Psalm 1 begins with, “How blessed”; Psalm 2 ends with the same word (in Hebrew). King-God, I need your help. 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, End time events may be fearful in nature. Satan was further limited by the Cross, for since that time believers have been indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and “He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Thus David appeals to the rebellious nations to bow before the Almighty God while they still have time. Psalm 42 The Message. Psalm 91: A Message of Hope Introduction to Psalm 91. Are these the characteristics of national governments today? Finally, the day came when Martin Luther nailed his theses to the door and called for a return to God’s Word. But Satan was not to be deterred for long. How can we get people to take it seriously. When Psalm 2:7 says, “You are My Son, today I have begotten You,” there are two possible interpretations. Did He go to sleep? That’s the second part of God’s plan: *The power of Messiah (2:8‑9): Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, will return bodily to this earth in power and glory to crush all opposition and to reign in righteousness from David’s throne. He exults in God’s sovereign rule over his life. 2. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.”, “from before the foundation of the world”, “I will reveal the everlasting purposes of God, for the Lord has said to me, ‘You are my Son. Psalm 2:12 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 2:12, NIV: "Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment.Blessed are all who take refuge in him." Now I have brought it to pass.”, “the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea”. When I read those words, the Spirit witnessed to my spirit. Thus, 3. The consequences of that will be dire. All of us stand condemned before the true God, for “all of us like sheep have gone astray” (Isaiah 53:6). The gospel reading for today (John 10 v 11 –1 8) echoes the message of Psalm 23 and challenges us to go out to ‘bring in other sheep who are not of this flock’ so that they too can experience the love and care of The Good Shepherd. The psalm concludes with a warning given by the Holy Spirit: 10 “Now, therefore, O kings, show discernment; But at the same time we should tremble over the prospect of standing before Jesus to have our works judged. He does not take second place to anyone. (Psalm 46:1) Psalm 2 is twice as long, consisting of four stanzas and 12 verses. In Psalm 2, He promises the earth to His Son. Psalm 92:2 "To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night," “Lovingkindness … faithfulness”: These attributes are constant themes of the psalm (see notes of Psalms 85:7; 89:5; see also Luke 10:2). I think the command relates to the tension that exists in the Scriptures between grace and works. How should we view the present world chaos? 7 I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord: 8 Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance. Or, “this day” refers to the time when Christ’s identity was manifested, when the Father bore witness to Christ as being His own Son, which was primarily through the resurrection (Rom. This sense of meaning is reflected in the Living Bible’s paraphrase of Jesus’ proclamation: “I will reveal the everlasting purposes of God, for the Lord has said to me, ‘You are my Son. We have giant weapons in the hands of moral pygmies. In response, God gives the nations the cosmic raspberry and ridicules their pride, claiming that he has set his king on Zion (verses 5–6). Note that the statement, “Today I have begotten You,” is paraphrased to present the real meaning: “This is your Coronation Day.” That is why Jesus could address Himself to the church at Philadelphia as the one “who has the key of David” (Revelation 3:7). In Act Four (2:10‑12), the psalmist speaks out again, giving a closing appeal in light of the previous acts. We have a past, a present, and a future. The Message of Psalms 1-72: Songs for the People of God (The Bible Speaks Today) by Michael Wilcock (2001-04-20) | Michael Wilcock | ISBN: 0787721922087 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. The warning is also aimed at the redeemed, for — as I have already pointed out — we will one day serve as the kings and judges of this world. But believers can find peace and comfort in the assurance of Psalm 2 that Satan will be defeated and Jesus will triumph as King of kings and Lord of lords. He continues to promote the advance of Secular Humanism, and he has brought about a resurgence of Islam. What does it mean for the Lord to “forget” our sins? Even if we should die a martyr’s death, our sovereign God will ultimately triumph! The Athanasian Creed puts it: “The Son is from the Father alone; neither made, nor created, but begotten ... generated from eternity from the substance of the Father.” The Nicene Creed expresses it: “The only begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Lights, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father” (quoted in Lewis Sperry Chafer, Systematic Theology [Dallas Seminary Press], I:316). Today, we will be considering psalm 107 the message verse by verse. Psalm 2 is credited to David by the New Testament (Acts 4:25). And are your motives pure? Rather, God’s laughter shows the folly of rebelling against Him. 1 {A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} In that sense, He is the “only begotten” (John 1:14,18) — the only Anointed One of God who is authorized to act in the Father’s behalf as the Regent of planet earth. Psalm 2:8. Is evil going to triumph? Psalm 9 is the ninth psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. It is no wonder that people are scared. Philippians 4:13 Meaning of I Can Do All This Through Him Who Gives Me Strength. Long ago I did it; from ancient times I planned it. The next spokesman in Psalm 2 is Jesus Himself. These are songs of joy, passion, confession, struggle, and hope. In these laments and praises, hymns and liturgies, the Bible continues to speak clearly today, concluding with Psalm 150, singing its song of praise. Do you know what gifts you have been given by the Spirit? They are turning to Eastern religions and pop psychology to find solace for their souls. You can read about a remez in Revelation 7 here and one in Genesis 5 here. One day, as I was reading the book of Hosea, the Spirit suddenly impressed a verse upon my heart that gave me the answer I had been seeking. Why are they always devising some vain thing to the glory of Man — things like the tower of Babel, the Roman Empire, the League of Nations, and the United Nations? He looks at the chaos of the world scene in his day and says that. Since the decree is eternal, Christ’s Sonship is eternal. In Act Two (2:4‑6), God calmly sits upon His throne in heaven and speaks His line against the rulers (2:6). He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. We have all, in our own way, said toward God, “Let us tear His fetters apart, and cast away His cords from us” (Ps. There is a popular myth that when Jesus returns the earth will burn up and cease to exist. They call it “proleptic” speech. The only way I am able to restrain my anger is to remind myself of what God is doing in Heaven while I fume over Satan’s plots on this earth. Those words are recorded in Revelation 22:12 — “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.”. He said to Me, “You are My Son, His highest treasure. You can’t find peace and safety anywhere in the world, but only in Christ. God will take the redeemed off this planet and put us in the New Jerusalem. The issue is one of lordship. And terrify them in His fury: 6 “But as for Me, I have installed My King When Jesus does return, the promises of Psalm 2 will be fulfilled to Him. Learn psalm of life with free interactive flashcards. 2-3 Instead you thrill to God ’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night. God cannot be deceived or mocked (Galatians 6:7). It features the iconic phrase, "the Lord is my shepherd," which metaphorically describes Christians as sheep under the watchful eye of the shepherd Jehovah. From that vantage point we will watch as the Lord superheats the earth and burns away the pollution of Satan’s last revolt. We do not believe it is possible to know the date when Jesus will return. It contains a message that a fearful world desperately needs to hear today. Some of the last words Jesus spoke on this earth had to do with degrees of reward. The psalmist calls on all of God’s people and as many had partaken of the redemptive work of God to declare his praises. Messiah Jesus, born of a woman, would be bruised on the heel by Satan in death as the sin‑ bearer for the fallen race, but He would bruise Satan upon the head in His triumphant victory over sin and death in His resurrection from the grave. The Message of Psalms 1-72: Songs for the People of God (The Bible Speaks Today) | Wilcock, Michael | ISBN: 9780851115061 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Book 3 - Psalms 73-89 - As Leviticus covers God's tabernacle, this book covers God's temple. (Psalm 2:4-6). But let’s first note how the author develops this because it is so instructive and is a warning in itself. The signs of the times tell us that Jesus is at the very gates of Heaven, ready to return any moment to take His church out of this world. All his schemes ultimately fail. 7–9) 4 The Rule of Messiah on Earth (vv. Paul spoke of this momentous day during his sermon on Mar’s Hill in Athens: “God is now declaring to men that all everywhere should repent because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead” (Acts 17:30-31). David, the Lord’s anointed king over His people, Israel, writes this song to show the folly of rebellion against God’s anointed king because of the promises God had made to that king. * 2 For a summit conference of the nations has been called to plot against the Lord and his Messiah, Christ the King. Satanism became incarnate in the atheistic ideology of the Communists as they attempted to exterminate both the church and God’s Word. In Psalm 1 the theme is the contrast between the righteous and the wicked person; in Psalm 2 the theme is the contrast between the rebellion of wicked rulers and nations and the rule of God’s righteous Messiah. (Psalm 103:2–3) The resounding theme is God's tender care and his heart of love for you. 10 “Now, therefore, O kings, show discernment; 12 Do homage to the Son, lest He become angry, “the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong…”, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb”, “He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished”, “for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him”, “each will receive his own reward according to his labor.”, “If any man’s work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fire”, “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.”, Take the Lamb & Lion Ministries App with you, Join our Facebook private group for members only, Traveling Down the Rapture Road in 2 Peter (Part 15), Get a daily dose of Bible Prophecy from our blog, Save big on special bundles while supplies last. He isn’t sitting on the edge of heaven, biting His nails, and saying, “Oh, what am I going to do?” He lets man go on for a while in his rebellion, but then His anger and judgment will come, and man’s proud plans will come to nothing. The Cross is the classic example. (Psalm 61:3) The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. This occurred around 331 A.D., and it marked the beginning of the dark ages when the church became subservient to the state. This day of wrath that God has reserved for the rebellious nations of the world and their leaders is one of the best kept secrets in the universe. Instead, it is better to honor God and serve Him. Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers: Read verse in The Message Bible Satan is not omnipotent. Please, pay attention! In the song the statement is made that those who have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb have been made a kingdom, and “they will reign upon the earth” (Revelation 5:9-10). As in the time of David, the nations of the world today are still in full revolt against the Lord. All Rights Reserved. (Boice, pp. Why is it that the world’s political leaders are always saying, ‘Let’s put aside the limitations of God’s Word and cast away His laws and do what we please!'”. If so, then He is doing a very poor job, for the earth is dominated by evil rebellion against God. We must submit to Christ as Savior and Lord before He returns in judgment, so that we do not “perish in the way.”, The urgency of submitting to Christ is expressed by the phrase, “His wrath may soon be kindled” (2:12). Thus in His eternal decree, the Father invites the Son, “Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, and the very ends of the earth as Your possession” (Ps. I think, for example, of the tragic story of Saul, the first king of Israel. So, God sits in the heavens and laughs. And again, the redeemed will be joint heirs of this promise. 2 The kings of the earth take their stand. And cast away their cords from us!” Psalm 2 (The Message Bible) Genesis 4:21 (Read all of Genesis 4) His brother's name was Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the lyre and flute. But almost as soon as Adam and Eve had been given this gift, they lost it. Even the Dead Sea will come alive and teem with fish (Ezekiel 47:8-9). 2:8). The Judaic-Christian foundation of Western Civilization came under direct attack from within while the Communists hammered at it from without. Thus, on one level, 2:1‑3 refers to those rebel kings and their attempts to shake off David’s rule over them. These are rhetorical questions, asked for the purpose of provoking thought. That is the reason that Satan could tempt Jesus by offering Him “all the kingdoms of the world” if Jesus would only worship him (Matthew 4:8-10). Psalm 16:2: “I say to the Lord [Yahweh], ‘You are my Lord [Adonai].’” Yahweh — the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of the Exodus — you are my Lord, his Master, and his Sovereign. Why the mean plots, peoples? This song expresses amazement that cultures and governments of earth would try to ignore God. Every morning you’ll hear me at it again. The apostles applied this idea to the persecution of Jesus by Israel's religious leaders (Acts 4:27–28). Psalm 92:2 "To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night," “Lovingkindness … faithfulness”: These attributes are constant themes of the psalm (see notes of Psalms 85:7; 89:5; see also Luke 10:2). The warning was spoken 3,000 years ago, and power grubbing and political corruption continue unabated to this day. Verses 2–3 specify this futility: the kings of the earth reject Messiah’s right to rule. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. "In Latin, it is known as "Confitebor tibi, Domine".The topic of the psalm is that the success of evil is only temporary, and in the end, the righteous will endure. The kings of the earth are living on borrowed time. Book 2 - Psalms 42-72 - Like Exodus, this book describes ruin, and rescue by God. Psalm 76:10 says that even “the wrath of Man” shall go to the praise of God. He brings together the Roman governor and the Jewish Sanhedrin, and through their joint efforts he accomplishes the murder of the Messiah. Good night and pleasant dreams!” The only way we can watch the news of this troubled world and have pleasant dreams is if we’ve taken refuge in our sovereign God, who has even the proud rebellion of wicked men under His control. He gave the boy a poem that was short, sweet, powerful, and full of hope. “‘As I live!’ declares the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live’” (Ezek. 1. Thus writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, David wrote this psalm not only about himself, but in a deeper and much more complete way, about Messiah Jesus. When you consider what the Bible says will be the characteristics of the Lord’s reign over the earth, it is easy to see that the reign is yet future. If He wills something, it is accomplished, whether or not it has yet happened in history as we know it. For purposes of grasping the message of the psalm, Acts Two and Three may be grouped together so that the psalmist is saying three things: 1. Against the Lord and against His Anointed: “the whole world lies in the power of the evil one”, “He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world”, “He [God] removes kings and establishes kings”, “the gates of Hades shall not overpower it”, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging” by sending your Son back to reign in glory and majesty and righteousness and justice?”, 5 Then He will speak to them in His anger, 6 “But as for Me, I have installed My King, “He will speak to them in His anger and terrify them in His fury”, “God is now declaring to men that all everywhere should repent because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead”, “a day of wrath, trouble, distress, destruction, desolation, darkness and gloom”, “As for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion My holy mountain”, “Have you not heard? Very timely. This rebellion took on an organized form at the tower of Babel, when proud men came together and proposed to build a tower into heaven to make a name for themselves (Gen. 11:4). 4–6) 3 God’s Decree (vv. Never again! “The wolf will dwell with the lamb” (Isaiah 11:6), and a “nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra” because the cobra will no longer be poisonous (Isaiah 11:8). The signs of our times point to the soon coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary. Jesus is a king-in-waiting. He calls us to “rejoice with trembling” (Psalm 2:11). The verse is found in chapter 13. Dr. Brueggemann describes the human cries of anguish and the exultations of praise expressed in the Psalms. Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers: “Let’s get free of God! And then I believe He will test our works in terms of quantity, quality, and motive. They studied and traveled and traveled and studied. The Lord has delayed the outpouring of His wrath because He does not desire that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). The Search OF the Savior: Why Jesus Came, Part 2 (Gal. Psalm 2 (The Message Bible) Genesis 1:1 (Read all of Genesis 1) First this: God created the Heavens and Earth - all you see, all you don't see. In its whole form of nine verses, the psalm reflects the yearning for Jerusalem as well as hatred for the Holy City's enemies with sometimes violent imagery. Throughout the Old Testament God promises repeatedly that in the end times He will regather the Jewish people from the four corners of the earth to the land of Israel (see Isaiah 11:10-12 and Ezekiel 36:22-37:12). The poem is found in the Hebrew Bible. 1:5; 5:5). He makes a glorious proclamation about the future in which He confirms His Father’s … We see this from the beginning of the psalm to the end. And what will be the purpose of all this? (2 Samuel 6:20). Do those who come in contact with us recognize that we have been in the presence of the Lord? I see men in love with money, power, and fame. We are told that every island will be moved and that every mountain will be lowered and every valley raised (Revelation 6:14 and Isaiah 40:4). ), We may chuckle at the limerick, but deep down inside we know that the present world scene is no laughing matter. Yes, God is full of grace and mercy (Psalm 86:15), and He does not desire that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9), but He is also a God of perfect righteousness, holiness, and justice — and as such, He cannot countenance sin. It reaches beyond king David to the glorious reign of the one who can fulfill every aspect of the eternal kingdom as promised to David in II Samuel 7:13, 16. Psalm 1 consists of two stanzas and six verses. Later, Satan orchestrates a conspiracy between governing authorities who hated each other. From that point on, he became obsessed with three things: riches, women, and military power (I Kings 11:1-8). But God raised Him from the dead and He ascended to heaven, where He is now waiting to return with power. In Jewish hermeneutics (interpretation of Scripture), a remez is a hidden message, or a deeper meaning found below the surface or behind the words. The book of Psalms is a favorite of Christians, even though we frequently read it in portions and pieces, hopscotch through the familiar, and avoid the odd, the unpleasant, and the difficult. Psalm 2. The consequences of that will be dire. Have you ever thought about what a strange command this is? The first time Jesus came, He came as our Suffering Savior (Isaiah 53). In our troubled times, when it looks as if the enemy is winning, we can do the same. Psalm 2 Why the big noise, nations? We so often think of worship only in terms of what we do when we come together corporately as a congregation of believers. It fits together in an interesting way with Psalm 1 to introduce the Book of Psalms. The wording here is very interesting. By bringing people from every nation under the lordship of God’s Anointed, Jesus, the rebellion of Satan is thwarted. Through the Jews, God gave the Messiah. God gave them dominion over all the earth (Genesis 1:27-28). The book of Daniel makes it clear that God is the one who raises up nations and puts them down. David was born into a large family as the youngest son. I believe the Lord will ask each one of us how we used the gifts He gave us for the advancement of His kingdom. They moved to the Falkland Islands just before Britain invaded to reclaim that territory from Argentina! David was anointed the King of Israel by Samuel. 33:11). I say that because the Bible tells us that Jesus was foreknown as the Savior who would shed His blood “from before the foundation of the world” (1 Peter 1:19-20, Revelation 13:8, and Ephesians 1:4). Jesus begins His proclamation by repeating the Father’s promise to Him that He will one day rule from Mount Zion over “the very ends of the earth.” It is a promise that undoubtedly dates back to the foundation of the world itself. Blessed are all who take refuge in him” (ESV). 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. At first glance, you would have thought that everyone would welcome God’s Messiah, who came to save us from our sins. Today I am giving you your glory. The Spirit’s warning is addressed to the kings and judges of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with reverence, As we await the Lord’s return, we are to “worship the Lord with reverence” and we are to “rejoice with trembling.” The third thing the Spirit calls us to do is to “do homage to the Son” (Psalm 2:12). Book 1 - Psalms 1-41 - The five divisions correspond roughly to the five books of Moses. 20:10-15). We’ve all said, “I’ll do it my way!”. I pulled TMoP from the shelf for a Lenten series following the lectionary psalms. Psalms 1 and Psalms 2 are as different as night and day. Book 2 - Psalms 42-72 - Like Exodus, this book describes ruin, and rescue by God. There are many reasons for the Millennial reign of Jesus. But it is also obvious that the psalm goes far beyond David’s experience. Lamb & Lion Ministries was established for the purpose of proclaiming the soon return of Jesus. But the fundamental purpose is to fulfill His promise to His Son that He will one day be glorified in history, just as He was humiliated in history. They fear for their personal well-being, the safety of their children, and the security of their nation. The verse is quoted several times in the New Testament with reference to Jesus (Acts 13:33; Heb. All his plots sooner or later unravel. God has promised to give that redeemed planet to His Son and to His joint heirs — namely, those who have received Jesus as their Lord and Savior. 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