Editor's Note: I will attempt to summarize some of the themes and statements presented in the Psalms. Clearly, I will miss a lot, so please feel free to weigh in and give your thoughts and observations.
Psalm 26
by David
David embraces accountability and is grateful for the loving involvement of the Most High in his life. He responds in love, and wants to be with the LORD.
Psalm 27
by David
his relationship with the LORD brings clarity and confidence to David; the Most High is his source of hope and strength
Psalm 28
by David
David blesses the LORD in whom he trusts, the one who hears his prayers and delivers him
Psalm 29
A Psalm of David
Bless the LORD and praise him for his power and might.
Psalm 30
A Psalm. A Song for the dedication of the house of David
David was going to die, and the LORD saved him; he will use his restored life to praise Adonai and bring glory to his name.
Psalm 31
For the Leader; a Psalm of David
David describes his reliance on the LORD, who doesn't spare him from stress or trouble, but saves him out of it.
Psalm 32
by David a maskil
A meditation on being forgiven. taking, sobering, surrounding - these actions look a lot different when men do it versus when the LORD does it.
Psalm 33
A call to praise the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth, the savior of those who trust in him.
Psalm 34
by David, when he feigned insanity before Avimelek, who drove him away; so he left
(an Acrostic Psalm)
Trouble comes to us all; the LORD will get his people out of it. Those who trust him and put their hope in him will be saved, are blessed, have nothing to be ashamed of.
Psalm 35
by David
Clearly frustrated, David asks the LORD for help. While his behavior towards others is right and loving, those who oppose him are mean, petty, and prideful. David wants the LORD to be praised in the public square, and thus asks for a good judgement/endorsement for living according to His ways, even (especially?) while being poised and mocked by those who don't do it God's way.
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