|
DAWN
Daily Arts Web Nucleus
Discover the Arts! Each day a different image from the Literary, Performing, or Visual Arts representing a portion of Scripture plus an explanation with links 2018 June 17
 Angel Musicians (left panel) - (1480s) Hans Memling (c. 1430 - 1494) Early Netherlandish Style Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium Image Source: Web Gallery of Art [ Illustration: David wanted to play, sing, and worship before the LORD. But he did not want to do this in isolation. He wanted to do it in the Tabernacle, at the altar, where he would have been surrounded by others who were worshipping with him. The painting above reflects the heavenly worship, into which David and his fellow worshipers would have entered. ] SPECIAL NOTE: [ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ] Explanation: In Psalm 43, the Psalmist calls for God to vindicate him and bring him back to worship in God's house. The author may have been David; and the occasion may have been his flight from Absalom (2 Samuel 15-18). He closes by encouraging himself to believe that God will help him. The middle and closing parts of the previous Psalm use the same words as the closing words of Psalm 43. This may indicate that the two Psalms were composed on the same occasion by the same author. Some ancient Hebrew manuscripts have them as one Psalm. Commentators are divided on the question of their original unity. But thematically, this Psalm has imprecations (a call to judgment) which the previous Psalm does not. Nearly every other Psalm in Scripture, except this one and one other which may have been part of a contiguous Psalm, have imprecations. This fact would argue, though not conclusively, for the original unity of the two Psalms. The author, who may have been David, asked God to judge him, to plead his cause, and to deliver him from the deceitful and unjust man. He asked why God, who was his strength, had cast him off and why he went mourning because of the oppression of the enemy (1-2). He pleaded with God to send out his light and his truth and to let them lead him to his holy hill and to the Tabernacle which sat upon it. He said that when God did this he would then go to the altar; and, with the harp, he would praise God who was his exceeding joy (3-4). And then, speaking to himself, he asked himself why he was cast down and disquieted. He said that he would yet praise his God for his help when God turned his face toward him (5). [ Sermons: Joe Morecraft III. Various. ] Bible Chronologies -- Genesis to Revelation [Traditional Patriarchal Chronology. Judges Period Chronology 1. Judges Period Chronology 2. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2]. [Intertestamental Period Chronology 1. Intertestamental Period Chronology 2. Intertestamental Period Chronology 3. Intertestamental Period Chronology 4. Intertestamental Period Chronology 5.] [New Testament Chronology 1. New Testament Chronology 2. New Testament Chronology 3. New Testament Chronology 4. New Testament Chronology 5.] RESOURCES PLEASE NOTE: Use the resources on this and other sites thoughtfully, particularly the commentaries and encyclopedias. I have attempted to list conservative, scholarly resources. However, some providers use liberal or liberal-influenced commentaries such as the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (in Bible Hub). Such commentaries are undoubtedly included by the provider for the wealth of useful information and comments which they provide. By consulting several commentaries, it should be fairly easy to sort out the wheat from the chaff. If, however, you would like personal assistance, write to me at AD LIB ARTS EMAIL. [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Psalm 43: Psalm 42. 2 Samuel 15-18. ] [3] Deuteronomy 33:8. [4] Psalm 45:7. -- From Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers ] [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ] [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ] [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Psalm 43 - #1. Psalm 43 - #2. Psalm 43 - #3. Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ] HARMONY OF THE LAW GOSPEL HARMONIES Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES Psalm Detailed Outline THE PSALTER: (SONGS FOR COVENANT WORSHIP)
Deliverance from Sinners and from Sin Nearly all the Psalms (except Psalm 90) were written during the 612 year period
from the time of David around 1016 B. C. to the close of the Canon in about 404 B. C.
Psalm 90, according to its superscription, was written by Moses; this may have been around 1406 B. C. BOOK TWO OF FIVE:
PSALMS 42-72.
1016 - 586 B.C. Israel God is Merciful to the Righteous Psalm 43
O God, send your light and your truth to me. Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Post Exile Chronology. 1 Judge me, O God, ? and plead my cause against an ungodly [without loving-kindness] nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust [evil] man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy 3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. * NOTE: On Opening and Closing Comments in the Psalms.
[Some commentators take the Psalm in Habakkuk 3 to be a standard model for the Psalms. Habakkuk's Psalm begins with the name of the composer (Habakkuk) and a musical notation ("upon Shigionoth"). It closes with a dedication or a "send to" notice ("To the chief singer on my stringed instruments"). I have arranged similar material, where it is found in the Psalter, in accord with the model in Habakkuk.]
Tomorrow's Picture: TBA
AD LIB ARTS EMAIL copyright 2018, Scott Souza |
