(1) Overview (same as yesterday)
(BKC) This royal psalm is a prayer that God would honor the Davidic Covenant (2 Sam. 7:5–16)...Faced with the perplexing problem of the affliction and defeat of the anointed Davidic king, the psalmist implored the Lord to remember His oath and end this disaster. Ethan sought to motivate the Lord to answer his prayer by rehearsing the covenant promises and the divine attributes on which they rest. So the psalm is a study in the age-old apparent conflict between the promises of a faithful, loving God, and the catastrophes that often occur.
(2) Outline
(Kel Ps)
I. Acclamation: The psalmist vows to praise the LORD for his faithfulness and love in establishing the covenant with David (1–4).
II. Praise: The psalmist appeals to the LORD by praising his incomparable attributes and his marvelous works done for those who trust in him (5–18).
III. Motivation: The psalmist rehearses to the LORD all of the promises that he made to David in the covenant (19–37).
IV. Prayer: Lamenting the fact that the promises of the covenant have apparently been set aside because the king is oppressed, taunted, and defeated, the psalmist prays for the LORD to fulfill his oath to David (38–51).
A. He laments the fact that the king has been afflicted and defeated in spite of the covenantal promises (38–45).
B. He pleads for the LORD to remember his oath and come to the aid of his servant who is near to the grave (46–51).
[C. He blesses the LORD forever (52).]
(3) Repeated words
I. Acclamation: The psalmist vows to praise the LORD for his faithfulness and love in establishing the covenant with David (1–4).
II. Praise: The psalmist appeals to the LORD by praising his incomparable attributes and his marvelous works done for those who trust in him (5–18).
III. Motivation: The psalmist rehearses to the LORD all of the promises that he made to David in the covenant (19–37).
IV. Prayer: Lamenting the fact that the promises of the covenant have apparently been set aside because the king is oppressed, taunted, and defeated, the psalmist prays for the LORD to fulfill his oath to David (38–51).
A. He laments the fact that the king has been afflicted and defeated in spite of the covenantal promises (38–45).
B. He pleads for the LORD to remember his oath and come to the aid of his servant who is near to the grave (46–51).
[C. He blesses the LORD forever (52).]
(3) Repeated words
89:38 But you have spurned and rejected him;
you are angry with your chosen king.
89:39 You have repudiated your covenant with your servant;
you have thrown his crown to the ground.
89:40 You have broken down all his walls;
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
Reflection: Even the author acknowledged that God would discipline His child v.30-32, but the series of language in v.38-40 reflected his frustration when he witnessed the punishment.
you are angry with your chosen king.
89:39 You have repudiated your covenant with your servant;
you have thrown his crown to the ground.
89:40 You have broken down all his walls;
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
Reflection: Even the author acknowledged that God would discipline His child v.30-32, but the series of language in v.38-40 reflected his frustration when he witnessed the punishment.
Are you frustrated by the fact that man has to go through disciplines in order to grow? We know what to do, but we do not do the things we know. We suffer so much because we follow our own path, not God's.
Audrey
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