Day 144 (Psalm 108-110) - Year 8
5/24/20267 min
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[intro music] Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. [upbeat music] Today we have a trio of songs written by David. The first one, Psalm 108, has a lot of overlap with two chapters we've already covered, Psalm 57 and Psalm 60. David opens by saying his heart is steadfast and that God is to be praised. In verses seven through nine, he lists a bunch of places with names you've probably never heard or seen before, but that may not really stick out to you as significant in any way. So here's what you need to know. These places form a circle around Jerusalem. And these verses are pointing out that God owns all that space around Jerusalem. Tribal allotments, enemy territory, it's all His. Some of it He uses for reputable purposes, and some of it, like Moab, He uses but as His washbasin. He owns it, but it's not His most prized possession. And Edom is His footstool. Then after David declares God's dominion over all these places, he expresses his feelings that God has rejected Israel and isn't fighting on their behalf anymore. And he knows he needs God's help, so he cries out for it, trusting God will come to their rescue. Psalm 109 is tough. These are the words of David in his lament to God. He's being honest about how he feels and it's pretty clear he's not holding back. There are a few things we want to remember here. First, David