Psalm 119:1-64

 Scripture – Psalm 119:1-64

Observation – 

Psalm 119:1-64

• Psalm 119:1-8 - Aleph section - How to walk in God's law
• Psalm 119:9-16 - Beth section  - How to meditate and stay pure
• Psalm 119:17-24 - Gimel section  - How to delight and understand
• Psalm 119:25-32 - Daleth section - Be humble and commit to God's commands
• Psalm 119:33-40 - He section  - 
• Psalm 119:41-48 - Vav (Waw) section  - Prayer for deliverance
• Psalm 119:49-56 - Zayin section - Be comforted by God's promises in suffering.
• Psalm 119:57-64 - Heth section - Have your heart set on his commands.

Psalm 115-118

Scripture – Psalm 115-118

Observation – 

• Psalm 115:1-8 - The Lord exalted above all idols
• Psalm 115:1-2 - Praise and prayer
• Psalm 115:3-8 - God's exaltation over idols
• Psalm 115:9-18 - Israel called to trust in the Lord
• Psalm 115:9-11 - A call to trust in the Lord
• Psalm 115:12-13 - The assurance of those who trust in the Lord
• Psalm 115:14-15 - A blessing pronounced
• Psalm 115:16-18  - Heaven and earth praise
• Psalm 116:1-11 - A life rescued
• Psalm 116:1-2 - Loving the Lord who answers prayer
• Psalm 116:3-4 - Prayer from someone in the pangs of death
• Psalm 116:5-7 - Praising the God who preserves
• Psalm 116:8-11 - The testimony of the delivered
• Psalm 116:12-19 - A life of gratitude
• Psalm 116:12-14 - Thankful
• Psalm 116:15-17 - Grateful
• Psalm 116:18-19 - Vows to the Lord
• Psalm 117:1 - The call to praise
• Psalm 117:2 - The reason for praise
• Psalm 118:1-18 - Praising God for his deliverance
• Psalm 118:1-4 - Calling the people to declare God's mercy
• Psalm 118:5-9 - A testimony to his mercy
• Psalm 118:10-14 - Surrounded by enemies but helped by God
• Psalm 118:15-18 - Rejoicing in deliverance 
• Psalm 118:19-29 - The Song of the Deliverer
• Psalm 118:19-20 - The gates of righteousness
• Psalm 118:21-24 - The cornerstone
• Psalm 118:25-28 - The sacrifice
• Psalm 118:29 - Ending with praise

Psalm 110-114

Scripture – Psalm 110-114

Observation – 

• Paslm 110:1-7 - The messiah
• Psalm 110:1-2 - Appointed and honored by God
• Psalm 110:3 - Honored by the people
• Psalm 110:4 - Established as an eternal priest
• Psalm 110:5-7 - The messiah judges all nations
• Psalm 111:1-10 - The works of God
• Psalm 111:1 - The descision to give God praise
• Psalm 111:2-3 - The study of God's works
• Psalm 111:4-6 - Remembering God's great works
• Psalm 111:7-9 - The nature of God's great works
• Psalm 111:10 - What should be learned from his great works
• Psalm 112:1-3 - The blessed man and his family
• Psalm 112:1 - The blessed life of the man who fears the lord
• Psalm 112:2-3 - The household of the blessed man
• Psalm 112:4-10 - The contrast between the upright and wicked
• Psalm 112:4-8 - The upright are established
• Psalm 112:9-10 - The wicked are griefed
• Psalm 113:1-3 - Calling God's servants to continually praise Him
• Psalm 113:1 - A call to praise the LORD
• Psalm 113:2-3 - The nature of God's praise
• Psalm 113:4-9 - Reasons to praise God
• Psalm 113:4-6 - The greatness of God's glory
• Psalm 113:7-9 - God's care for the lowly
  
• Psalm 114:1-8 - The great works of God
• Psalm 114:1-2 - Delivering Israel from a foreign land
• Psalm 114:3-6 - God's authority over mountains and rivers
• Psalm 114:7-8 - Calling the earth to honor the LORD

I wanted to focus the most on Psalm 112. It describes a man who fears the Lord. He is blessed with riches and his descendants will be mighty on the earth. There are so many different attributes of the righteous man. In this chapter, gracious, generous, maintaining cause in judgement, never shaken, no fear of evil tidings, steadfast heart, trusting in the Lord and more! I need to strive to do these different things. I need to be more gracious, and generous with my words and with how I give. I need to have a steadfast heart and trust in the Lord. 

10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;

His praise endures forever.

Psalm 108-109

Scripture – Psalm 108-109

Observation – 

• Psalm 108:1-6  - The declaration of God's praise
• Psalm 108:1-2 - The earnest nature of David’s praise to God.
• Psalm 108:3-4 - The wide audience of David’s praise.
• Psalm 108:5-6 - A cry of exaltation to God.
• Psalm 108:7-13 - The declaration of God’s victory.
• Psalm 108:7-8 - God’s dominion over Israel and its land.
• Psalm 108:9 - God's dominion over nations
• Psalm 108:10-13 - Trust in God and the help He will bring.
• Psalm 109:1-5 - A prayer for deliverance
• Paslm 109:1-3 - Deliverance from the hatred of enemies
• Psalm 109:4-5 - Deliverance from accusers'
• Psalm 109:6-20 - A prophecy of doom
• Psalm 109:6-13 - Destruction upon the enemies family
• Psalm 109:14-20 - Destruction against the enemy's many sins
• Psalm 109:21-31 - A plea for help
• Psalm 109:21-25 - Help requested because of weakness
• Psalm 109:26-29 - Help requested with a heart for God's glory
• Psalm 109:30-31 - Praying for God's answer

Psalm 107

Scripture – 

Observation – 

• Psalm 107:1-3 - Dedication of the song
• Psalm 107:1 - Dedicated in gratitude to God
• Psalm 107:2-3 - Dedicated beacuse of the return of God's people
• Psalm 107:4-32 - God's goodness seen in His deliverance of His people
• Psalm 107:4-9 - Deliverance for those lost in the wilderness
• Psalm 107:10-16 - Deliverance for the captives
• Psalm 107:17-22 - Deliverance for the sick
• Psalm 107:23-32 - Deliverance for those in the sea
• Psalm 107:33-43 - God's goodness seen in transformation
• Psalm 107:33-38 - God's work in transforming the earth
• Psalm 107:39-42 - God's work in transforming the opressed
• Psalm 107:4 - God's wisdom and understanding

Psalm 106

Scripture – Psalm 106

Observation – 

• Psalm 106:1-5 - Praise and Prayer
• Psalm 106:1 - Praising God for his mercy
• Psalm 106:2-3 - Praising God for his might acts
• Psalm 106:4-5 - Praying for God's salvation
• Psalm 106:6-43 - Confessing Israel’s sin and need for God’s mercy.
• Psalm 106:6-7 - Israel's guilt, past and present
• Psalm 106:8-12 - The mercy of God to Israel
• Psalm 106:13-15 - God gave them their requests
• Psalm 106:16-18 - Because of their sin, God sent fire and judgement
• Psalm 106:19-23 - Because of their sin, God sent Himself against Israel
• Psalm 106:24-27 - Because of their sin, God overthrew them in the wilderness
• Psalm 106:28-31 - Because of their sin, God sent a plague
• Psalm 106:32-33 - Because of their sin, God disciplined Moses
• Psalm 106:34-39 - Because of their sin, the land was polluted
• Psalm 106:40-43 - Because of their sin, God gave them to their enemies
• Psalm 106:44-48 - God's mercy
• Psalm 106:44-46 - Because of His mercy, God heard their cries
• Psalm 106:47-48 - Praise be to the God of mercy.

This psalm highlights what sin does to people. There is judgement, and a seperation from God. But by His mercy, we are saved. 

When I look at this passage, I see how merciful God was to the Israelites. How he continued to forgive them when they fell in the same sins again and again. I feel disgusted at how the Israelites continued to use God's mercy, but I realize that that is how I use God's mercy. I continue to feel moody, annoyed and angry. Then, I ask God to forgive me, but then just fall into the same sin again! 

I might feel like God is being TOO merciful, but if he isn't merciful, then we have NO chance of being saved.

Psalm 106:43-45 - Many times He would deliver them;They, however, were rebellious in their counsel,

And so sank down in their iniquity.44 Nevertheless He looked upon their distress When He heard their cry;45And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented according to the greatness of His lovingkindness.

Psalm 105

Scripture -- Psalm 105

• Psalm 105:1-6 - Worship God
• Psalm 105:1-3 - A call to worship the LORD.
• Psalm 105:4-6 - A call to seek the LORD and remember His great works.
• Psalm 105:7-12 - God’s marvelous covenant with the patriarchs.
• Psalm 105:13-41 - Why we should worship God.
• Psalm 105:13-15 - God’s protection of the patriarchs.
• Psalm 105:16-22 - God’s care for the patriarchs in the days of Joseph.
• Psalm 105:23-25 - God’s preservation of Israel in Egypt.
• Psalm 105:26-36 - The deliverance from Egypt.
• Psalm 105:37-41 - The deliverance from Egypt into the wilderness

Observation – 

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