2. Reminders Pentatuch and Prophetic Books – tell us what happened
Psalms – tell us how they felt about what happened, completing the picture
Moses (Exodus – Ps 90) John will cover this one
David and Saul (2 Sam 22 – Ps 18; 1 Sam 22 – Ps 57, 142; 1 Sam 19 – Ps 59)
David and Abimelech (1 Sam 21 – Ps 34)
David after confrontation with Nathan (2 Sam 12 – Ps 51)
David and Absalom (Fleeing, 2 Sam 15 – Ps 2; Wilderness 2 Sam 17 – Ps 63; Death of Absalom, 2 Sam 18 – Ps 86)
Summer in the Psalms

3. More Reminders The Bible’s (Jewish) Hymnal
Instruments mentioned in the headings of Psalms 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 54, 55, 61, 67, 76, 81, 84
Other music mentioned in the headings of Psalms (9, 22, 45, 53, 56, 57-59, 60, 69, 75, 80, 88)
Some for special events (30, 92)
Terms like “Selah” and “Shiggaion” thought to be musical terms
When obedient, the Hebrews would fully worship Jehovah – more to come on this….
Deuteronomy 6
Deuteronomy 16:16
Summer in the Psalms

4. The Music of the Psalms Suzanne Haik-Vantoura (1928-2000)
Used the notations of the Psalms in the Masoretic text and believes she backward engineered the original music of some of the Psalms
YouTube:
Millenary/dp/ X
David C. Mitchell
Wrote “Message of the Psalter” and provides insights into the music of the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms )
Summer in the Psalms

5. Structure Macro – 5 Books Book 1 – Psalms 1-41 Book 2 – Psalms 42-72
Micro – Other “Sets”
Hallel – Psalms
Ascents – Psalms
“Go to Psalm 119 and take a left or a right and prepare to worship” 
Summer in the Psalms

6. The Setting
Map of Israel

8. The Setting
Picture of Jerusalem

9. The Setting
Picture of the Temple

12. That Evening – The Final Passover
Thursday, April 6, 30 AD
Matthew 26(:30); Mark 14(:26); Luke 22; John 13-14
Jesus quotes from the Psalms more than any other book of the Bible
Luke 17:17; Luke 20:42-43; Matthew 27:46 and Luke 23:46 (on the cross)
Think about the psychological impact of this – creating an earworm for those that heard
Think about Jesus singing the Psalms of the Hallel, in particular:
115:9-11; 116:3-4; 118:5-7; 118:22; 118:24
Summer in the Psalms

13. The Psalm – 116
Let’s stand and read it together!!! (Are you excited? You should be)
Give it your all – Hallelujah! to Christ, our God and our King
Get some space between you and everyone else
Two exclamation points (v4 and v19). Read the Psalm together and shout out the last “Praise the Lord!”
Pick a perspective
As Christ sang it as part of that last Passover
As a faithful pilgrim in a synagogue for worship or during the observance of Passover in Jerusalem
As yourself in praise and worship to Yahweh, our God and King
Summer in the Psalms