4 Nature Psalms

Review Host Psalms – Lyrical Poetry 150 Psalms 9 Categories Wisdom Psalms Experience/Character/Ethical Wisdom Nature Word of God Penetential Worship Suffering Assurance Praise Royal

Nature Psalms comment on the greatness of God as Creator of all things and the majestic results of His handiwork.

How majestic is Your name in all the earth, O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! - Ps. 8:1

Because of Your adversaries, From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength Because of Your adversaries, To make the enemy and the revengeful cease. - Ps. 8:2

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant - Mt. 21:15

and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus *said to them, “Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself’?” - Mt. 21:16

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained; - Ps. 8:3

What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? - Ps. 8:4

Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty! - Ps. 8:5

- Ps. 8:6-8 You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, All sheep and oxen, And also the beasts of the field, The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, Whatever passes through the paths of the seas. - Ps. 8:6-8

9 O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth! 1 O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! 9 O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth! - Psalms 8

Psalm 8 Praise – vs. 1-2 Creation – vs. 3 Man – vs. 4-8 Praise – vs. 9

The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. - Ps. 19:1

Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. - Ps. 19:2

There is no speech, nor are there words; Their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their utterances to the end of the world. - Ps. 19:3-4a

In them He has placed a tent for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course. Its rising is from one end of the heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat. - Ps. 19:4b-6

Nature Psalms = Witness

Nature Psalms Sources For: Praise

Nature Psalms Sources For: Praise Apologetics

Nature Psalms Sources For: Praise Apologetics Reminders

Quiz bibletalk.tv/nature-psalms

A. ASAPH. ______ 1. Hebrew for Praises B. LYRIC. ______ 2 A. ASAPH ______ 1. Hebrew for Praises B. LYRIC ______ 2. Song of Praise C. PSALMOI ______ 3. Wrote oldest Psalm D. MOSES ______ 4. Lessons/parables E. TEHILLIM ______ 5. Part of a line of poetry F. GNOMIC ______ 6. Greek word for “praise” G. MASHAL ______ 7. Writer of Psalms H. HALLEL ______ 8. Group of Psalms I. STICHS ______ 9. Expressive poetry J. PSALM ______ 10. Wisdom poetry

1. David is the author of the Book of Psalms

2. Psalms is the most quoted book in the New Testament

3. A woman wrote a psalm

4. Certain psalms are repeated in the Old Testament

5. The Book of Psalms is divided into 10 sections

6. The Book of Psalms was once used as a songbook in the church

7. A “PAEAN” is a song of lament

8. Many psalms have a pronounced rhyme scheme

9. MASKIL is a literary device used in the psalms

10. Acrostics were psalms that used each of the 24 letters in the Hebrew alphabet

The main literary device used in the Psalms is ( assonance / parallelism ).

The Psalms can be divided into ( five / nine ) categories.

“How should a good man live before God “How should a good man live before God?” is a question asked by ( experience / character ) psalms.

Psalms that celebrate the wonder of God’s creation are called ( praise / nature ) psalms.