(1) Outline
I. The psalmist calls the people to listen to his wise teaching concerning the history of the faith that was passed down from generation to generation so that the people would not forget the words and works of God (1–8).
II. The psalmist traces the history of the faith from Egypt to the holy land, reporting how often the people rebelled against the LORD and were judged, and how frequently the LORD in his compassion forgave them (9–55).
III. The psalmist sadly recalls the defection of the people in the land that brought about the destruction of Shiloh and capture of the ark, but then joyfully recalls how the LORD saved his people and chose David to be his faithful shepherd (56–72).
A. The defection of the people in the land brought the destruction of Shiloh but the deliverance of the people (56–66).
1. They forgot the LORD and turned to worship in high places (56–58).
2. The LORD was angry and judged them by the plundering of Shiloh (59–64).
3. But the LORD “awoke” and saved his possession (65–66).
B. He reports how the LORD rejected the northern tribes and selected David as his king and Zion as his sanctuary (67–72).
1. He chose Judah and built his sanctuary in Zion (67–69).
2. He chose David to be the shepherd of Israel (70–71).
3. And David led the people with an upright heart and skillful hand (72).
(2) Key verse
II. The psalmist traces the history of the faith from Egypt to the holy land, reporting how often the people rebelled against the LORD and were judged, and how frequently the LORD in his compassion forgave them (9–55).
III. The psalmist sadly recalls the defection of the people in the land that brought about the destruction of Shiloh and capture of the ark, but then joyfully recalls how the LORD saved his people and chose David to be his faithful shepherd (56–72).
A. The defection of the people in the land brought the destruction of Shiloh but the deliverance of the people (56–66).
1. They forgot the LORD and turned to worship in high places (56–58).
2. The LORD was angry and judged them by the plundering of Shiloh (59–64).
3. But the LORD “awoke” and saved his possession (65–66).
B. He reports how the LORD rejected the northern tribes and selected David as his king and Zion as his sanctuary (67–72).
1. He chose Judah and built his sanctuary in Zion (67–69).
2. He chose David to be the shepherd of Israel (70–71).
3. And David led the people with an upright heart and skillful hand (72).
(2) Key verse
78:72 David cared for them with pure motives;
he led them with skill.
(Kel Ps) David was by no means perfect; but he served with integrity (כְּתֹם לְבָבוֹ; s.v. Ps. 7:8); the term “integrity” or “blameless” indicating that he was faithful to God (free from sin and/because forgiven for sin). The righteous person knows what to do when he falls into sin; the ancestors as well as many others did not)...the main point is that this people, in whom God had invested so much, but who so frequently rebelled against God, needed a central sanctuary and a faithful guide if they were to continue as the people of God
78:69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above;
as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
(EBC) it is most probable that the psalmist likens God’s temple on earth to the permanence of heaven and earth. Yet the Solomonic temple too was destroyed;
he led them with skill.
(Kel Ps) David was by no means perfect; but he served with integrity (כְּתֹם לְבָבוֹ; s.v. Ps. 7:8); the term “integrity” or “blameless” indicating that he was faithful to God (free from sin and/because forgiven for sin). The righteous person knows what to do when he falls into sin; the ancestors as well as many others did not)...the main point is that this people, in whom God had invested so much, but who so frequently rebelled against God, needed a central sanctuary and a faithful guide if they were to continue as the people of God
78:69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above;
as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
(EBC) it is most probable that the psalmist likens God’s temple on earth to the permanence of heaven and earth. Yet the Solomonic temple too was destroyed;
(EBC) our Lord Jesus. He himself said that he is the temple of God (John 2:19–21)...“I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple” (Rev 21:22).
Reflection: The solution to the Israelites and the whole human race is not found within us. It is found only in God. God woke up...God gave Israel David who was 180 degrees different from the rest of them, but David was not perfect. Only Jesus Who was the descendant of David was. It is fruitless if we give any hope for humans to solve our own problems.
Reflection: The solution to the Israelites and the whole human race is not found within us. It is found only in God. God woke up...God gave Israel David who was 180 degrees different from the rest of them, but David was not perfect. Only Jesus Who was the descendant of David was. It is fruitless if we give any hope for humans to solve our own problems.
Audrey
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