Psalm 63
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Psalms
10/31/2012
Box# 3781
Dr. Estes Psalms
10/31/2012
Box# 3781
Dr. Estes Bobby Keys
Bobby Keys
Psalm 63
Observation
Survey Reading 1. This is a psalm of lament, expressing a separation from God followed by the Lords ever present protection 2. The psalmist’s soul thirsts after God, while absent from the sanctuary, and longs to be restored to the Divine ordinances 3. The psalmist has an expression of earnest desire to see the power and glory of God again, as he had formerly done in the sanctuary 4. The psalmist sense of the goodness of God, and of the value of the divine favor, as being greater than that of life; and his purpose to find his happiness in God, and to praise and bless him in all situations, especially in those moments of solemn meditation when he was alone upon his bed 5. The psalmist remembers former mercies, and his conviction that God still upheld him by his right hand 6. The psalmist has a firm belief that all his enemies would be destroyed 7. The psalmist shows the misery of those who do not seek God
Historical Background
Author
1. The Psalmist opens with a cry out to God and an acknowledgment that it is his God v1 2. The Psalmist is looking for God, starting out early in the morning v1 3. The Psalmist longs to be with God, his body yearns for it v1 4. The Psalmist longs to see the Lord’s power and might as he has before v2 5. The Psalmist reflects on what the Lord has done and praises Him with his lips v3 6. The Psalmist lifts up praise to the Lord with his hands v4 7. The Psalmist is satisfied with the Lord as if he had food v5 8. The Psalmist lifts up songs of praise with his lips v5 9. The Psalmist reflects on what the Lord has done for him v6 10. The Psalmist meditates through the night to reclaim the sustenance he had with God v6 11. The Psalmist reflects on how the Lord has helped him through