This psalm begins and ends by extolling the majesty of God’s name in the earth. In between is sandwiched the significance of mankind over the Lord’s creation here on earth. …
In 1 Samuel 20 we see David is on the run from Saul. In Chapter 21:10-15 he flees to Achish Gath to seek safety for his life. Since it had…
After the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. many of the Jewish people were taken into Babylonia captivity. After seventy long years in exile many of the captives returned to…
Unlike some of the other Psalms of David, this one gives no historical background. However, with references in this Psalm to being hid in God’s pavilion and tabernacle, and being…
In this Psalm the writer is longing for the house of worship. It is written to the chief musician upon Gittith. The word Gittith is a disputed term, it can…
As David looked back over his life he marveled how the Lord watched over him and met his needs. Being a shepherd, he took the occasion to write this psalm…
There have been several suggestions in reference to the occasion for which this psalm was written. One is family, it is reestablishing an ancient custom, where two married brothers lived…
This is a psalm “to the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Al’amoth.” The term Al’amoth was a form of the Hebrew word for virgin. This…