Many Psalms sound out of place in the flow. This looks at the seemingly out of place psalms and seen pointing to Jesus.

1. Key changes in the Psalms
Unexpected discord in 3 movements
Psalms book 1 Psalms 1-41
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2. Key changes in the Psalms
Unexpected discord
Movement 1
Psalms 1 - 15
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3. A man who is like a tree of life
(the wicked ae not so)

4. I will tell of the decree:
The LORD said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations
your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your
possession.

5. I will tell of the decree:
The LORD said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations
your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your
possession.
David prayers a lament while on
the run from his son as per the
title and yet looks forward to a
salvation that is of the Lord.
God tells a man called 'My Son' to ‘ask for the nations as his inheritance’.
But not any son as in the next Psalm there a lament about David on the run from his
own son.
A Psalm of
David, when he fled
from Absalom his son.

6. Answer me when I call, O God
of my righteousness!
You have given me relief
when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear
my prayer!
O men, how long shall my
honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain
words and seek after lies? Give ear to my words, O LORD;
consider my groaning.
Give attention to the sound of
my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you do I pray.
An evening Psalm
A morning Psalm

7. Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I
am languishing;
heal me, O LORD, for my
bones are troubled.
My soul also is greatly
troubled. But you, O LORD—
how long?
If a man does not repent, God will whet his
sword;
he has bent and readied his bow;
he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,
making his arrows fiery shafts.
A sorrowful Psalm
God shoots his
arrows at the wicked

8. What is man that you should be
so mindful of him?
When I look at your heavens, the work
of your fingers, the moon and the
stars, which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of
him, and the son of man that you care
for him?
Man, even babies, in a special place in creation

9. What is man that you should
be so mindful of him?
Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail;
let the nations be judged before you!
Put them in fear, O LORD!
Let the nations know that they are
but men!
O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will strengthen their heart; you will
incline your ear to do justice to the
fatherless and the oppressed, so that man
who is of the earth may strike terror no
more.
When I look at your heavens, the work of
your fingers, the moon and the
stars, which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of
him, and the son of man that you care for
him?
Man, even babies, in a special place in creation

10. Psalms 9 through 14 will make a sorrowful
interlude following the crescendo peak
Of psalm 8 of a idealized man who is like a
second Adam
They have all turned aside; together
they have become corrupt;​
there is none who does good,​
not even one.​

11. Psalm 1-8 starts with high notes and ends with a
high note. Struggles in between
Psalms 9 and 10are acrostic
Psalms where victory is here and not
yet. The ideal man contrasted with the
man of the world and a new theme
starts.

12. In the LORD I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
“Flee like a bird to your
mountain, for behold, the
wicked bend the bow; they
have fitted their arrow to the
string to shoot in the dark at
the upright in heart;
if the foundations are
destroyed, what can the
righteous do?
How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
Save, O Lord, for the godly
one is gone; for the faithful
have vanished from among
the children of man.
Everyone utters lies to his
neighbor; with flattering lips
and a double heart they
speak.
How
Long?
The wicked shoot arrows back
The godly gone
How long?

13. Man in a bad moral state
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is none who does good.
The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,[a]
who seek after God.
They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.

14. With man in sad moral shape the question will arise
In Psalm 15 who then can climb the mountain of God?
What then?

15. Psalms Book 1 (Ps 1-41) starts
like Genesis with a man who
is like a tree of life
Psalms book 1 ends like
Genesis with a man
betrayed like Joseph and
quoted at the last supper in
the Gospel of John by Jesus
Psalm1 He is like a tree planted
by streams of water that yields its
fruit in its season, and its leaf
does not wither. In all that he
does, he prospers.
Psalm
41 Even my close friend in who
m I trusted, who ate my bread,
has lifted his heel against me.
Who can climb the mountain
of God and dwell there? The
answer will be in the man who the Psalms
point to. We close with a glimpse of Psalms
book 1 - Psalms 1 thru 41 which is poetically
like Genesis

16. Psalm 53 will be almost word for
word the same as Psalm 14
God looks down from heaven on all
mankind to see if there are any who
understand, any who seek God.
Everyone has turned away, all have
become corrupt; there is no one
who does good, not even one
Psalm 52 echoes Psalm 1
But I am like an olive tree
flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love
for ever and ever.
9 For what you have done I will
always praise you
in the presence of your faithful
people. And I will hope in your name,
for your name is good Psalm 1 (and Psalm 19)
comes back expansively as
Psalm 119
In the rest of the 5 books of songs
there will be echos, melodies and
countermelodies related to these
introductory Psalms 1
through 14. Some examples:
Psalm 1 with the son
inheriting nations comes
back as the meek shall
inherit the earth
in Psalm 37

17. Key changes in the Psalms
Unexpected discord
movement 1
Psalms 1 - 14
The myriad uses of musical dissonance: above, a
caricature of Arnold SchoenbergCredit...Ralph
Steadman
See Musical Dissonance, From Schumann to Sondheim -
The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Fin '

18. Key changes in the Psalms
Unexpected discord
Movement 2
Psalms 15 - 24
The myriad uses of musical dissonance: above, a
caricature of Arnold SchoenbergCredit...Ralph
Steadman
See Musical Dissonance, From Schumann to Sondheim -
The New York Times (nytimes.com)

19. Who then can live on Your holy
mountain and dwell in Your
tent?
there is none who does good …
They have all turned aside; together they
have become corrupt; … there is none who
does good, … not even one.
How then shall we climb?
A problem:

20. Psalm 24
Psalm 23
Psalm 22
Psalm 20 Psalm 21
Psalm 19
Psalm 18
Psalm 17
Psalm 16
Psalm 15
Lord, who may dwell in Your sacred tent?
Who may live on Your Holy mountain?

21. Psalm 24
Psalm 23
Psalm 22
Psalm 20 Psalm 21
Psalm 19
Psalm 18
Psalm 17
Psalm 16
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.

22. Psalm 24
Psalm 23
Psalm 22
Psalm 20 Psalm 21
Psalm 19
Psalm 18
Psalm 17
8-9 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of
your wings from the wicked who are out to destroy me …
13-15 Rise up, LORD, confront them, bring them down … As for
me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will
be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

23. Psalm 24
Psalm 23
Psalm 22
Psalm 20 Psalm 21
Psalm 19
Psalm 18
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD
the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies
and from the hand of Saul. He said: 1 I love you, LORD, my strength. (David says ‘I
love you, LORD and then recites a song he wrote in 2 Samuel 22 )

24. Psalm 24
Psalm 23
Psalm 22
Psalm 20 Psalm 21
Psalm 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim
the work of his hands.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The
statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the
simple.

25. Psalm 24
Psalm 23
Psalm 22
Psalm 20 Psalm 21
Psalm 20:1 May the LORD answer you when you are in
distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
Psalm 21:1 The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How
great is his joy in the victories you give!

26. Psalm 24
Psalm 23
Psalm 22
The cross
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David.
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of
anguish?

27. Psalm 24
Psalm 23
Psalm 22
The cross
The crook
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me
beside quiet waters,

28. Psalm 24
The cross
The crook
The crown
7 Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient
doors, that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty,
the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient
doors, that the King of glory may come in.

29. Psalm 24
The cross
The crook
The crown
Psalm 25 Psalm 37
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in God,
those the Lord blesses and the meek
inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Bookends

30. Key changes in the Psalms
Unexpected discord
movement 2
Psalms 15 - 24
The myriad uses of musical dissonance: above, a
caricature of Arnold SchoenbergCredit...Ralph
Steadman
See Musical Dissonance, From Schumann to Sondheim -
The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Fin '

31. Key changes in the Psalms
Unexpected discord
movement 3
Psalms 25-41
The myriad uses of musical dissonance: above, a
caricature of Arnold SchoenbergCredit...Ralph
Steadman
See Musical Dissonance, From Schumann to Sondheim -
The New York Times (nytimes.com)

32. Psalm 24
The cross
The crook
The crown
Psalm 25 Psalm 37
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in God,
those the Lord blesses and the meek
inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Bookends

33. Psalm 24
The cross
The crook
The crown
Psalm 25
Psalms
26 27 28
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in God,
those the Lord blesses and the meek
inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Bookends
Vindicate
me!
(a transition, an
interlude)

34. Psalm 24
The cross
The crook
The crown
Psalm 25
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in
God, those the Lord blesses and the
meek inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Bookends
Psalms
26 27 28
A prayer
vindicate
me!
The Lord
will
Vindicate
me

35. Psalm 24
The cross
The crook
The crown
Psalm 25
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in
God, those the Lord blesses and the
meek inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Bookends
Psalms
26 27 28
A prayer
vindicate
me!
The Lord
will
Vindicate
me
A call
to God
to
answer
A
Big
Answer
coming

36. Psalm 24
he crook
The crown
Psalm 25
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in
God, those the Lord blesses and the
meek inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Inherit the nations
Bookends
The word of God
Bookends
Psalm 29 and 33
A prayer
vindicate
me!
The Lord
will
Vindicate
me
A call
to God
to
answer
An answer with the voice of God 7
times affecting nature and creating
the world
This is what the
vindication looks like

37. Psalm 24
he crook
The crown
Psalm 25 Psalms
26 27 28
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in
God, those the Lord blesses and the
meek inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Inherit the nations
Bookends
An interlude, a
transition
ending with a
call to God
The word of God
Bookends
Psalm
29
This is what the rescue and
vindication looks like

38. Psalm 24
he crook
The crown
Psalm 25 Psalms
26 27 28
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in
God, those the Lord blesses and the
meek inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Inherit the nations
Bookends
An interlude, a
transition
ending with a
call to God
The word of God
Bookends
Psalm
29 The church is
founded
This is what the rescue and
vindication looks like

39. Psalm 24
he crook
The crown
Psalm 25 Psalms
26 27 28
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in
God, those the Lord blesses and the
meek inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
Inherit the nations
Bookends
An interlude, a
transition
ending with a
call to God
The word of God
Bookends
Psalm
29 The church is
founded
Christ’s work
This is what the rescue and
vindication looks like

40. Psalm 24
he crook
The crown
Psalm 25 Psalms
26 27 28
selah
The Son inherited the earth in Psalm 2
The LORD fearing inherit the earth in
Psalm 25.
The righteous, those who hope in
God, those the Lord blesses and the
meek inherit the earth in Psalm 37.
An interlude, a
transition
ending with a
call to God
The word of God
Bookends
Psalm
29
Inherit the
nations
bookend
Forgiveness
abundant
This is what the rescue and
vindication looks like

41. 25 Psalms
26 27 28
inherited the earth in Psalm 2
D fearing inherit the earth in
5.
teous, those who hope in
ose the Lord blesses and the
herit the earth in Psalm 37.
Inherit the nations
Bookends
An interlude, a
transition
ending with a
call to God
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the
nations
bookend
Word of God bookend closes with
the word of God in creation
This is what the rescue and
vindication looks like

42. The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends
Psalm 34 is an
acrostic
Often a transition
and reminder of an
important point
Figuratively about God’s help in trouble where
ultimately the righteous bones will not break
Literally about Jesus whose bones did not
break at the cross.

43. Taste and see
At the LORD is good!
Psalm
34
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends
Figuratively about God’s help in trouble where
ultimately the righteous bones will not break
Literally about Jesus whose bones did not
break at the cross.

44. Taste and see
At the LORD is good!
Psalm
34
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends
Sufferings of
Christ

45. Taste and see
At the LORD is good!
Psalm
34
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends

46. Taste and see
At the LORD is good!
Psalm
34
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends
The meek
will inherit
the earth
In Christ

47. Taste and see
At the LORD is good!
Psalm
34
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends
The meek
will inherit
the earth
In Christ

48. Taste and see
At the LORD is good!
Psalm
34
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends
The meek
will inherit
the earth
In Christ
Show
me my
end
pain

49. Taste and see
At the LORD is good!
Psalm
34
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends
The meek
will inherit
the earth
Show
me my
end
betrayal
pain

50. Taste and see
At the LORD is good!
Psalm
34
The word of God
Bookends
Inherit the nations
Bookends
The meek
will inherit
the earth
Show
me my
end
Betrayal by
an anti-
friend
pain
Psalm 41
quoted at the
last supper by
Jesus

51. Key changes in the Psalms
Unexpected discord
movement 3
Psalms 25-41
The myriad uses of musical dissonance: above, a
caricature of Arnold SchoenbergCredit...Ralph
Steadman
See Musical Dissonance, From Schumann to Sondheim -
The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Fin '

52. Key changes in the Psalms
Unexpected discord
movement 3
Psalms Book 1
The myriad uses of musical dissonance: above, a
caricature of Arnold SchoenbergCredit...Ralph
Steadman
See Musical Dissonance, From Schumann to Sondheim -
The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Fin '