Eitan haezrachi refers to abraham see talmud, bava batra 15a. Psalms is the longest book of the bible see what the longest book actually is. God is said to take his stand in his own congregation v. I have said, ye are gods i have given you my name and power to rule your people in my stead.
How long will you judge unjustlyand show partiality to the wicked. 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. How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked. 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 following is a list of biblical psalms from the book of psalms. Psalms overview charles spurgeons treasury of david. This psalm is calculated for the meridian of princes courts and courts of justice, not in israel only, but in other nations. This means the claim that enoch wrote the book is nothing more than a fabrication, which is why its labeled a pseudepigrapha. In the greek septuagint version of the bible, and in its latin translation in the vulgate, this psalm is psalm 81 in a slightly different numbering system. The hebrew title of the book translates to praises. Asaphs duties are described in detail in 1 chronicles 16.
The book of psalms is the place to go when youre hurting. He was to represent and even embody the people, and their wellbeing was tied to his faithfulness. The book of enoch claims to be written by enoch 7th from adam, but this is false. David wrote 73, asaph wrote 12, the sons of korah wrote 9, solomon wrote 3, ethan, and moses each wrote one ps. Psalms 83 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Every human emotion is covered in these hymns of aspiration to god. Psalm 82 is traditionally ascribed to asaph the recorder. What does the bible mean by you are gods ye are gods in psalm 82. Ask of me, and i shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Psalm 82 king james version kjv 82 god standeth in the congregation of the mighty. Twelve psalms are attributed to asaph and psalm 82 is one of them.
Psalm 82 is the shortest of the psalms i have commented on these four weeks, but. 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. He wrote some of it we have internal testimony from the pentateuch that moses wrote at least part of it. Hebrew the language that the jews spoke when they wrote the psalms of david. He wants to be one of the people that visit the temple. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. David the book of psalms is often ascribed to david since he was the largest single author where his name is given in the titles of 73 of the psalms e. Every chapter is devoted to praise and thanksgiving from the author to yahweh. Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. What does the bible mean by you are gods ye are gods in. Jan 02, 2020 the sons of asaph were likely a guild of skilled poets and singers, modeling themselves musically after asaph, their master. Psalms 7 clearly refers to the babylonian captivity.
David wilkerson get ready for the end of all things must watch sermon duration. And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water. Psalm 82 is the psalm of the day in the shir shel yom on tuesday. The church musicians of our day can be considered spiritual children of asaph. Some bible students think that it was the same person that wrote psalms 42 and 43. Selected and adapted from the hebrew stephen mitchell on. Psalm 82 not only showed that jesus was israels messiah, it also had a very pointed message to those who had rejected him and were attempting to put him to death. It usually refers to the one true god, but it does have other uses. Furthermore, i have come to see that psalm 82 has a very awesome word to those of us who live in the 20th century. Structure the book of psalms is arranged in five books. Although many psalms were originally composed by others, it was king davids recital that established them as immortal songs of praise. Psalm 82 was an early psalm, written at a time when many jews still held on to their ancient polytheistic beliefs.
Book notes barnes book notes jamieson, fausset, and brown book notes robertsons book notes nt commentaries adam clarke barnes notes forerunner commentary jamieson, fausset, and brown john wesleys notes matthew henry peoples commentary nt. Psalms 83 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. The liturgical use of psalms dates back to temple times. In the psalms, we discover a man set amongst gods beautiful visible creation that we are meant to rule and guide. Studying the truths in the book of psalms can bring students peace and inspire them to praise and trust god.
This psalm, like others similarly named, was so entitled either from the name of the man who wrote it, or from the explanation of. Read more about king david and the book of psalms here. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers. Individual psalms come from diverse periods of israels history, but at every stage they served as the songbook of gods people. The book of psalms is the first and main book of the third part of the hebrew bible, of the writings hebr. Seventythree of the 150 bear his name, and tradition. According to many researchers it was ezra, the priest and scribe, himself who completed the final collection of the psalms ezra 3. In his book jesus the christ, talmage agreed that jesus was referring to divinely appointed judges when he wrote, divinely appointed judges called gods. Psalm 3 which is has the title a psalm of david, when he.
Chronicles first presents asaph as one of three musicians who presented music before the lord at the time that ark of the covenant was brought to jeru. It is a picture of god leading a meeting in heaven, where he lives. You must be logged in to view your newly purchased. While reading this psalm 91 you can see a spiritual fugitive, haunted by his enemies psalmist who wrote this was a warrior with war experience not only with enemy but also with wild animals like lions and s. Originally, these 150 poems were meant to be sung and were used in ancient jewish worship services, accompanied by lyres, flutes, horns, and cymbals. The book of psalms sefer tehillim my jewish learning. The genre of psalms is songs and poetry of all kinds. Psalm 82 niv bible god presides in the great assembly. Interestingly, some of the psalms attributed to him include divine oracles psalm 50, 75, 81, 82. This theme is taken up in psalms 103106, which summarize gods dealings with his people before any kings. In the greek septuagint version of the bible, and in its latin translation.
The books are listed into a tabular format and provide data on the purpose of each psalm, accompanying instruments, type, tune etc. Psalms 82, new revised standard version nrsv the bible app. The word psalm comes from the greek psalmoi, meaning songs. This summary of the book of psalms provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of psalms. Psalm 82 kjv god standeth in the congregation of the. Hammond, that when our lord cites these words, john 10. Psalms 82 background information with maps and images.
Psalms 83 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Asaph, the author of this psalm, describes god as a judge who is convening his court in order to pronounce charges. The book of psalms contains some of the most beautiful poetry ever written, but many people find that these verses describe human problems so well that they make excellent prayers. To this the savior referred in his reply to the jews in solomons porch. Psalm 90, attributed to moses, reminds the worshiper that god was active on israels behalf long before david. The titles psalms and psalter come from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot, where they originally referred to. Oct 12, 2018 psalms is the longest book of the bible see what the longest book actually is. The author asaph was probably the great singer and musician of david and solomons era 1 chronicles 15. Really what we discover as we read through the psalms is, we dont have one person who wrote all of the psalms, and even we dont know specifically when we talk about the sons of korah, or the asaphites, we really dont know who those are individual, except a group who would have been attendants in the temple. The title of the book of psalms in the hebrew is sepher tehillim, meaning book of praises, and indeed it is a fitting title.
In fact, enoch is a collection of several books, written over periods of time 300 bc to 100 ad and written by multiple authors. Psalm 82 is the 82nd psalm in the biblical book of psalms, subtitled a psalm of asaph. The expression to take a stand is indicative of the serious nature of the indictment which god is about to make. As such it has brought comfort, encouragement, and blessing to gods people throughout the ages. Men who do one thing well are generally equal to another. Lets start with a look at psalm 82, the psalm that jesus quotes in john 10. The 150 individual psalms which comprise the book of psalms were written by several men under the inspiration of the holy spirit. Psalms 50 and 7383 are called the psalms of asaph because his name appears in the superscription at the head of those psalms. Then the lord said to moses, write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of joshua, that i will utterly blot out the remembrance of amalek from under heaven exodus 17. Psalm 82, moreover, would not be a satisfactory explanation for jesus equality with god according to the fourth gospel. Some scholars say that the psalms were not really written until the babylonian exile, and were written over a period of more than two hundred years by unknown authors.
According to tradition, king david gave us the book of psalms. What does the bible mean by you are gods ye are gods. It may be seen as the first response to the problems raised by book 3. The book of psalms is a record of petitions or laments, thanksgiving, and praise to god by his people. There were a number of levites that king david assigned as worship leaders in the tabernacle choir, according to 1 chronicles 6. The psalms, whose original text is in hebrew, were written to the israelites. Look after psalm 25 in book 1 of the psalms of david for more about the names of god. This psalm, like others similarly named, was so entitled either from the name of the man who wrote it, or from the explanation of that same name, so as to refer in meaning to the synagogue, which asaph signifies. Psalm 83 the last asaph psalm and the last elohistic psalm highlights the lament of the people due to their fear of the invasion and of israel. Jehovah how some languages say yahweh, one of the names of god in hebrew. The book of psalms, also known as the psalter is a treasure of the church that has held a central role both in the liturgy of the word and in the liturgy of hours. From whence it is necessarily concluded that this book of psalms was looked upon among the jews as part of the divine law, that is, of gods word.
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