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Psalm 31 – The complexity of faith

• Trust does not preclude distress, and distress does not preclude praise
• 1-8: Trust
  • 1-2: Asking God to be…
  • 3-5: what he already is…
  • 6-8: unlike worthless idols
• 9-18: Distress
  • 9-10: Deep distress…
  • 11-12: because people have turned against me…
  • 13: because schemers have whispered falsehoods about me
  • 14-18: But I still trust
• 19-24: Praise

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Psalm 30 – Resurrection Jubilation

• 1-5: Resurrection praise
  • 1-3: Personal
  • 4-5: Communal
• 6-12: Resurrection prayer
  • 6-7: Crisis
  • 8-10: Call
  • 11-12: Celebration

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Psalm 29 – Not a tame God

• 1-2: Invitation to all gods
• 3-9: Decimation of Yahweh’s voice
• 10-11: Coronation of unrivaled strength

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Psalm 28 – Persistence under pressure

• 1-5: Persistence required
• 6-9: Persistence requited

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Psalm 27 – Courage under pressure

• 1-3: The statement of courage
• 4-6: The source of courage
• 7-12: The search for courage
• 13-14: The strengthening of courage

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Psalm 26 – Integrity under pressure

• 1-3: Nothing to hide
• 4-8: Nothing in common
• 9-12: Nothing to fear

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Psalm 25 – There’s no shame in waiting to pass the inspection (ACROSTIC)

• 1-3: There’s no shame in waiting
• 4-18: Waiting for the Lord’s instruction & forgiveness
• 19-22: May there be no shame in waiting

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Psalm 24 – Who comes home with God

• 1-2: God, our King
• 3-6: The King’s people
• 7-10: The King arrives with his people

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Psalm 23 – Confident provision

• 1-4: Yahweh my Shepherd
• 5-6: Yahweh my Host

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Psalm 22 – The prayer offered in a crisis of faith (parallel to prayer of faith in Ps 17)

• 1-10: Questioner
• 11-21: Beggar
• 22-26: Preacher
• 27-31: Missionary