Bible in one year 8/15/2022 Psalm 24-26 By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce

 Bible in one year 8/15/2022  Psalm 24-26

By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce                                                                                                          

Christian Arts Ministries : Biblical precepts & Gospel music; Pastoral ministry & Counseling

 

 Psalm 24 Beginning with a hymn of praise to God the Owner and Creator of the whole earth(vv.1-2), David then instructs prospective worshipers (vv.3-6) and concludes with an anthem to the King of glory (vv.7-10). David may have composed this psalm when he brought the Ark to Jerusalem (2Sam.6; or one one of the anniversaries of that occasion).

            Psalm 24: 1- 10

 The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. (vv.1-2)

Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. (vv.3-4)

He will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from the Lord and vindication from God his Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him, Who seek your face, O God of Jacob.(5-6).

Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lift up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—He is the King of glory. (vv.7-10).

 

Psalm 25 In this psalm, David petitions the Lord for protection, guidance, and pardon (vv.1-7); describes some of the attributes of God (vv.8-14); and prays for deliverance (vv.15-22) with minor exceptions, each verse of this alphabetic acrostic psalm begins with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. What David has prayed for himself, he also prays for the nations.

Psalm 25: 1-22 A psalm of David

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame, who are treacherous without excuse. (vv.1-3).

Show me your ways , O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. (vv.3-6).

Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O Lord. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. (vv.7-9).

All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant. For the sake of your name, O Lord, forgive my iniquity.(vv.10-11).

 Who, then, is the man that fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him. He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. (vv.12-14).

My eyes are even on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare. Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me form my anguish. Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. See how my enemies have increased and how fiercely they hate me! Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. May integrity and rightness protect me, because my hope is in you. Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles! (vv.15-22).

 

Psalm 26   David first seeks divine vindication of his integrity (vv.1-8), then petitions God to deliver him from the fate of the wicked (vv.9-11), and finally resolves to praise the Lord for answering (v.12). Blameless life is a sincerity of purpose and single-hearted devotion, not sinlessness. David invites God to examine his claim of innocence of the charges of wickedness brought against him by other. Verses 9-10, David prays for a holy separate in from sinners so that in the day of judgment he will not be taken with them.

Psalm 26:1-12 A psalm of David

Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; for your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth. I do not sit with deceitful men, nor do I consort with hypocrites; I abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked. I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, O Lord, proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds. (vvv.1-7). 

I love the house where you live, O Lord, the place where your glory dwells. Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with bloodthirsty men. In whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes. But I lead a blameless life; redeem me and be merciful to me. My feet stand on level ground; in the great assembly I will praise the Lord. (vv.8-12).

 

Bibliography,

Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV). Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986.