The psalmist poetically combines both of these requests in echoing what's often called the Aaronic Benediction Dig Deeper Notice that the psalmist's opening request for grace and blessing doesn't end with a period Notice the psalm's five time repeated request that God would let the peoples praise Him!

Summary John here uses the flowing, somewhat poetic style he is famous for here to provide a very solid These themes are almost identical to the themes John poetically unpacks in his prologue (1:1-18). Notice that John doesn't write will have .

(Side note: notice there in v8 that God was the one using David's guilt to crush his bones! Here's a few things to keep in mind about confession: Since poetic beauty doesn't improve a confession's Notice David never mentions any of the particulars of his sin in his confession.

But notice this properly grounded fear of God doesn't result in terror and dread, rather it brings about A big part of a passage's context is its genre: is it historical narrative, legal, poetic, a letter, Although Bible stories are interesting and engaging (re-read how Luke tells this story and notice the

Psalm 23 proves that quite the opposite is true: while it may be famous for its unsurpassed poetic beauty Notice how David underscores just how personal this relationship is. 23 well, not just because it's a beautiful and famous poem, but because of the awesome theology it poetically

All of these poetic pictures this psalm paints stand in stark contrast to the order and beauty that God Notice this imperative is phrased as an indicative!

victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. 11  He says to himself, “God will never notice David poetically explains that the faint light of nature the wicked prosper under cements their own arrogance and pride , causing them to think that God will never notice that they reject His Law as they murder

Psalm 23 proves that quite the opposite is true: while it may be famous for its unsurpassed poetic beauty Notice how David underscores just how personal this relationship is.

Notice how these strophes progress: STROPHE THEME 1 (v1-2) The key to happiness is having sins forgiven David finishes this poetic thought with a beautiful parallelism: I said, “I will confess my transgressions

But notice that these awful effects are not permanent; they only press down upon you when you keep silent David here poetically instructs the faithful (that is, those who trust in Christ) to pray to the LORD