WORSHIP IN THE

PSALMS

Lesson 7 for August 13, 2011

 CREATION

REMEMBERING
THE HISTORY
JUDGMENT

Psalms are songs made

to sing with
instrumental
accompaniment. There
are a lot of different
themes in psalms, and
we are going to study
five of them.
THE WEALTH AND
SANCTUARY POVERTY
 One of the greatest reasons of praise is to exalt God as
CREATION Creator and Supporter of everything that exists.
We can see that in many Psalms, like in Psalm 8, 19, 90,
95, 100, 104, 148…

“The sea is His, for He

made it;
And His hands formed
the dry land. Oh come, let
us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the
Lord our Maker”
(Psalm 95: 5-6)

“Serve the Lord with

gladness;
Come before His presence
with singing. Know that the
Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us,
“O Lord, how manifold are Your works! and not we ourselves;
In wisdom You have made them all; We are His people and the
The earth is full of Your possessions” sheep of His pasture”
(Psalm 104: 24) (Psalm 100: 2-3)
 CREATION
In Psalm 19 we see God as Creator (vv. 1-6), Lawgiver (vv.
7-11) and Redeemer (vv. 12-14).
We can understand this ideas better when we read the
New Testament, where Jesus is introduced as the incarnate
Word from God (John, 1: 1-3), Creator of everything
(Colossians, 1: 16), who explained and extended God’s law
(Matthew, 5: 21-22) and our Redeemer (Romans, 3: 24).

“The heavens declare the glory of God,

the skies proclaim the work
of his hands…
The statutes of the Lord are
right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes …
Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous
sins;
Let them not have dominion over me;
Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent
of great transgression” (Psalm 19: 1, 8, 13)
 JUDGMENT
Another reason to praise God in Psalms is the judgment. God will judge this world
with justice and every injustice we are suffering today will be justly replied.
The judgment can be found in Psalm 1, 7, 9, 10, 19, 75, 84, 98…
“Until I went into
the sanctuary of
In Psalm 73, the psalmist almost loses his faith God; Then I
when he sees how evil people live well and he, understood their
who is living a righteous life, lives bad. end” (Psalm 73: 17)
He understands how God will do justice only
when he comes in the Sanctuary and understands
the message of the investigative judgment.

“Behold, these are the ungodly,

Who are always at ease; They increase in
riches. Surely I have cleansed my heart
in vain,
And washed my hands in innocence; For all
day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning”
(Psalm 73: 12-14)
JUDGMENT As believers, we must not envy
those who do evil and are
successful. If we act in a
righteous way and we cling to
the throne of grace and mercy,
God will do justice to us even if
we have a bad time now.

As God’s remnant people,

Judgment is a main message for
us and we must share it with
everyone.

“Saying with a loud voice,

"Fear God and give glory
to Him, for the hour of
His judgment has come;
and worship Him who
made heaven and earth,
the sea and springs of
water” (Revelation, 14: 7)
 WEALTH AND POVERTY

“Do not be afraid when

one becomes rich, “Those who trust in their
When the glory of his wealth And boast in the
house is increased; For multitude of their riches,
when he dies he shall None of them can by any
carry nothing away; His means redeem his brother,
glory shall not descend Nor give to God a ransom for
after him” him” (Psalm 49: 6-7)
(Psalm 49: 16-17)

Psalm 49 teaches that rich people should not

trust their wealth, since it can disappear anytime
and they couldn’t bring anything to the grave
with them when they die.
On their part, poor people shouldn’t feel zeal of
rich people.
Rich people cannot buy salvation with their wealth.
Neither poor people can buy salvation with their suffering.
We all depend on Christ for our salvation.
 THE SANCTUARY
“The Lord is my light and my
salvation; Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of
my life; Of whom shall I be
afraid?” (Psalm 27: 1)
“He will judge the
world in righteousness;
he will govern the
peoples with justice”
“Wash me thoroughly from (Psalm 9: 8 NIV)
my iniquity, And cleanse me
from my sin” (Psalm 51: 2)
“My soul melts from
heaviness; Strengthen me
according to Your word”
(Psalm 119: 28)

“Let my prayer be set before

You as incense, The lifting up
of my hands as the evening
sacrifice” (Psalm 141: 2)

“May He remember all your

offerings, And accept your
burnt sacrifice” (Psalm 20: 3)
 REMEMBERING THE HISTORY
Psalm 78, 105 and 106, sing about the story of how God conducted
the people of Israel in the past.

Psalm 105: 8-15 Psalm 105: 17-22 Psalm 78: 5-7 Psalm 78: 13

Psalm 78: 14 Psalm 78: 15-16 Psalm 78: 23-25 Psalm 78: 54-55

“Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the
peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His
holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! Seek the Lord and His
strength; Seek His face evermore! Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth” (Psalm 105:1-5)
 REMEMBERING THE HISTORY
Remembering the history
in our worship involves
preaching the Scriptures,
reaching hearts, changing
lives and enriching the
worship of the believers.

“Preach the Word; be

prepared in season and
out of season;
correct, rebuke and
encourage--with great
patience and careful
instruction”
(2 Timothy, 4: 2 NIV)
“In reviewing our past history, having traveled
over every step of advance to our present standing,
I can say, Praise God! As I see what the Lord has
wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with
confidence in Christ as leader. We have nothing to
fear for the future, except as we shall forget the
way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our
past history”

E.G.W. (Testimony Treasures, vol. 3, “A parting word of confidence”, pg. 443)