Praise – How Awesome Is the Lord!
The psalms of praise call us to give praise to God for His character and His actions.
Psalm 150
Questions – What Is Happening?
A look at Psalm 73 and how we can reorient our focus on God.
Psalm 73
Imprecation – Avenge Your People O God!
The imprecatory psalms cry out for God to act against the enemies of God and His people.
Psalm 137
Confession – Have Mercy on Me O God
A look at sin and confession from Psalm 51.
Psalm 51
Remembrance – O God Our Help in Ages Past
The psalms of remembrance recount God’s great acts in behalf of His people in the past as a guide for their faith in the present.
Psalm 136
Confidence – The Lord Provides for and Protects Me
The psalms of confidence display the confidence God’s people have in His loving care for them.
Psalm 23
Thanksgiving – From Wailing to Dancing
The palms of thanksgiving show God’s people giving Him thanks for delivering them when they cried out in distress.
Psalm 30
Laments – God’s People Sing the Blues
The psalms of lament show God’s people crying out to Him in distress, yet confident He will hear and respond.
Psalm 13
The Psalms and the Future
The book of Psalms teaches us to look forward to the final Day, when all of God’s Promises will be fulfilled.
Psalm 2
Seeing Christ in the Psalms
Christ is the central figure of the book of Psalms, and in its pages we see the grand picture of His life, death, and resurrection.
Psalm 2
The Psalms As Instruction: The Lord Reigns
The Psalms are given to instruct us to live with the assurance that the Lord reigns.
Psalm 2
The Psalms As Instruction: The Abundant Life
The Psalms are given to instruct us in how we can live a blessed, abundant life.
Psalm 1
The Structure of the Book of Psalms
The book of Psalms is purposefully structured, and this helps us to understand the meaning of the book.
Psalm 150