Carefully Examining the Text Tommy Peeler

Psalms 111 and 112 are connected in their subject matter and vocabulary. “Both are acrostic containing twenty-two lines, each succeeding line beginning with the following letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 111 describes God as reflected in His works, and Psalm 112 the man who fears God and properly responds to Him. Some of the phraseology used in Psalm 111 to describe God is repeated in Psalm 112 to describe the God-fearing man” Miller, 370. “Psalm 111 focuses primarily on God’s work, Psalm...

“In the second century, Jewish teachers applied it to Hezekiah (Justin Martry, Dialogue with Trypho, 33, 83)” Lewis, Matthew 14-28; 108.110:1 seems quoted or alluded to in Matt. 26:63-64; Mark 16:19; Acts 2:34-35; 5:30-32; 7:55-56; Rom. 8:34; I Cor. 15:25; Eph. 1:20; Col. 3:1; Heb. 1:3, 13; 8:1; 10:12-13; 12:2; I Peter 3:22.Lessons from this section Mark 12:35-37 paralleled by Matthew 21:41-46; Luke 20:41-44“Psalm 110 is the psalm most frequently quoted and alluded to in the New Testament. Se...

The Psalm is based on the two decrees in vs. 1 and vs. 4.Every word of vs. 1 will prove important and two different words for Lord are used. Notice the use of "right hand" in vs. 1 and vs. 5. Melchizedek only appears in the OT elsewhere in Genesis 14:18-20. Melchizedek is king and priest. He blessed Abram.Abram paid tithes to him.The psalm gives different words to refer to the foes or enemies.It shows us the victory over these foes is complete.The victory is because of the LORD.

Some have described this as the longest sustained imprecatory prayer.A Psalm of David109:1-5 He describes his mistreatment at the hands of othersThey spoke against him constantly- vs. 2, 3, 4. They lied about him- vs. 2. They spoke words of hatred- vs. 3. He did good to them, but they did evil to him- vs. 5.109:6-20 He prays that judgment may fall on them. Notice how many of these judgments he requests tie to the concept of lex talionis, the punishment fitting the crime. vs. 6 accuser- They a...

This Psalm combines sections of Psalm 57:7-11 and Psalm 60:5-12.Psalm 57 and Psalm 60 are in their titles tied to specific circumstances in the life of David. There are some 13 Psalms that do this and these are two of them. This Psalm stresses108:3 Giving thanks to the LORD108:4 God's lovingkindness and faithfulness108:7-9 God's complete sovereignty over Israel and their neighbors108:11-13 God alone is responsible for victory. Trust in men is vain- Jer. 17:5-8.The Psalm foreshadows the salvat...

Give thanks to the LORD for He is good for HIs lovingkindness is everlasting. 107:1-3 is an answer to Ps. 106:47107:4-32 Four stanzas that follow a standard procedure. The 2 and 4 lines are refrains in this Psalm. 1. There is a statement of a specific problem (107:4-5, 10-12, 17-18, 23-27).2.Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, He delivered them out of their distress (107:6, 13, 19, 28).3. A specific act of deliverance from the specific problem mentioned (107:7, 14, 20, 29-3...