Calvary Baptist Church - Canyon Texas - David Crump, Pastor

A prayer for the community of Israelites to ask God to renew his mercies. The psalm has two main divisions of 7 lines. • Vv. 1-7 are the prayer • Vv. 8-13 are assurances of God’s response Each division is made up of a three-line stanza, then a four-line stanza. The corresponding stanzas of the second half answer to those of the first. • Vv. 1-3 speak of God’s past mercies. Vv. 8-9 speak of God’s mercies to come. • Vv. 4-7 voice the prayer. Vv. 10-13 offer the assurance that God will answer the prayer. The beauty of the structure is this: • God’s past kindness toward us (vv. 1-3) gives us assurance that God will show his kindness to us again (vv. 8-9). • The prayer for God to bring restoration and revival (vv. 4-7) is assured (vv. 10-13). The psalm is one of 7 psalms ascribed to the Sons of Korah. “Sons of Korah” refers to a choir of Levites, temple attendants, who were descendants of Korah, who were appointed to King David to serve in the temple liturgy. This psalm would have been spoken during temple se