Notes: July 25, 2008 - Psalms 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 & 17
Bob Feather July 25th, 2008
With the exception of Psalm 10, the titles of these psalms credit David with their authorship. When during his lifetime he wrote them is unknown; but some of these seem to have been written during the heat of battle.
Psalm 10
- A wicked person does not have God in all his thoughts (Psalm 10:4). Are you wicked?
Psalm 11
- If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do (Psalm 11:3)? Is Christ the foundation of your faith in God (1 Corinthians 3:11)? Is the Word of Christ the foundation of your knowledge of God (Luke 6:48-49)? Are you surprised that unbelievers work so hard to shake our confidence in the scriptures and in the historicity of Christ?
Psalm 12
- See the contrast between the vain, flattering and proud words of men and the pure words of the Lord.
Psalm 13
- How long… (Psalm 13:1-2 - four times)? Have you ever asked God, “How long”?
Psalm 15
- Who can dwell with God? Does anyone really qualify except the Lord Jesus?
Psalm 16
- Compare Psalm 16:10 with its New Testament interpretation in Acts 2:25-31 and Acts 13:35-38. Now read Psalm 16 again looking for Jesus.
Psalm 17
- Ask David how he kept out of trouble, and he would say, “by following God’s word” (Psalm 17:4).
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Psalm 10:4
4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
Psalm 11:3
3If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
1 Corinthians 3:11
11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Luke 6:48-49
48He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
Psalm 13:1-2
1How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Psalm 16:10
10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Acts 2:25-31
25For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
31He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
Acts 13:35-38
35Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
37But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
38Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Psalm 17:4
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
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