Playlist: Psalms, Book Five (topic)
Psalms: Book Five (Part Four): Psalm 119 (Part One)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBook Five of the Psalms is covered by looking at the Hallel (the seven Psalms before Psalm 119), the Songs of Ascents (the Psalms after it), and Psalm 119 itself. Psalm 119 is a long meditation on God's law and way of life, and it fits between the Hallel's praise for redemption and the spiritual life lessons of the Ascents, …
Psalms: Book Five (Part One): Psalms for the Winter Blues
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPsalms, Book Five (Psalms 107-150) is linked to the winter season leading up to Passover, and its uplifting content can lift believers who feel gloomy or depressed in those months. The Psalms are arranged in five books because five is associated with divine grace, and Book Five corresponds to Deuteronomy, the scroll of Esther, …
Psalms: Book Five (Part Six): Psalm 119 (Part Three)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPsalm 119 and Psalm 136, both in Book Five, are presented as showing God's law as a practical, daily guide for the pilgrimage out of spiritual Egypt toward His Kingdom. Psalm 119 praises the law as a way of life rather than legal minutiae or stern warnings, and it is called a New Testament psalm because it focuses on the heart. …
Psalms: Book Five: (Part Three): The Hallel: Psalms of Praise
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBook Five of the Psalms, like the whole book ( Tehillim , "Songs of Praise"), is about praising God, with praise mounting toward the closing psalms. Psalm 145 is the only psalm titled a Tehillah , and Psalms 146 through 150 conclude with Hallelujah, climaxing in Psalm 150's commands to praise. Within Book Five, Psalms 113 …
Psalms: Book Five (Part Two): Psalms of Ascents
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Psalms of Ascents (Psalms 120-134) form a "little Psalter" within Book Five, and Book Five as a whole is about being uplifted and praising God. Several explanations of the title ma'aloth ("goings up," or movement upward by steps) are weighed: Thirtle's theory linking the psalms to Hezekiah's healing and the shadow going back …
Psalm Genres (Part Four): Laments
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn the structure of the Psalms, Book Five stands out for its emphasis on praise, contrasting with the earlier books that are more heavily laden with laments. While the initial sections of the Psalms are front-loaded with individual laments, particularly in the first book, Book Five is back-loaded with praise psalms, expressing …
Numbering Our Days
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe must allow God to show us how to carefully number our days in order to gain a heart of wisdom and develop a godly perspective upon our remaining time.