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Series: Summer in the Psalms
Bob Ingle
Psalm 3
Open your Bibles to Psalm 3. We're spending the entire summer in the Psalms looking at topics like wisdom, worship, fear, grief, depression, repentance, forgiveness, heaven, and eternity. On the pages of the Psalms we behold God's glory, we hear God's story, and see God's Son.
Do you know what the word 'psalm' means? It's the Hebrew word 'mizmor' and it means a poem accompanied by music. What do we call a poem put to music? A Song. The book of Psalms is collection of songs. For centuries, the nation of Israel used the Psalms as a hymnal for worship. God's people would gather for corporate worship, and they would pour their hearts out to God by singing the Psalms. You could say the Psalms was the first 'soul music'. These are deeply personal and emotional songs that came out of the souls of people and were lifted to their Creator.
Psalm 3 is the first of the 73 we know were written by King David. The introduction to the psalm helps give context to what was going on in David's life when he wrote it. It says: 'A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom'. That's a pretty good indication it's not going to be a happy song, right? Do you know the story? If you want to read it some time, the full story is in 2 Samuel 15-18. For now, let me give you a brief synopsis. David was facing one of the most painful, embarrassing, and gut-wrenching times of his life. Absalom was his son whom he loved. But Absalom wanted his father's position more than his father's love. Over the span of a few years, he covertly formed a rebellion with the ultimate plan of killing his father the king and stealing his throne.
However, in the last hour, David catches wind of the betrayal, and narrowly escapes the city of Jerusalem. As he's on the run from men with murder in their hearts led by his own son, David writes this psalm. It's a song of lament. It's a song of grief. It's a song of so ...
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Bob Ingle
Psalm 3
Open your Bibles to Psalm 3. We're spending the entire summer in the Psalms looking at topics like wisdom, worship, fear, grief, depression, repentance, forgiveness, heaven, and eternity. On the pages of the Psalms we behold God's glory, we hear God's story, and see God's Son.
Do you know what the word 'psalm' means? It's the Hebrew word 'mizmor' and it means a poem accompanied by music. What do we call a poem put to music? A Song. The book of Psalms is collection of songs. For centuries, the nation of Israel used the Psalms as a hymnal for worship. God's people would gather for corporate worship, and they would pour their hearts out to God by singing the Psalms. You could say the Psalms was the first 'soul music'. These are deeply personal and emotional songs that came out of the souls of people and were lifted to their Creator.
Psalm 3 is the first of the 73 we know were written by King David. The introduction to the psalm helps give context to what was going on in David's life when he wrote it. It says: 'A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom'. That's a pretty good indication it's not going to be a happy song, right? Do you know the story? If you want to read it some time, the full story is in 2 Samuel 15-18. For now, let me give you a brief synopsis. David was facing one of the most painful, embarrassing, and gut-wrenching times of his life. Absalom was his son whom he loved. But Absalom wanted his father's position more than his father's love. Over the span of a few years, he covertly formed a rebellion with the ultimate plan of killing his father the king and stealing his throne.
However, in the last hour, David catches wind of the betrayal, and narrowly escapes the city of Jerusalem. As he's on the run from men with murder in their hearts led by his own son, David writes this psalm. It's a song of lament. It's a song of grief. It's a song of so ...
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