http://Psalms.pbwiki.com [Keywords: christian music video star spangled banner us national anthem karaoke hillsong praise worship songs song God who am i Jesus Christ rock rap hip hop jazz videos band i want it that way worthy is lamb shout lord casting crowns does anyone hear her psalm 23 this is your life backstreet boys top usa awesome my redeemer lives team hoyt in alone sing a long lyric baby got book lyrics religious switchfoot psalms karaoke] Useful Quote about the book of Psalms... "Psalms 1 and 2 are often called the gateway to the Psalms. They belong together for many reasons not least the “blessed”s at the beginning and end. Just as with the Sermon on the Mount, the “blessed”s tell us exactly who is in on what’s about to be discussed. In the Sermon on the Mount, the “blessed”s tell us who’s in the kingdom which Jesus describes. In the Psalter, Psalms 1 and 2 tell us who’s in on the worship of the living God. And who is the blessed man?? Well He is an ‘ish - a representative man. In fact He is the Man. This is an audacious claim. (I rarely even claim to be a man!) Verse 2 says He is a night-and-day Bible-meditator, which makes Him a king (cf Deut 17:18-20; Josh 1:8). Verse 3, He is also like a tree (think ‘Branch’ or ‘Root’ or ‘Vine’ - kings are described like this). Not only this but He can make others become prosperous (causative hiphil stem). This one Man, this definitive Man, is contrasted in v4 to the many wicked. The Psalm does not begin by comparing righteous people to wicked people but rather The Righteous Man is contrasted with the wicked masses. Then (presumably through the Man/Tree-of-Life causing many others to prosper like Him) we hear about other righteous ones (v5-6). When we turn to Psalm 2 we see the Man given more names. The LORD’s King (v6) is here called “Anointed One” (Messiah, v2), and “Son” (v7). Though He is ...