Psalm 46
Written by Sons of Korah. Psalm 46 was the scriptural catalyst for Martin Luther’s great hymn, “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”. This psalm also launches a trilogy of psalms (i.e., 46, 47, 48); they are all songs of triumph. To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. The word...
Psalm 47
Written by sons of Korah. Most assume that the specific sons of Korah addressed here and in the titles of ten other psalms were Levitical singers in the tabernacle/temple ceremonies, and perhaps they were performers of the psalm rather than the authors of it.This Psalm celebrates a victory of a great King. Perhaps it was...
Psalm 48
Written by the Sons of Korah. It is one of the “songs of Zion,” psalms that extol the characteristics of Jerusalem by the name Zion. 1 Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. 2 Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth,...
Psalm 49
Written by Sons of Korah. This psalm is a sermon, and so is the next. In most of the psalms we have the psamist praying or praising; in these we have him preaching; 1 Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world, 2 both low and high, rich and poor alike:...
Psalm 50
Written by Asaph. Asaph was the great singer and musician of David and Solomon’s era. Asaph, the son of Berechiah, was a Levite musician, appointed (along with Heman and Jeduthun) by David to preside “over the service of song in the house of Yahweh” (1 Chronicles 6:31, 39). David also appointed Asaph as chief over...