Call to worship/Praise

Reasons to praise

Another Call to praise 

Commanding people to praise God

Call on all people to praise the Lord 

Inlcusio "O Lord My Lord, how excellent is your name"

Written at night with moon and stars

Synonymous parallelism "man...son of man" 

Applied to Jesus

fulfillment in Jesus, not exclusive to Jesus

Talking a out man's place in the universe

Despite insignificance, God exalts 

Greatness of God with tiny heavens

Immense heavens with small man

Man's smallness with exalted position in creation 

What pagans attribut to Baal, bible Attributes to God

Voice of God is in the thunder

Lord strengthen people and give them peace 

Egyptian's attribute to Aten (sun God) what bible attributes to God

Also Inclusio "Bless the Lord, o my soul..." 

God is constantly active in the world He created

All creatures depend upon Him for food

All God's works glorify/praise Him 

Day 1--Light

Day 2--Separation of waters

Day 3--dry land, rivers formed

Day 4--sun, moon, stars

Day 5--Creatures of sea

Day 6--Man and Female created 

"Bless the Lord, o my soul..."

Significant statemnts in vs. 8

"Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love"

first made in Exodus after golden calf 

Idea of kingdom is rule, dominion, and authority 

Psalm 103

metaphors indicate depth and magnitude of Lord 

Spatial

Heavens above the earth

Geographical

East to west

Relational

Father to son 

90 states brief life-span being because Gods anger and our sins

14 states that fact of us being dust is reason for God's mercy 

Egyptian Hallell

probably sung during Passover and other Jewish feasts

Connected in the past with exodus

tied to the future with Salvation of Jesus 

1-4 is declarative, 5-9 is descriptive

also quotes from Hannah's song in I Samuel 2

Idea of raising up the lowly 

Specific ideas from Egypt

References to Jordan

References to sea, possibly red seas

Celebrated God's victory over the peoples and how God sustains His people in the wilderness 

Contrasts Israel's Gods with the gods of the nations

plague's were judgments on the gods of Egypt 

Key phrase, "I will call upon Him as long as I live"

Was on the brink of death when God rescued him

Jesus sang just before crucifixion

Should have lead to disicples to expect resurrection

"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His saints" 

Psalm 118

connection to Exodus 15 

Lord is my strength

the right hand of the Lord

You have become my salvation 

Psalm 118

Connection with Jesus 

Chief cornerstone being rejected

quoted during triumphal entry

 idea that He is not going to die, but to live

leads to expectation of resurrection 

About the human king

Kind, annointed, and David 

Psalm 132

Basis on two oaths 

David's oath to God

Not rest until Tabernacle is built

God's oath to David

Raise up descendants to sit on throne

II Samuel 7 

Truly unique, sung in honor of the King at his wedding

Reasons that he fights are for

truth, meekness, and righteousness 

father-son relationship with king and God

\King is pictured breaking enemy natioins

Fulfillment first in davidic kings of OT

also fulfilled in Chrfist

In acts, applied to Herod, Pilate, Leaders of Jewish that opposed Christ 

only one of two studied that are attributed to Solomon

King's relationship with his people

Dominant responsibilities: Righteousness and justice

King's power demonstrated by careing for the least

None of kings established rule from sea to sea 

Psalm 110

quoted most often in NT

Two decrees it is based on 

Lord said to my Lord, "sit at my right hand..."

Lord has sworn and will not repent, "a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek 

Psalm 110

referred to most often in the NT

points for having OT and NT fulfillment 

OT

Some level of fulfillment

Kings did not excercise all preistly functions

Some references don't make sense of Jesus

NT

Translations sometimes refers to prophetic oracles

Priestly functions of kings are limited

Argumentation for direct Messianic fulfillment 

Psalm 89

Two main ideas 

Loving-Kindness and Faithfulness

used seven times in this psalms 

Psalm 89

Comparison between God and the King 

God of gods, King of kings

God defeats foes, King defeats foes

God raises horn people, raise the king's horn

God rules the seas, King rules from sea to sea

God's throne upheld by rightesousness, justice

God is most High, king is most high 

Psalm 89

Last Kings of Israel 

Jehoahaz was carried to Egypt

Jehoiakim put in Chains by Nebakadnezer

Jehoicahin carried into Babylonian captivity

Zekeiah's children killed, eyes put out, save to Babylon, last person to sit on throne of Judah 

Exodus

Return from Babylonian Captivity

Salvation comes through Jesus

Heaven Relation 

David

Solomon

Kings of Judah

Jesus at first coming

Jesus at second coming 

Fulfilled the promises made to David

Crucifixion has most references to Jesus as king