David, Asaph, Ethan or other psalmist wrote about the Son of God coming, things He would say & do and what would happen to Him. Let’s take a little journey through the book of Psalms & see prophecy about Jesus, then jump into the New Testament where they are fulfilled.

1. MESSIANIC PSALMS
David, Asaph, Ethan or other psalmist wrote about the Son of God
coming, things He would say & do and what would happen to Him.
Let’s take a little journey through the book of Psalms & see prophecy
about Jesus, then jump into the New Testament where they are fulfilled.

2. When you’re learning about something you need to
have a working knowledge of what the words
associated with it really means? Words in the Bible
have been translated from different languages.
The Old Testament was written in Hebrew & small
portions in Aramaic. The New Testament in Greek
with a few Aramaic words. In order to find the
definition, what the word meant when it was written,
we have to look in dictionaries. Strong’s is probably
the best known & used Greek & Hebrew dictionary.

3. While I was preparing this lesson I thought it
wise to find just what the word psalm means.
On my computers I have Bible apps with several
Greek or Hebrew dictionaries so It’s simple to
look up word definitions.
Here’s how Strong’s defines psalm.
H4210 mizmôr miz-more'
From H2167; properly instrumental music; by
implication a poem set to notes: - psalm

4. H2167 âmar zaw-mar'
A primitive root (perhaps identical with H2168
through the idea of striking with the fingers);
properly to touch the strings or parts of a
musical instrument, that is, play upon it; to make
music, accompanied by the voice; hence to
celebrate in song and music: - give praise, sing
forth praises, psalms. (Srongs)

5. Let’s take a quick look at the word psalm in the
New Testament translated from the Greek.
G5568 ψαλμός psalmos psal-mos'
From G5567; a set piece of music, that is, a
sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or
other instrument; a “psalm”); collectively the
book of the Psalms: - psalm

6. G5567 ψάλλω psallō psal'-lo Probably
strengthened from ψάω psaō (to rub or touch
the surface; compare G5597) to twitch or twang,
that is, to play on a stringed instrument
(celebrate the divine worship with music and
accompanying odes): - make melody, sing
(psalms).

7. A Psalm is a poem set to notes to make a song
to be sung accompanied with a musical
instrument. Kind’a weird a Prophet would write a
poem so people could learn about future events
by listening to someone sing while picking a
banjo? We’ll, I don’t think they had banjos back
then. twitch or twang made me think of a banjo.
David probably sang his poems while playing
his harp.

8. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
says the prophet Isaiah frequently elaborates his
messages in rhythmic or poetic style. Isaiah
chapters 12, 25 & 26 some commentators call
songs, but not psalms?
Reckon nobody was around with to twitch or
twang?

9. As it turns out David & other Psalmist were
telling folks about The Son of God coming,
things He would say & do and what would
happen to Him.
Let’s take a little journey through the book of
Psalms & see prophecy about Jesus, then jump
into the New Testament where they are fulfilled.

10. PRE-EXISTENCE
The Psalmist points out Jesus is eternal.
Psalms 45:6 NIV Your throne, O God, will last for
ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the
scepter of your kingdom. 7 You love
righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore
God, your God, has set you above your
companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

11. Did you catch this is talking about Jesus, The
Son of God?
therefore God, your God, has set you above your
companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
God the Son, Jesus, your God The Father…
The Hebrew writer comes right out & says this is
talking about the Son of God.

12. Hebrews 1:8 NIV But about the Son he says,
"Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your
kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and
hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has
set you above your companions by anointing
you with the oil of joy."

13. In Psalms 102 the Psalmist points out Jesus is
the creator of everything.
Psalms 102:25 NIV In the beginning you laid the
foundations of the earth, and the heavens are
the work of your hands. 26 They will perish, but
you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them and they will
be discarded. 27 But you remain the same, and
your years will never end.

14. Without blinking an eye the Hebrews writer jumps
from quoting Psalms 45 to quoting the 102nd Psalm.
Hebrews 1:10 He also says, "In the beginning, Lord,
you laid the foundations of the earth, and the
heavens are the work of your hands. 11 They will
perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a
garment. 12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a
garment they will be changed. But you remain the
same, and your years will never end."

15. This is amazing! The Hebrews writer continues
quoting David in the 110th Psalm. You must see the
hand of the Holy Spirit guiding these writers of
Scriptures!
The book of Psalms is divided into five books, with
the following divisions: Book 1 - Psalms 1-41. Book 2
- Psalms 42-72. Book 3 - Psalms 73-89. Book 4 -
Psalms 90-106. Book 5 - Psalms 107-150
The writer of Hebrews is quoting directly from books
2 & 4 without lifting his pen off the paper.

16. Well it wasn’t pen & paper back then,
probably a quill on animal hide or papyrus.
Psalms 110:1 NIV Of David. A psalm. The LORD
says to my lord: "Sit at my right hand until I
make your enemies a footstool for your feet."
Hebrews 1:13 To which of the angels did God
ever say, "Sit at my right hand until I make your
enemies a footstool for your feet"?

17. INCARNATION
The Psalmist predicts the Incarnation,
God the Son becoming a man.
Psalms 8:4 NIV what is mankind that you are
mindful of them, human beings that you care for
them? 5 You have made them a little lower than
the angels and crowned them with glory and
honor. 6 You made them rulers over the works of
your hands; you put everything under their feet:

18. I don’t see the prophecy of Jesus’ Incarnation in
these verses!
The writer of Hebrews sheds light on this
prophecy.

19. Hebrews 2:6 NIV But there is a place where someone has
testified: "What is mankind that you are mindful of them,
a son of man that you care for him? 7 You made them a
little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory
and honor 8 and put everything under their feet." In
putting everything under them, God left nothing that is
not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see
everything subject to them. 9 But we do see Jesus, who
was made lower than the angels for a little while, now
crowned with glory and honor because he suffered
death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death
for everyone.

20. I don’t see the prophecy of Christ’s coming in
the 40th Psalm, but again Hebrews puts it
together for us.

21. Psalms 40:6 NIV Sacrifice and offering you did
not desire— but my ears you have opened—
burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not
require. 7 Then I said, "Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll. 8 I desire to
do your will, my God; your law is within my
heart."

22. Hebrews 10:5 NIV Therefore, when Christ came
into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering
you did not desire, but a body you prepared for
me; 6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings you
were not pleased. 7 Then I said, 'Here I am—it is
written about me in the scroll— I have come to
do your will, my God.'"

23. HE WOULD SPEAK IN PARABLES
Psalms 78 gets specific & tells us just how
Jesus would teach.
Psalms 78:2 NIV I will open my mouth with a
parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of
old—3 things we have heard and known, things
our ancestors have told us.

24. Matthew was an eyewitness to Jesus’ teaching.
Matthew 13:34 NIV Jesus spoke all these things
to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything
to them without using a parable. 35 So was
fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I
will open my mouth in parables, I will utter
things hidden since the creation of the world."

25. Psalms 69:9 NIV for zeal for your house
consumes me, and the insults of those who
insult you fall on me.
PASSION CONSUMED HIM

26. John 2:15 NIV So he made a whip out of cords,
and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep
and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money
changers and overturned their tables. 16 To
those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of
here! Stop turning my Father's house into a
market!" 17 His disciples remembered that it is
written: "Zeal for your house will consume me."

27. Psalms 118:19 NIV
John 10:9 NIV I am the gate; whoever enters
through me will be saved. They will come in and
go out, and find pasture.
HE IS THE GATE TO SALVATION

28. Hebrews 5:8 NIV Son though he was, he learned
obedience from what he suffered 9 and, once
made perfect, he became the source of eternal
salvation for all who obey him
SOURCE OF ETERNAL SALVATION

29. REJECTION
Psalms 118:22 NIV The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone; 23 the LORD has done
this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Matthew 21:42 NIV Jesus said to them, "Have you
never read in the Scriptures: "'The stone the builders
rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has
done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

30. BETRAYAL
Psalms 41:9 NIV Even my close friend, someone
I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned
against me.
Luke 22:48 NIV but Jesus asked him, "Judas, are
you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

31. DEATH
Psalms 22:18 NIV They divide my clothes among
them and cast lots for my garment.
Matthew 27:35 NIV When they had crucified him,
they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

32. Psalms 22:7 NIV All who see me mock me; they
hurl insults, shaking their heads. 8 "He trusts in
the LORD," they say, "let the LORD rescue him.
Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.“
Matthew 27:39 NIV Those who passed by hurled
insults at him, shaking their heads
DEATH

33. Psalms 22:1 NIV For the director of music. To the
tune of "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of
David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far
from my cries of anguish?
Matthew 27:46 NIV About three in the afternoon
Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema
sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?").

34. Psalms 22:15 NIV My mouth is dried up like a
potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my
mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.
Matthew 27:34 NIV There they offered Jesus
wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it,
he refused to drink it.
DEATH

35. Psalms 22:16 NIV Dogs surround me, a pack of
villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my
feet.
John 20:20 NIV After he said this, he showed them
his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed
when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace
be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending
you." 22 And with that he breathed on them and said,
"Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone's
sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive
them, they are not forgiven."

36. 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one
of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when
Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him,
"We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them,
"Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put
my finger where the nails were, and put my hand
into his side, I will not believe."

37. Psalms 69:21 NIV They put gall in my food and
gave me vinegar for my thirst.
Matthew 27:34 NIV There they offered Jesus
wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it,
he refused to drink it.
Matthew 27:48 NIV Immediately one of them ran
and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar,
put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.

38. Psalms 34:20 NIV he protects all his bones, not
one of them will be broken.
John 19:36 NIV These things happened so that
the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his
bones will be broken,"

39. RESURRECTION
Psalms 16:9 NIV Therefore my heart is glad and
my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest
secure, 10 because you will not abandon me to
the realm of the dead, nor will you let your
faithful one see decay. 11 You make known to
me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in
your presence, with eternal pleasures at your
right hand.

40. Acts 2:25 NIV David said about him: "'I saw the
Lord always before me. Because he is at my
right hand, I will not be shaken. 26 Therefore my
heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body
also will rest in hope, 27 because you will not
abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will
not let your holy one see decay. 28 You have
made known to me the paths of life; you will fill
me with joy in your presence.'

41. 29 "Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that
the patriarch David died and was buried, and his
tomb is here to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and
knew that God had promised him on oath that he
would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31
Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the
resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not
abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body
see decay.
Acts 13:35 NIV So it is also stated elsewhere: "'You
will not let your holy one see decay.'

42. ASCENSION
Psalms 68:18 NIV When you ascended on high,
you took many captives; you received gifts from
people, even from the rebellious— that you,
LORD God, might dwell there.
Ephesians 4:8 NIV This is why it says: "When he
ascended on high, he took many captives and
gave gifts to his people."

43. Psalms 2:7 NIV I will proclaim the LORD's
decree: He said to me, "You are my son; today I
have become your father.
Hebrews 5:5 NIV In the same way, Christ did not
take on himself the glory of becoming a high
priest. But God said to him, "You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.”

44. Hebrews 1:3 NIV The Son is the radiance of God's
glory and the exact representation of his being,
sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he
had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the
right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became
as much superior to the angels as the name he has
inherited is superior to theirs. 5 For to which of the
angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I
have become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his
Father, and he will be my Son"?

45. Psalms 72:7 NIV In his days may the righteous
flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is
no more. 8 May he rule from sea to sea and from
the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalms 72:11 NIV May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
Fulfilled: Hebrews 2:8
RETURN & REIGN

46. Hebrews 2:8 NIV and put everything under their
feet." In putting everything under them, God left
nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at
present we do not see everything subject to
them. 9 But we do see Jesus, who was made
lower than the angels for a little while, now
crowned with glory and honor because he
suffered death, so that by the grace of God he
might taste death for everyone.

47. Psalms 45:6 NIV Your throne, O God, will last for
ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the
scepter of your kingdom. 7 You love
righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore
God, your God, has set you above your
companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
ROYAL PRIESTHOOD

48. Hebrews 1:8 NIV But about the Son he says,
"Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your
kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and
hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has
set you above your companions by anointing
you with the oil of joy."

49. Psalms 110:4 NIV The LORD has sworn and will
not change his mind: "You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek."
Hebrews 5:6 NIV And he says in another place,
"You are a priest forever, in the order of
Melchizedek."
Hebrews 7:17 NIV For it is declared: "You are a
priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."

50. The amount of information the Psalms gave
Jewish people about the coming Messiah Jesus
is enough to make your head spin.
They didn’t have mp3 players so they could
listen to those words sang over & over, again &
again! Whenever folks were at the Temple or
Synagogue they would hear these Psalms. Some
psalms were actually written to sing as people
were ascending the hill going to the Temple.

51. Luke 4:21 After hearing these psalms so often don’t
you think they should have recognized Jesus the
Messiah when He was here in the flesh?
Now Psalms is just the tip of the iceberg of Old
Testament prophecy of the Messiah, Jesus’ work on
earth. After Jesus read from Isaiah’s scroll at the
synagogue in Nazareth Luke 4:21 NIV He began by
saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in
your hearing.“
Before Jesus was crucified, He reminded the 12
Apostles prophecy MUST be fulfilled!

52. Luke 18:31 NIV Jesus took the Twelve aside and told
them, "We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything
that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man
will be fulfilled.
Matthew 26:54 NIV But how then would the
Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this
way?"
Matthew 26:56 NIV But this has all taken place that
the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then
all the disciples deserted him and fled.

53. With prophecy we’ve seen fulfilled just in
Psalms shouldn’t we pay more attention to what
our Bibles say of Jesus?
We have no excuse for doubting Jesus died,
pouring out His pure sinless blood to wash away
our sins, was buried & on the 3rd day rose from
the grave never to die again!
He gives us the opportunity to join Him in death,
burial & resurrection.

54. Romans 6:3 NIV Or don't you know that all of us
who were baptized into Christ Jesus were
baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore
buried with him through baptism into death in
order that, just as Christ was raised from the
dead through the glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life. 5 For if we have been united with
him in a death like his, we will certainly also be
united with him in a resurrection like his.

55. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified
with him so that the body ruled by sin might be
done away with, that we should no longer be
slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died
has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we died with
Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

56. Prophecy from Psalms & fulfillment in the New
Testament has provided us with food for our
minds to think on & decide what we’re going to
do with it.
Please think on these along with all you’re
learning this week and may you be drawn closer
to Jesus, the Son of God, who gave His life for
you.