Study 64 From the Book of
Psalms is: Psalms 81- 83
1.
Ps.
81. What does God here demand of His people (verses 1-4)? Of what does He
remind them (verses 5-7, 10-12), and with what promises and practical challenge
does He confront them (verses 8, 9, 13-16)?
2.
Ps.
82 is a dramatic picture of the judgment and condemnation of divinely appointed
judges who have failed to fulfill their office. What does God demand of such men
(verses 2-4), and what is the effect upon society of their failure (verse 5)?
In such circumstances, what hope is there of justice being done?
3.
Ps.
83. A strong coalition of enemy nations is plotting against Israel to destroy
it. On what ground does the psalmist plead for God to act? What in particular
does the ask of God, and to what end? Contrast with the prayer of Acts 4:29,
30. Is a prayer like the psalmist’s still legitimate?
Notes
1.
81:7.
‘The secret place of thunder’: i.e., from the midst of the thunder cloud. Cf.
Ex. 14:10, 24.
2.
82:1,
6. From Jn. 10:34-35 it is clear that earthly judges are here referred to. They
were called ‘gods’ and ‘sons of the Most High’ in virtue of their high office
as dispersing the divine justice. Cf. Rom. 13:3, 4.
