Background What is Gittith? Korah together 250 Israelites were killed by God because of their uproar against Moses (Number 16:32). However Sons of Korah did not die (Number 26:11). Exposition v1: God’s dwelling places: the tabernacle, the template, and in NT, the Church of Jesus Christ. Lord of hosts: Jehovah Sabaoth, first appears in 1 … Read more
Background This is the last psalm with a inscription the mention the name os Asaph (Ps 50, 73-83). Asaph was one of the lead musicians in David (1 Chro 16:5) and Solomon’s time (2 Chron 5:12). He prayed cymbal (1 Chro 16:5), gave thanks to God with psalm (1 Chro 16:8-36). Asaph was mentioned in … Read more
Background This psalm was written by David. It talks about God led the Israelites out of Egypt, into the wilderness, into Canaan, and finally God entroned in Zion. The center idea of this Psalm is God has chosen Zion to be His dwelling place (v16). The historical background is probably at the time of the Ark was … Read more
Background Author was not mentioned. This psalm shows that God’s message is not only for Israel, but for all nations, all peoples. Except for v1 and 6, each verse mentions “all nations” or “all peoples”. This was part of God’s covenant with Abraham (Gen 12:1-3). Exposition v1: [Be gracious to us and bless us]: Give … Read more
