messianic details 6. Other details Psalm 36 1. Title 2. Structure 3. Historical setting 4. The Day of Atonement? 5. Details Psalm 37 1. Acrostic Psalm 2. Theme 3. Repetitions 4. Historical setting 5. Commentary 6. New Testament links 7. Analysis 8. Postscript Psalm 38 1. Structure 2. Title 3. David’s illness 4. Details 5. Messiah Psalm 39 1. Title 2. Links with Psalm 38 3. Structure 4. Historical setting 5. Messianic fulfillment 6. Other details Psalm 40 1. Structure 2. A psalm of David 3. Messianic reference 4. Christ’s use of Psalm 40 5. Other details Psalm 41 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Absalom’s rebellion 4. Messianic fulfillment 5. “Heel”: a thematic study