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Lesson One

Lesson One. Psalms Facts. A. Date : The date of writing in the Psalms stretched nearly a one thousand year period from the time of Moses (Ps. 90; ca. 1410 B.C.) to the postexilic period under Ezra and Nehemiah (Ps. 126; ca. 430 B.C .).

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Lesson One

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  1. Lesson One

  2. Psalms Facts A. Date: The date of writing in the Psalms stretched nearly a one thousand year period from the time of Moses (Ps. 90; ca. 1410 B.C.) to the postexilic period under Ezra and Nehemiah (Ps. 126; ca. 430 B.C.). B. Psalms is the most diverse book of the Old Testament. The content of the psalms covers a tremendous breadth of material (jubilation, war, peace, worship, judgment, messianic prophecy, praise, complaint) from events stretching back to Creation and to the patriarchal, theocratic, monarchical, exilic, and postexilic periods. c. Psalms is the longest book in the Bible. C. Next to Isaiah, Psalms is the most often quoted book of the Old Testament. D. Psalms 23 is the most quoted and memorized poem in history.

  3. Psalms Facts A.Hebrew: The name Psalms in the Hebrew Bible is the Book of Praises (µyLihiT] rp,se), abbreviated to Praises (µyLihiT] or µyLiT,] or ˆyLiT]). Although the word “praise” occurs frequently in the Psalter, Psalm 145 is the only psalm which has the title “praise” (hL;hiT]). However, Claus Westermann’s study of even the lament psalms concludes that every psalm (except possibly Psalm 88) includes praise—even lament psalms progress beyond petition and lament to the praise of God (The Praise of God in the Psalms, 74). B.Greek: The Septuagint (LXX) translated the Hebrew word mizmor (r/mz“m,) as “psalm” (yalmov), which was the technical word describing a song sung to the accompaniment of a plucked (i.e., stringed) instrument. C.English: Three English titles (The Psalms, The Psalter, and The Book of Psalms) are derived from the Greek and Latin titles (PsalmoiPsalterian and Liber Psalmorum, respectively).

  4. Lesson Objective To understand that God created us to reach out to Him in honest communication.

  5. psalms = “songs of praises” Scripture Focus Psalm 86:1-10

  6. Psalm 86:1-10 (New International Version) • 1Hear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2 Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. 3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. 4 Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 5 You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you. 6 Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my cry for mercy. 7 In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. 8 Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. 9 All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. 10 For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.

  7. Who God Is

  8. El Shaddai – God Almighty El Eyon – The Most High God Jehovah Jireh – The Lord will provide Jehovah Nissi – The Lord our banner, or will provide victory

  9. Jehovah Shalom – The Lord our peace Jehovah Ro’I – The Lord our shepherd Adonai – The Lord our master and our provider Abba, Father – A personal and familiar, though reverential, word for Father

  10. Small Group Questions

  11. 1.In the first two verses, David says two things that speak to his situation and to his faith. What are they? 2. What do these two statements by David teach us about how we might approach God when we are needy? 3. In your own words, what does it mean to lift up your soul?

  12. 4. How did David know God was all of these things? 5. What’s the lesson here for us? How do we truly get to know God and His ways. 6. When you have needed help in a time of trouble, which attribute of God were you drawn to the most? 7. How does your communication with God stack up to the example we see here? 8. What’s the relationship between how well you know God and the vibrancy of your prayer life?

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