Selah may he grant you according to your hearts desire, and fulfill all your. It is no surprise that the entire book concludes with a final psalm that encourages worshipers to praise god in church and in all creation. It is a book of praises, but some of the psalms are written out of deep despair and questioning. Some psalms name their author in the first line or title. Psalm 20 nkjv the assurance of gods saving work bible. At that time psalms appears also to have been used as a title for the entire section of the hebrew ot canon more commonly known as the writings see lk 24. I mean, this psalm wasnt written for me paul donald weir living in the early 21st century. This psalm purports to be a psalm of david, nor is there any reason to doubt that he wrote it. The name alone of the god of jacob was a safeguard to the people, called after their great forefather israel. The ancient superscription carries the notation, a psalm of david. The assurance of gods saving work to the chief musician.
Psalms 20 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. Psalm 20 in your day of trouble, may the lord be with you. Although many psalms were originally composed by others, it was king davids recital that established them as immortal songs of praise. Psalms, book of the old testament composed of sacred songs, or of sacred poems meant to be sung. Of the precise occasion on which it was composed nothing. Psalms 20 we will begin by giving chapter 20 in metre. When look up a psalm in your bible, youll usually see something like. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. The title of the book in hebrew is tehillim, which means praises. Book of psalms overview insight for living ministries.
Psalm 20 psalm 40 psalm 60 psalm 80 psalm 100 psalm 120 psalm 140. She is characterized by immorality, pride and most of. This psalm is the prayer which the church might be supposed offering up, had all the redeemed stood by the cross, or in gethsemane, in full consciousness of what was happening there. The following authors and the psalms attributed to them are listed below. Psalms is the longest book of the bible see what the longest book actually is. From zion, his own holy hill, may he give strength to you. As many have pointed out, this psalm is a companion with psalms 21, their relation being that of a prayer for victory in psalms 20 and a thanksgiving for victory in psalms 21.
This psalm is thought, by some, to be written by david, on account of himself, and as a form to be used by the people for him, when he was about to go to war. This psalm is a prayer, and the next a thanksgiving, for the king. Yet the psalm itself is different, notably because it is in the voice of a multitude that prays on behalf of the king of israel as he is ready to go into battle. They longest psalm is psalm 119 and the shortest psalm is psalm 117. And may the name of jacobs god protect you from on high. Psalm 20 bible commentary john gills exposition of the. Notice, they say that they have no way of identifying the composers of any of these hymns. This is the sermon from our sunday evening service on 03232014 on psalms 20 and 21 visit our website at.
The assurance of gods saving workto the chief musician. In fact, david only wrote about half of the psalms73 out of all 150, to be precise though the latin vulgate and septuagint credit a few more to him. The psalms have also had a profound effect on the development of christian worship. Eitan haezrachi refers to abraham see talmud, bava batra 15a. Like all of the royal psalms, this one is implicitly messianic. May he send you help from the sanctuary, and strengthen you out of zion. Either this psalm was penned upon occasion of some. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from zion. In the hebrew bible, psalms begins the third and last section of the biblical canon, known as the writings. I read the psalms for love, the proverbs for wisdom and the book of acts for power. In fact, psalms includes more authors than any other book of the bible. The psalms are closely related to king david for many reasons. Kimchi reads the title, concerning david, or, for david, and it is clear that the king is the subject as well as the composer of the song.
Chronology of davids psalms david wrote 73 of the 150 psalms in the bible. These attributions, however, appear in titles that are added to some of the psalms, but it is open to question whether these are as old as the words to which they are. Posted on 18 dec 2011 to 21,171 followers, with 29 retweets. Although king david did not write all of the psalms, he is its most prolific author with eighty of them credited to him. And lest you think i am being eccentric here, i found the following quote about psalm 20, by a godly man of history, andrew bonar, a preacher of renown.
Study guide for psalm 20 by david guzik blue letter bible. It contained the individual and corporate reasons to praise god within the nation and to declare his glory to the nations. The word here employed occurs in the psalms only in the following places. Psalm 20 is a very positive, upbeat kind of psalm even though it shares some characteristics with lament psalms. Psalms, a collection of lyrical poems, is one of only two old testament books to identify itself as a composite work containing multiple authors proverbs is the other. The entire collection of psalms was entitled praises in the hebrew text, and later, rabbis often designated it the book of praises. Psalm 20 in 140 characters or less may the lord answer you in the day of trouble. There are three books in the bible from which i read every daythe psalms, the proverbs and the book of acts. It is a book of prayers containing the writers innermost questions and.
Psalm 20 monday, august 20, 2007 page 2 5 we will sing for joy over your victory, and in the name of our god we will set up our banners. May he remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. In fact, david only wrote about half of the psalms73 out of all 150, to be precise though the latin vulgate and septuagint credit a. Psalms 20, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Read more about king david and the book of psalms here. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. Selah 4 grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel 5 we will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our god we will set up our banners.
The use of the word in this place proves that such offerings had been made to god by him who. Since the book contains 150 psalms, one can read the entire book in one month by reading 5 chapters a day. The book of psalms attributes at least 73 or about half of the psalms to david and attributes other psalms to other authors, including asaph psalms 50. The psalms of david in metre chapter 20 verse 1 jehovah hear the in the day when trouble he doth send. Psalms 20 and 21 are both royal psalms which were written to be used in public celebrations of the davidic monarchy see blog post for august 30, 2009, different types of psalms. Psalms 38 are called the hallel psalms or the hallelujah psalms. David was responsible for many of them, composing seventythree psalms. What does the author believe is meant by god of jacob. In the international critical commentary series, charles and emilie briggs suggest that it was written during the reign of jehoshaphat. Psalms 20 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. The title of this psalm is the same as several others. Let him from zion, his own hill, sustain thee by his grace. A psalm of david may mean merely, a psalm about david, and not necessarily a psalm written by david.
It is a liturgical hymn used ceremonially upon the occasion of a kings coronation, or upon the occasion of his going into battle. In fact, i can recall a time when i was living on a. Those who wrote the book of psalms created songs that run the gamut of human emotion from cries for help while suffering in a severe trial to exalting gods name and praising him for his many wonderful works. May he receive the tokens of all your meal offerings, and approve your burnt offerings. Many, including scholars, simply do not believe the bible and use varying hypothesises to discredit what it says. Compare the book of psalms in the new testament luke 20. And psalm 20 was next on my bible reading schedule. Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of. And typically as you know lament psalms arent really upbeat. Other writers include moses, heman the ezrahite, ethan the ezrahite, solomon, asaph, and the sons of korah. Psalms 20, new international version niv the bible app. And let the name of jacobs god from every ill defend. This certainly recalls the patriarchs words genesis 35. The book of psalms is a book of songs that is sometimes called israels national hymnbook.