Just a brief note about another case where an idea in the Old Testament is re-interpreted in the New Testament. In Psalm 6, King David was again having a hard time, and trying to convince himself to maintain confidence in God. In verses 3 and 4 he writes: My soul also is struck with terror,…
In Psalm 4, David writes: There are many who say, ‘O that we might see some good!Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!’You have put gladness in my heartmore than when their grain and wine abound.I will both lie down and sleep in peace;for you alone, O Lord, make me lie…
In Psalm 2, King David, or someone writing from his perspective, seems jolted out of complacency with a shock: the anointed leader is beset by enemies and mocked by them! (1-3) How does the writer imagine God responding? First, God laughs scornfully at the puny offence (4) and then in fury reaffirms the status of…
