Psalm 2

Messiah Selections 40-43. (various voices): Why do the nations so furiously rage together, and why do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against His anointed. Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us. He that dwelleth in Heav'n shall laugh them to scorn; The Lord shall have them in derision. …Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. (Psalm 2:1-4, 9)

Psalm 24

Messiah Selection 33. (chorus): Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory. (Psalm 24: 7-10)

Psalm 19

Messiah Selection 39 (tenor/chorus): Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world. (Romans 10: 18; Psalm 19: 4)

Psalm 68; Ephesians 4:1-16

Messiah Selections 36. (alto or soprano voice): Thou art gone up on high; Thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men; yea, even from Thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them. (Psalm 68: 18); 37. (chorus): The Lord gave the word; great was the company of the preachers. (Psalm 68: 11)

Psalm 69

Messiah Selection 29. (tenor): Thy rebuke hath broken His heart: He is full of heaviness. He looked for some to have pity on Him, but there was no man, neither found He any to comfort him. (Psalm 69: 20)

Psalm 22

Messiah Selections:

27. (tenor) All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying:

28. (chorus) “He trusted in God that He would deliver Him; let Him deliver Him, if He delight in Him.” (Psalm 22: 7-8)

Psalm 91

As Joshua notes, this is called “the soldier’s psalm,” but it has a message for every believer.

Psalm 107

We used a responsive reading of Psalm 107 in our Thanksgiving Eve worship service.

Psalm 13

Joshua provided excellent guidance for our consideration of Psalm 13, giving particular attention to what we can learn from this psalm of David and apply to our own prayers.

Psalm 2; Mark 8:27-38

This sermon’s texts help us to understand the meaning and significance of “the Anointed One” as a name for Jesus.

Psalm 138

With the coming of Thanksgiving and the Advent season, I’m setting aside the series on Daniel for awhile, but will return to it in 2020, the Lord willing. I apologize for the interruptions and other distractions in this sermon caused by the cold I had this Sunday.

Psalm 148

The kingdom of God is one of the overarching themes of the entire Bible. The fact that it appears in passages from Genesis to Revelation underscores the fact that we should consider its importance for our own lives.

Psalms 42-43

This sermon was preached at the Sunday worship service of the New Ipswich Congregational Church. Their pastor, Ken Whitson is a good friend and asked me to preach in his absence. I love this particular text, which has been a great encouragement to me for many years.  

Psalm 102, part one

This psalm is traditionally identified as one of seven penitential psalms and is also one of five psalms that are explicitly given the title a prayer. Some portions are clearly petitions to God, but there are also prophetic elements. Likewise, portions of Psalm 102 are a personal lament, but it also has in view the people of God as a whole. 

Psalm 16

John Calvin writes in his preface to his commentary on the Book of Psalms “I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, ‘An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;’ for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror.” Throughout this month, we have been considering the Psalms as “An Anatomy of the Soul of Jesus Christ,” for time and again we have been impressed with the extent to which they not only prophesy historical facts concerning Jesus, but also reveal our Lord and Savior’s mind and heart.

Psalm 148

The "gloria in excelsis Deo" of Christmas may be seen as a response to the call of Psalm 148 to praise the LORD in the highest. This beautiful psalm reminds us of both our calling and the salvation that is ours in Jesus Christ.

Psalm 119:97-104

The New Testament authors refer to the Psalms as prophetic in revealing Jesus as the Messiah. It is therefore not surprising that Psalm 119, which extols the beauty and truth of God's Word, is also a revelation of the Word made flesh.

Psalm 8

This short psalm is packed with theological significance. Jesus himself announces its partial fulfillment during his earthly ministry, and the book of Hebrews points to its final and ultimate fulfillment at the end of time. Psalm 8 also has important application to our own lives today.

Psalm 22

In considering the revelation of Jesus as the Messiah in the Psalms, certainly Psalm 22 is would be on the short list of psalms to be included. A simple sermon can but introduce what this remarkable psalm has to show to us of the Savior whose birth we celebrate at Christmas.

Psalm 110

The Apostles and other preachers of the early Church made extensive use of Psalm 110 in their preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It develops further the imagery of kingship we saw in Psalm two, and reveals that the Messiah is a priest as well.