God Judges Unjust Rulers and Calls for Justice for the Poor and Needy Psalm 82 portrays God standing in judgment over rulers and judges who have failed their
A Call to Worship, a Warning Against Idols, and God’s Promise to Satisfy the Obedient Psalm 81 opens with a call to joyful worship, urging Israel to sing,
A Prayer for Restoration, God’s Favor, and the Reviving of Israel Psalm 80 is a communal plea for restoration, addressed to the Shepherd of Israel who once led
A Prayer for Mercy, Forgiveness, and God’s Vindication After Jerusalem’s Ruin Psalm 79 is a communal lament after a national catastrophe: Jerusalem is defiled, the temple is ruined,
Remember God’s Works, Teach the Next Generation, and Learn from Israel’s Unbelief Psalm 78 is a teaching psalm that calls God’s people to listen, remember, and pass His
From Night Sorrow to Faith Through Remembering God’s Works Psalm 77 begins with a believer in deep distress, crying to God through the night and finding no quick
God’s Victory in Zion, the Humbling of Kings, and Righteous Judgment Psalm 76 declares that God is publicly known in Judah and Zion because He acts in history
God the Righteous Judge Who Exalts and Brings Low Psalm 75 is a declaration of God’s sovereign rule as the righteous Judge over all the earth. The psalm
A Cry for God’s Intervention Amid Destruction Psalm 74 is a communal lament that cries out to God amid devastation, destruction, and the apparent withdrawal of divine presence.