0470. A Study of Psalms 7, 8, 9

A Study of Psalms 7, 8, 9

O Lord, Save Me (Psa_7:1).

Arise, O Lord, in Thine Anger (Psa_7:6).

O Lord, How Excellent Is Thy Name (Psa_8:1).

I Will Praise Thee, O Lord (Psa_9:1-2).

Sing Praises to the Lord, Which Dwelleth in Zion (Psa_9:11).

Arise, O Lord, Let Not Man Prevail (Psa_9:19).

The group of Psalms which we study at this time, presents to us seven distinct statements addressed to Jehovah.

We need to remember that the historical Psalms which describe David and David’s experiences, are, in reality, used of the Spirit prophetically, as descriptive of Israel and Israel’s experiences. Many of these prophecies lie still ahead of God’s chosen people. The types will be completely fulfilled during the days of the tribulation, and the succeeding millennial period. What is known as the "imprecatory Psalms" are very frequently misunderstood, because this prophetic feature of the Psalms is misunderstood.

Illustration: We called upon a precious saint, a woman of mature years, who was a great lover of the Psalms. We found her reading one of the Psalms where David called down the wrath of God upon his enemies. She was altogether perplexed. She said, "Why was David so angry? The spirit manifested by him in some of these Psalms seem so foreign to the nature of the sweet Psalmist of Israel." When we explained to her that the Holy Spirit, through David, was voicing the complaints and the groanings of Israel in the day of her greatest trouble, that it was Israel crying against the antichrist and his tyranny, then she clasped her hands and said, "Thank God, I understand now the Psalms which have been a perplexity to me for so many years."

Let us remember, then, that while the Psalms of our present study have their historical setting; they have a far deeper meaning. They look on, and anticipate days yet to come.

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR