the two books of Chronicles, called Paralipomenon; the first book of Ezra; Nehemiah, Esther, Job; the Psalms When David asks God to "smash the teeth" of the wicked in Psalm 58, we give it some latitude because

But notice that David's doxology isn't just a psalm of thanksgiving, rather it's an acknowledgement that

souls; it is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path in the midst of this world darkened by sin (Psalm

They would have also been familiar with the Old Testament metaphor of Israel as God’s vineyard (Psalm

imagery to the table prepared in the presence of our enemies, which David famously told of in the 23rd Psalm

We might expect Jesus' answer here would end up making Psalm 119 look short.

Jesus’ cry is a fulfillment of Psalm 22, which begins with the very same words written by David hundreds

But the devil throws Scripture right back at Jesus as he tempts Him the third time, quoting Psalm 91:

Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God.’ ” (Psalm

Every Friday here in this space we read a Psalm (and many of our churches sing them often), and the book