What I Noticed Today (Psalms 108-110)
Psalm 108
Psalm 108 is a psalm of David praising the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
In verses 1-6, David praises God for his steadfast love and faithfulness. The Lord should be exalted over all the earth so that His beloved will be delivered.
In verses 7-13, David prayed for God’s help in defeating Israel’s enemies.
Psalm 109
Psalm 109 is a psalm of David praying that the Lord would avenge Israel’s enemies.
In verses 1-5, David cried out to God, praising Him and asking Him to deliver Israel from the deceitful, hateful enemies.
In verses 6-20, David cursed his enemy, asking that he be found guilty and that he be cut-off because this man had taken advantage of the poor, the needy, and the brokenhearted.
In verses 21-31, David asked the Lord for His help in delivering him because he was poor and needy, weak, and an object of scorn. David said he would rejoice when the wicked were put to shame and disgraced and would give God credit for delivering him.
Psalm 110
Psalm 110 is a prophetic psalm of David after he received an oracle from the Lord.
In verses 1-2, David reports a conversation between the Lord (Yahweh) and David’s Lord (ʾăd̠ōnay), or God the Father and the Messiah, saying that David’s Lord is sitting at the right hand of the Father.
In verses 3-4, those who will join the Messiah in battle will be holy, and the Lord will be a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
In verses 5-7, David foretells the glorious victory of the Lord, crushing kings, and judging nations as He is lifted up.
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