Sublime

These seven psalms are among the fifteen chapters known as the Songs of Ascent.

Psalm 16 feels more accessible after we’ve walked closely with David.

For the shepherds are stupid, and do not inquire of the LORD; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.

We have to be careful about building theology from the Psalms unless it can be backed up elsewhere in Scripture.

Isaiah’s faith drives this lament. He believes three things about God: First, God is sovereign. He can do something. Second, God is love. He is for me. He wants to do something. And finally, God is a covenant-keeping God. He is bound by his own word. He will do something. Isaiah’s faith feeds off the character of God.

A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. 3 His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or

their leaders are supposed to make decisions by consulting with God.

Abe calls God “the LORD who provides.”