OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY
The United Kingdom Stage
(1 Sam 8-31, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-11, 1 Chronicles, 2
Chronicles 1-9, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon)
Week 45
I.
THE WRITINGS OF THIS STAGE
A.
The Psalms - There are three basic ways to study the
Psalms:
i. By book division (Each end with a doxology)
1. 1-41 corresponds to Genesis.
a. The key word is “man.”
b. 1:1; 8:4; 25:12; 34:8; 34:12;
37:23; 37:37; 40:4
2. 42-72 corresponds to Exodus.
a. The key word is
“________________.”
b. 50:15; 54:7; 56:13; 59:1; 69:14;
71:2; 72:12
3. 73-89 corresponds to Leviticus.
a. The key word “sanctuary.”
b. 73:17; 74:7; 77:13; 78:69
4. 90-106 corresponds to Numbers.
a. The key words are “unrest” and
“wanderings.”
5. 107-150 corresponds to Deuteronomy.
a. The key phrase is Word of God.
b. Chapter 119
ii. By authorship
1. David
a. The _________________ Psalms
A> 8, 19, 23, 144
b. The Sinner Psalms
A> 32, 38, 51,
c. The Suffering Psalms
A> 3-7, 11-14, 17, 22, 2528, 31, 34-35, 39-41,
53-59, 61-64, 69-70, 86,
109, 140-143
d. The Satisfied Psalms
A> 2, 9, 15-16, 18, 20-21,
30, 36-37, 52, 60, 65,
68, 72, 95, 101, 103,
105, 108, 110, 122, 124,
131, 133, 138-139, 145
2. Korah
a. 42, 44-49, 84-85, 87
3. Asaph
a. 50, 73-83
4. Heman
a. 88
5. Ethan
a. 89
6. Solomon
a. 127
7. Moses
a. 90
8. Hezekiah
a. 120-121, 123, 125-126, 128-130,
132, 134
9. Anonymous
a. 1, 10, 33, 43, 66, 71, 91-94, 96100, 102, 104, 106-107, 111-119,
135-137, 146-150
iii. By subject matter
1. The Devotional Psalms
a. 4, 9, 12-14, 16-19, 22-24, 27, 3031, 33-35, 37, 40, 42-43, 46, 50,
55-56, 61-63, 66, 68-69, 71, 73,
75-77, 80-81, 84-85, 88, 90-91,
94-95, 100, 103, 106-107, 111,
115-116, 118-119, 122-123, 126,
133, 136, 138-139, 141-142, 144,
147-150
2. The Penitential Psalms
a. 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143
3. The Imprecatory Psalms
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
II.
a. 35, 55, 58-59, 69, 83, 109, 137,
140
The Degree or Accent Psalms
a. 120-134
The Hallel Psalms
a. 113-118
The Historical Psalms
a. 78, 105-106
The Acrostic Psalms
a. 9-10, 25, 34, 37, 111-112, 119,
145
The Messianic Psalms
a. 2, 8, 16, 22-24, 31, 34, 40-41, 45,
55, 68-69, 72, 89, 102, 109-110,
118, 129
THE DEVOTIONAL PSALMS
A.
These seventy Psalms have been titled this because
they contain precious and personal ____________
which all believers can feed upon.
i. In dealing with these, sometimes only the
promise itself will be quoted with no comment.
ii. The Psalms include both sobbing and singing.
iii. The authors will at times pout, doubt, and shout.
iv. They review the past and preview the future
B.
Psalm 4:3, 8
i. Here David’s praying brought him peace and
_________.
1. One of the greatest benefits of the
Christian life is peace.
2. Psalm 29:11; 119:165
C.
Psalm 9:17
i. This will someday become a horrible reality.
1. Ps 11:6; Mt 25:31-46; Rev 14:10, 19:20,
20:11-15, 21:8.
D.
Psalm 13:1-2
i. One popularly held misconception about the
Bible and its heroes (or _____________ today)
were men who differed entirely from other men.
E.
1. They never suffered defeat, they never
became discouraged, they were at all
times successful, _____________, and
happy.
2. Absolutely nothing could be further
from the truth.
3. The fact is that all of them were “subject
to like passions as we are” (James 5:17).
4. These men had all suffered the burden of
defeat many times.
5. They were at times overwhelmed with
despair.
a. This dependency was often
___________in their praying.
6. Psalm 13 is such an example of soulsuffering supplication.
a. David – Ps 6:1-7, 31:1-14
b. Asaph – Ps 77:1-20
c. Heman – Ps 88:1-18
d. Jewish prisoner – Ps 137:1-6
e. Moses – Num 11:1, 12, 14, 15
f. Joshua – Jos 7:6-9
g. Elijah – 1 Kin 19:4, 10, 14
h. Job – Job 3:3-12, 10:18-22
i. Jeremiah – Jer 4:10, 20:7-9, 1418
j. Jonah – Jon 4:1-3
k. Habakkuk – Hab 1:2-4
l. Korah – Ps 42:3-11, 44:8-26
Psalm 14:1
i. David here describes the atheistic fool.
1. In biblical terms, a fool is a person with
heart trouble, not _________ trouble.
a. Sin-mocking fool – Prov 14:9
b. Wisdom-hating fool – Prov 15:5
c. Strife-causing fool – Prov 20:3
d. Glory-seeking fool – 1 Sam
26:21
e. Money-loving fool – Lk 12:20
f. ________-honoring fool – 1 Cor
4:10
F.
G.
Psalm 17:8
i. Here David uses two tender terms depicting
God’s affection for the believer.
1. Apple of the eye – Deut 32:10; Zech 2:8
2. Shadow of thy wings – Deut 32:11-12;
Ps 36:7, 57:1, 91:1, 4; Mt 23:37
Psalm 18:16, 19, 28, 35
i. In verse 16 David speaks of being drawn out of
many waters.
1. Water is often employed in the Psalms
as a symbol for __________ and anguish
– Ps 69:1-2, 144:7; Isa 43:2.
2. In a real sense, the daughter of Pharaoh,
upon fetching a baby from the Nile,
unconsciously nicknamed every child of
God when she “called his name Moses
… because she drew him out of the
water – Ex 2:10.
3. David here claims the Lord drew him
out of many waters.
4. Years later – Rev 7:17