Psalms 42 through 72

Table of Contents

Psalms 42 and 43 1. One Psalm 2. Structure 3. Title 4. Historical setting 5. Messianic reference 6. Images of David and Christ: a meditation 7. Postscript Psalm 44 1. Title 2. Maschil 3. Shoshannim 4. Verbal links with Psalms 42 and 43 5. Analysis 6. Historical setting 7. New Testament reference 8. Other details Psalm 45 1. Structure 2. Titles 3. Hezekiah reference 4. Messianic fulfillment 5. Other details 6. The Song of Christ and the Bride Psalm 46 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic reference 4. Other details 5. Postscript 6. Help in the Morning Psalm 47 1. Historical setting 2. Messianic reference 3. Other details Psalm 48 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic fulfillment 4. Other details 5. The Destruction of Sennacherib’s Host Psalm 49 1. Structure 2. Introduction 3. Historical setting 4. Woe unto Egypt 5. Messianic reference 6. The rich fool 7. Other details 8. Postscript Psalm 50 1. Structure 2. Title 3. The call of God: vv. 1-7 4. The first exhortation: vv. 8-15: Duty to God 5. The second exhortation: vv. 16-21: Duty to one’s neighbor 6. The call of God renewed: vv. 22 and 23 7. Messianic fulfillment 8. Day of Atonement 9. Other details Psalm 51 1. Structure 2. Historical reference 3. References to the Leprosy law 4. The Messiah related to sin? 5. Other Messianic details 6. Messiah’s men 7. Other details

Psalm 52 1. Titles 2. Subscription 3. Historical background 4. Messianic reference 5. Other details Psalm 53 Psalm 54 1. Structure 2. Maschil 3. Subscription 4. Historical setting 5. Messianic reference Psalm 55 1. Structure 2. Maschil 3. Subscription 4. Historical setting 5. Messianic fulfillment 6. Further details Psalm 56 1. Structure 2. Titles 3. Historical setting 4. Messiah 5. Other details Psalm 57 1. Structure 2. Titles 3. Historical exposition 4. Messianic reference Psalm 58 1. Structure 2. Titles 3. Imprecations 4. Figures of Speech 5. Historical setting 6. Further historical details 7. Messianic reference Psalm 59 1. Title 2. Historical context 3. Subscription 4. Structure 5. David in danger: vv. 1-4 and 1 Samuel 19:8-24 6. Hezekiah in danger and Jerusalem besieged: vv. 5-17 7. Messianic application Psalm 60 1. Structure 2. Titles 3. Background history 4. Historical reference 5. Messianic fulfillment 6. Other details Psalm 61 1. Structure 2. Subscription: Jeduthun 3. Historical setting 4. Messianic reference 5. Other details Psalm 62 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic fulfillment 4. Other details

Psalm 63 1. Structure 2. Title 3. Historical application 4. Messianic fulfillment 5. Other details 6. A Thirst for God Psalm 64 1. Structure 2. Historical background 3. Messianic fulfillment Psalm 65 1. Structure 2. A psalm for the Day of Atonement 3. Which Day of Atonement? 4. Problem passage? 5. Messianic fulfillment 6. Other details Psalm 66 1. Title 2. Structure 3. Passover 4. A Psalm of Hezekiah 5. Messianic reference 6. Other details Psalm 67 1. Structure 2. Historical setting 3. Messianic fulfillment Psalm 68 1. Structure 2. Titles 3. A Psalm of the Wilderness 4. The Song of Deborah 5. Part 2 6. Messianic fulfillment 7. Ephesians 4:8-10 8. Judgment Seat at Sinai? 9. Other details Psalm 69 1. Structure 2. Title 3. Links with Psalms 69 and 40 4. Links with Lamentations 5. Historical background 6. The Hezekiah addition: verses 30-36 7. A psalm of Messiah 8. New Testament quotations Psalm 70 1. Title 2. Links with other psalms 3. Historical setting 4. Messianic fulfillment 5. Prayer Psalm 71 1. Structure 2. Title 3. Links with other psalms 4. Historical setting 5. Messianic reference 6. Other details 7. Hymn 85 Psalm 72 1. Title 2. Structure 3. Solomon 4. Messianic reference