Davidic Kingship

Definition

The Psalter is framed by the exaltation of God’s Torah and His chosen King, a twofold focus introduced in Pss 1–2 and restored in Book V.

Psalms 1–41 — How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers. Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on hi
Psalms 1–2 — How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers. Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on hi
Psalms 42–72 — For the music director, a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God! I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s p
Psalms 73–89 — *A psalm by Asaph. Certainly God is good to Israel, and to those whose motives are pure. But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me. For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the *
Psalms 90–106 — A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations. Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God. You make man
Psalms 107–150 — Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures. Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy and gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, f