Bible Analysis
The psalm is ascribed to Asaph, leader of one of David’s Levetical choirs. This psalm begins a collection of 11 psalms by the Asaphite clan.As an introduction to this Psalm, its good to know some facts about Asaph the author of this psalm and his family of singers. Throughout many of the Psalms and other OT books of 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, the Asaph family keeps poppling up every time music is mentioned. Asaph was the patriarch of one of the three families of Temple musicians who were appointed by King David to be in charge of singing in the Temple. The Asaphite psalms are dominated by the theme of God’s rule over Israel, His people and other nations. In view of the fact that the collection clearly contains prayers from a later date (e.g.’ Ps 74; 79 and 83) references to Asaph in these titles must sometimes include descendants of Asaph who functioned in his place. This psalm speaks about the godly wisdom concerning the destinies of the righteous and the wicked. When we read this psalm, we are drawn to one of the most disturbing problems of the OT saints: How is it that the wicked so often prosper while the godly suffer much? If we are sincere, we will confess that this thought
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Approximate Word count = 817
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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