Heart of a Psalmist - Worshipping Christ Through The Psalms

anger was turned aside, and he did not destroy him completely. And there was still goodness in the land of Judah.” (2 Chron. 12:12)

There is an irrevocable agreement between God and David’s descendants that he will show mercy to all who will come to him in humility. As long as the sun shines and the moon rises this unfailing love is available from the one who sits on David’s throne.

“BLESSED BE THE LORD FOREVER! AMEN AND AMEN! (52)

With this exuberant blessing, the third book of Psalms (Leviticus) comes to a close!

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PSALM 90: TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS Time and Eternity

This is the only psalm entitled to Moses, the greatest figure of the Old Testament. “There has never been another prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.” (Deut. 34:10) It seems to have been written at the end of his life when the generation that came out of Egypt was passing away and the new generation was getting ready to enter the Promise Land. Moses was looking from the moun- taintop of the law to the new age of grace. “Then Moses went to Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab and climbed Pisgah Peak…the Lord showed him the whole land…’I have allowed you to see it, but you will not enter the land.’” (Deut. 1:1, 2, 4) The first part of the psalm recalls the wrath and anger of God while the last part looks forward to His mercy and favor. The psalm is closely connected to the Book of Deuteronomy in thought and phrases. There are four time perspectives that frame the outline of the psalm:

I YOU ARE GOD - 1,2

Eternal Perspective Millennial Perspective Lifetime Perspective

II A THOUSAND YEARS - 3-9 III SEVENTY YEARS - 10-11 IV YOUR UNFAILING LOVE - 12-17

Daily Perspective

INTRODUCTION:

“A prayer of Moses, the man of God.”

This is a title of extreme honor given to a select few. The psalm is one of the oldest scriptures in the Bible; its ‘massive simplicity, [and] entire absence of dependence on other parts of the psalms’ 1 en- sure that it is a composition of Moses, the great lawgiver. Moses was one of the foundational architects of worship. Part of his education as a prince in Egypt would have included composing music and songs: “Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he became mighty in both speech and action.” (Acts 7:22) His contributions to the history of wor- ship are important: • Let My People Go- The deliverance from Egypt centered around the Israelites freedom to wor- ship God and seven times Moses requested pharaoh: “Let my people go so they can worship me. ” (Ex- odus 5:1, 7:16, 8:1, 8:20, 9:1, 9:13, 10:3) • The Blood of the Lamb- When Pharaoh finally agreed to let God’s people go the Lord instructed Moses to take the blood of the Passover Lamb and put it upon the doorposts of the dwellings of the Is- raelites and he promised, “when I see the blood I will pass over you.” (Exodus 12:13) This blood became the basis of salvation, deliverance and worship for centuries until Jesus, the Lamb of God came and shed his blood for us.

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