Outbless Weekly

Psalm, Chapter 32 Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God. A Psalm of David. A [ a ]Maskil. 32 How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,  Whose sin is covered! -        The title of this chapter is blessedness of forgiveness and trust in God o    these are two separate things yet related o    first the blessedness of forgiveness §  when you forgive someone else you will get blessed...

Psalm, Chapter 31 A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 31 In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge;  Let me never be ashamed;  In Your righteousness deliver me. -          The title of this chapter is Psalm of complaint and praise o    Do you sometimes complain to God? o    Do you praise later after he settles your complaint? -          In You, O Lord, I have ta...

Psalm, Chapter 30 Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death. A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. 30 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up,  And have not let my enemies rejoice over me. -        The title is thanksgiving  o    This means to thank God for what He has given us (already done) -        For Deliverance from Death o    This is what He gave us o ...

Psalm, Chapter 29 The Voice of the Lord in the Storm. A Psalm of David. 29 Ascribe to the Lord, O [ a ]sons of the mighty, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory [ b ]due to His name; Worship the Lord in [ c ]holy array. -          David starts chapter 29 with “the Voice of the Lord in the Storm” o    Storms can be very powerful o    God’s voice is even more so… - ...

Psalm, Chapter 28 A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer. A Psalm of David. 28 To You, O Lord, I call;  My rock, do not be deaf to me,  For if You are silent to me,  I will become like those who go down to the pit. -        A prayer for Help, and Praise for its Answer o    It’s a math formula o    First – a prayer for help + o    Second – praise for its answer o    We should always give God...

Psalm, Chapter 27 A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God. A Psalm of David. 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation;  Whom should I fear? -          What does it mean to have Fearless trust in God o    It means that you consider you present circumstances, trials and difficulties and you look them straight in the face and say §  God is bigger than you §  God is stronger than you §  God is wiser than you...

Psalm, Chapter 26 Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection. A Psalm of David. 26 [ a ]Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord [ b ]without wavering. -          Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection o    A solemn or formal declaration of a fact, opinion, or resolution: an asseveration: as, protestations of friendship or of ame...

Psalm, Chapter 25 Prayer for Protection, Guidance and Pardon. A Psalm of David. 25 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.   2 O my God, in You I trust,  Do not let me be ashamed;  Do not let my enemies exult over me. -          In the title of this chapter we have three ingredients o    first a prayer for protection o    second guidance o    and 3rd a pardon -          it may be interesting to note th...

Psalm, Chapter 24 The King of Glory Entering Zion. A Psalm of David. 24 The earth is the Lord’s, and [ a ]all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.  -          The King of Glory Entering Zion o    This title would be the fulfillment of ancient prophecy o    Remember Zion is a reference to a mountain in Jerusalem §  The place where the New Jerusalem will hover over the land §  A 1,500...

Psalm, Chapter 23 The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd. A Psalm of David. 23 The Lord is my shepherd,  I [ a ]shall not want. -          Psalm 23 is a famous bible chapter o    It is made up of the number 2 which represent witnesses o    And the number 3 which represents the trinity (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit three-in-one o    Added together they equal 5 which is the number for...

Psalm, Chapter 22 A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise. For the choir director; upon [ a ]Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. 22 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. -          A cry of anguish and a song of praise is is the title of this chapter o    notice there is a cry of Anguish first o    then a song of praise o    this implies p...

Praise for Deliverance. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 21 O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad,  And in Your [ a ]salvation how greatly he will rejoice! -          Praise for Deliverance is the title of Chapter 21 -          21 is made up of three sevens 3 x 7 = 21 -          3 is the number for the trinity; 7 is the number for completion -          The trinity (Father, Son &a...

Psalm, Chapter 20 Prayer for Victory over Enemies. For the music director. A Psalm of David. 20 May the Lord answer you on a day of trouble!  May the name of the God of Jacob [ a ]protect you! -          Prayer for Victory over Enemies o    This title seems odd since we just considered the heavens o    We were amazed by immense size, wisdom and power of God o    If God be for you; who could be aga...

Psalm, Chapter 19 The Works and the Word of God. For the music director. A Psalm of David. 19 The heavens tell of the glory of God;  And their expanse declares the work of His hands. -          The universe is estimated to be than 100 billion light years in diameter -          It is estimated that it is growing by 3,000 feet per second -          There are more than 100 thousand million starts in...

Psalm, Chapter 18 The Lord Praised for Rescuing David. For the music director. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, [ a ]who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said, 18 “I love You, Lord, my strength.”   2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my savior,  My God, my rock, in whom I...

Psalm, Chapter 17 Prayer for Protection against Oppressors. A Prayer of David. 17 Hear a just cause, Lord, give Your attention to my cry; Listen to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips. -          In chapter 16 we were convinced that our future is secure in Christ our portion -          Our inheritance was guaranteed by the cup (the blood of the lamb) -          Now in chapter 17, David is...

Psalm, Chapter 16 The Lord, the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Salvation in Death. A Mikhtam of David. 16 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.   2  I said to the Lord, “You are [ c ]my Lord; I have nothing good besides You.” -          The Lord, the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Salvation in Death o    The focus on this title is “The Lord” o    He is described as the Psalmist’s Portion in L...

Psalm, Chapter 15 Description of a Citizen of Zion. A Psalm of David. 15 O Lord, who may [ a ]abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? -          In Chapter 14 we looked at a description of worldly men o    We looked at the folly of Men who say there is no God -          In Chapter 15 we have a description of a Citizen of Zion o    Zion is a reference to the mountain in Jerusalem where...

Psalm, Chapter 14 Foolishness and Wickedness of People. For the music director. A Psalm of David. 14 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”  They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts;  There is no one who does good. -          Foolishness and Wickedness of People o    This title shows the relationship between Foolishness and Wickedness o    Where there is one, you will alwa...

Psalm, Chapter 13 Prayer for Help in Trouble. For the music director. A Psalm of David. 13 How long, Lord? Will You forget me forever?  How long will You hide Your face from me? -          Prayer for Help in Trouble -          There seems to be a lot of prayer for Help in Psalms -          How long, Lord? o    It seems David got impatient waiting for the Lord to help o    How about you? Are you ge...

Psalm, Chapter 12 God, a Helper against the Treacherous. For the music director; [ a ]upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. 12 Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to an end,  For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind. -          God, a  Helper against the Treacherous o    Notice the title begins with a description of God as a Helper (capital H) o    And not just a H...

The Lord a Refuge and Defense 11 In the Lord I take refuge;  How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain; -          The title of this Psalm The Lord a Refuge and Defense o    It is a matter of fact and declared accordingly -          It was for the choir director o    The choir director is the man in charge of praise o    The man tasks with encouraging God’s people to rise to the...

This is Psalm, Chapter 10 from The Outbless Weekly Bible Study. In this chapter, you will learn how David prayed for the overthrow of the wicked after he thanked God that God's justice would be done.  We learn to be anxious for nothing but by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving we let our requests be made known to God and the peace that surpasses all human comprehension will rule in you...

In this chapter, we learn to follow the biblical principal of thanking God for His justice which wait to be manifested.  God taught us to be anxious for nothing but in all things by prayer and supplication witht thangsgiving, to let our requests be made known to Him. When you trust God in advance, He always delivers. This is such a wonderful truth, that we want to give thanks to the Lord with all...

Psalm, Chapter 8 The Lord’s Glory and Mankind’s Dignity. For the music director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David. 8 Lord, our Lord,  How majestic is Your name in all the earth,  You who have [ a ]displayed Your splendor above the heavens! -          This chapter is about o    The Lord’s Glory o    And Mankind’s Dignity -          For the music director; on the Gittith o    GITTITH gĭt’ ĭth (Heb....