Musing – Let’s Sing a few Psalms!

 Hebraic Musing – Let’s Sing a few Psalms!

The title is redundant since Psalms means Sacred Songs.  The Book of Psalms are traditionally divided into five “books,” reflecting the five books of the Torah — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.*   Psalms 90-106 are often referred to as Messianic Psalms because they speak of the coming Enthronement, Kingship or Lordship of Yeshua.  They are looking forward to the coming Lord.  Rather than studying, let’s enjoy them by reading and/or singing a sampling of the Messianic Psalms (in NKJV) and letting them bless us.

♫ “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High  Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.’” (91:1-2)

♫ “For He shall give His angels charge over you,...” (91:11)

♫ “It is good to give thanks to the LORD,  And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;” (92:1)

♫ “Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. (95:1-2)

♫ “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.  For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.” (95:6) 

♫ “Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.” (96:1) 

♫ “Give to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Give to the LORD glory and strength.” (96:7) 

“For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.” (96:13) 

♫ “The LORD reigns; Let the earth rejoice;” (97:1) 

♫ “Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things;” (98:1) 

♫ “Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.”  (98:4) 

♫ “The LORD reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim;” (99:1)  (Note - between the cherubim in the Temple was the Arc, the very presence of God!  Where is He now?)

♫ “Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!  Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.” (100:1-2) 

♫  “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise.” (100:4)

♫ “I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.” (101:1) 

♫ “Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!  Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:” (103:1-2) 

And here is a Messianic puzzler that stumps some rabbis today.  Psalm 110:1 announces the Messiah's future Reign - “The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.’” (110:1)  David’s Messianic reference is quoted by NT authors in Mt.24:44; Mk 12:36; Lk 20:42 and Acts 2:34.

Psalm 120 to 134 are “Psalms of Ascent” which we sang/recited as our tour bus was climbing “up to Jerusalem.”

Points to Ponder

And these were just a sampling!  Did you find yourself breaking into song?

How many treble clefs have you put in the margins of your Bible?

“be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,” Eph.5:18-19

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                             May 2, 2023
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
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*    Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy (1–41, 42–72, 73–89, 90–106, 107–150)