"O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?" "They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name. They said in their hearts, 'We will crush them completely! They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land. We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left…” (Ps 74:1, 7-9). How well Psalm 74 and 75 belong together! They tackle the same situation but from a different perspective. In Psalm 74, their situation of dreadful calamity and destruction [of Jerusalem and the temple] ...

God’s Acts in Salvation History (Ps 105:1-45): From Abraham to the Promised Land, from the Patriarchs to the Conquest. [6th longest psalm.] “He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made [the word he commanded], for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, [statute] to Israel as an everlasting covenant” (Psalm 105:8-10). Why must God's people [Abraham's descendents (Ps 105:6)] give praise and glory to God (Ps 105:1-7)? What did God intend for them to be and do (Exo 19:6)? What specific promises did God make (Ps ...

“How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures” (Ps 104:24). Psalm 103 and 104 form a perfect pair and illustrate the balance of the Bible. Psalms 103 tells of the goodness of God in salvation, Psalm 104 of the greatness of God in creation. In Psalm 103 God is the loving father with his children (Ps 103:11-13). In Psalm 104 he is the creator God with his creatures (Ps 104:24). Psalm 103 speaks of God's benefits (Ps 103:2-5); Psalm 104 of God's works (Ps 104:13, 24, 31). Psalm 104 is a poetic meditation of Genesis 1. Its ...