Study 70 From the Book of
Psalms is: Psalms 89: 38-52
With this study from the book of psalms we are taking a pause here
and tomorrow we will go back once again to the book of Ezekiel.
1.
Notice
the repeated ‘thou’ in verses 38-46. It is the same God of steadfast love,
faithfulness and power, extolled in the earlier part of the psalm, who has
brought about the downfall of the king and the desolation of the land. This
constitutes the psalmist’s dilemma. What bold requests for God’s speedy action
does he make (verse 46-51), and on what does he base them?
2.
What
may we learn form the psalmist’s example when circumstances seem to call God’s
character and promises into question? How does faith survive in such situations?
Cf. Gn. 18:25; Rom 11:29, 33; Phil. 1:6.
Note. Verse 52 is a
doxology to close Book III of the Psalms
