Psalms that point to Jesus

 Bible study#3 #WhereIsJesus?

Psalm 16:8-11 - David’s revelation of Messiah 

8 I have set the Lord always before me;

    because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

**Right hand: Power & strength: And David knows Who is the source of his power and strength. (Psalm27:1; 61:2-4)**

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;

    my flesh also dwells secure. (Psalm 18:2)

10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol...(Isaiah 26:19; Matt. 27:51-53)

Up until this point in the Psalm, David has been speaking about himself - and then...

    ...or let your holy one see corruption. (Isaiah 11:1-5; Eph.4:8-10)

**Now he speaks of Messiah; of whom he is the  forerunner and ancestor.**

11 You make known to me the path of life; **(You make known to me the Messiah - John14:6)

    in your presence there is fullness of joy;

(Hebrews 12:2)

    at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 22 - David - A foreshadow of Messiah 

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Doe of the Dawn.”

1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Matt27:46;Mark15:34)

    Why are you so far away when I groan for help?

2 Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer.

    Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.✝️ **Does King David realize in Who’s shadow he is walking?  This is why the suffering Messiah of Isaiah 53 will also be the Son of David (Matthew21:9; Luke 18:38)**

3 Yet you are holy,

    enthroned on the praises of Israel.

4 Our ancestors trusted in you,

    and you rescued them.

5 They cried out to you and were saved.

    They trusted in you and were never disgraced.

6 But I am a worm and not a man.

    I am scorned and despised by all! (Isaiah 53:3)

7 Everyone who sees me mocks me.

    They sneer and shake their heads, saying,

8 “Is this the one who relies on the Lord?

    Then let the Lord save him! (Matt27:43)

If the Lord loves him so much,

    let the Lord rescue him!” 

9 Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb

    and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast.

10 I was thrust into your arms at my birth. (even though: Psalm51:5)

    You have been my God from the moment I was born. (Isaiah 53:2✝️)

11 Do not stay so far from me,

    for trouble is near,

    and no one else can help me.

12 My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;

    fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!

13 Like lions they open their jaws against me,

    roaring and tearing into their prey.

14 My life is poured out like water,(John19:34)

    and all my bones are out of joint.✝️ (Crucifixion)

My heart is like wax,

    melting within me.

15 My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.

    My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. (John19:28)

    You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead. 

*But he did not die (because Genesis 22:8). “Yeshua hamashiach” will go all the way to death (Gen22:5) - and THROUGH death*

16 My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;

    an evil gang closes in on me.

    They have pierced my hands and feet.(John19:18)

17 I can count all my bones. ✝️ (John 19:1)

    My enemies stare at me and gloat.

18 They divide my garments among themselves

    and throw dice for my clothing.(John19:23-24)

19 O Lord, do not stay far away!

    You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!

20 Save me from the sword;

*Yeshua will face Death in David’s place - for him, for Israel and for all mankind*

    spare my precious life from these dogs.

21 Snatch me from the lion’s jaws

    and from the horns of these wild oxen.(Luke 22:41-44)

22 I WILL proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters.

    I WILL praise you among your assembled people.

23 Praise the Lord, all you who fear him!

    Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob!

    Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!

24 For he has NOT ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy.

    He has NOT turned his back on them,

    but has listened to their cries for help.

*David now knows that Salvation - Yeshua the Messiah; The One who Saves from Death, is coming* (Isaiah 51:4-6)

25 I will praise you in the great assembly.

    I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.

26 The poor will eat and be satisfied.(Matt3:5)

    All who seek the Lord will praise him. 

    Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.

27 The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. (Psalm87; Isaiah 2:3; Micah4:2)

    All the families of the nations will bow down before him. (Isaiah60)

28 For royal power belongs to the Lord.

    He rules all the nations. (Isaiah11; Revelation 19:11-21)

29 Let the rich of the earth feast and worship.

    Bow before him, all who are mortal,

    all whose lives will end as dust.

30 Our children will also serve him.

    Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.

*REMEMBER and RECOUNT - Deut6:4-9. This is likely, exactly how David “encouraged himself in the Lord.”(1Sam30:6)

31 His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born.

    They WILL hear about everything he has done.(Matt24:14; Acts1:8)