Day 125 (Psalm 1-2, 15, 22-24, 47, 68) - Year 8
5/5/20268 min
FROM TODAY’S RECAP: - Article: 10 Reasons the Father Didn't Turn His Face Away at the Cross - Article: Did God Turn His Face Away? - Article: Psalms: Looking Forward to the Messiah - Psalm 23 Talk
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[upbeat music] Hey Bible readers. I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble, and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. Today we covered eight psalms that span a variety of tones and topics. We start up with Psalm 1 which contrasts the wicked man with the righteous man. It says the righteous man will be different from the wicked man in the way he thinks, acts, and engages with the world around him. And because of that, he's blessed. One of the things the righteous man thinks about is the Word of God. He delights in it. This delight in God causes him to flourish in every area that matters. And no matter what the circumstances are around him, he'll be sustained and upheld by God's Word as his source of life. Psalm 2 was probably either written for or in response to David's coronation. It's all about the new king and how the other nations of the world set theirselves up against him. They want to overthrow the power of Israel as a nation. But God looks at Israel's enemies, who are His enemies, and laughs because it's laughable to oppose God. We've touched on this briefly in the past, but it bears repeating. The only time scripture shows God laughing is at His enemies, and here's an example of that. But be careful not to imagine it as just some kind of maniacal laugh where He's rubbing His hands together and squinting down at them. He's not cruel. He's just. Psalm 15 is a Davidic psalm, and