PSALMS - Book One
Psalms 1:1 - 41:13
Summary of Book One: “In this book, the psalm writers praise God for his justice, express confidence in God’s compassion, recount the depravity of humanity, plead for vindication, ask God to deliver them from their enemies, speak of the blessedness of the forgiven sinner, and portray God as a shepherd. We should worship God with the same sense of adoration found in these psalms.” [1a]
The Basic Theme: It takes a look at life’s two roads. The life of the faithful person is contrasted with the life of the faithless person. Note: The author of this psalm is unknown.
Interesting fact: It has been said that the dominant themes found in each of the five books of the Psalter compares favorably to the five books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy), which is also referred to as the Pentateuch.
The Blueprint - Book One: The first 41 psalms, mainly written by King David, are similar in content to the writings in Genesis. The first book of the bible tells how mankind was created, fell into sin, and was then promised redemption ... many of these psalms identify humans as blessed, fallen, and redeemed by God.
An important fact from scripture is found in the very first chapter of the 1st psalm. “God doesn’t judge people on the basis of race, sex, or national origin. He judges them on the basis of their faith in Him and their response to his revealed will. Those who diligently try to obey God’s will are blessed. In contrast, those who don’t trust and obey God have meaningless lives that blow away like dust.” [1b]
It pays for Christians today to remember that WE are NOT the judge of anything or anyone. Only God judges based on a person’s heart and lifestyle. The latter is an outcropping of the former. How we live our lives has everything to do with where we end up at the end of this life. The psalms are a wonderful source of encouragement and inspiration.
Next we will look at the second book of Psalms (42:1 - 72:20), until then walk with the King and be a blessing.
In His name & for His glory,
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible.
[1a & b] Footnote from The Life Application Study Bible, p.1112.
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