Psalm 73: Maintaining Traction

A change in tone becomes apparent as we transition from Book 2 to Book 3in the Psalms. As O. Palmer Robertson points out in his excellent bookentitled The Flow Of the Psalms, Book 2 is distinguished by communicationwith foreign nations, while Book 3 is marked by devastation due to Israel’senemies. Somewhat surprisingly, Book 3 ends with David’s throne being castoff and rejected (89:38). Where is God in the midst of such extremities? Thisis a question the psalmist must answer. Book 3 contains seventeen psalms with Psalms 73 and 74 serving as theentranceway into these psalms. Psalms 73-83 are attributed to Asaph,whose name is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 15:17, 19; 16:4-5; and 2 Chronicles 29:30. Seemingly disillusioned by life’s injustices, Asaph went intothe sanctuary of God, where he regained his perspective (73:17). Having doneso, he was able to write My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strengthof my heart and my portion forever (73:26). Whenever feelings of despairenter your heart, bring the but God perspective back into your life.

When The Injustices Of Life Seem Overwhelming, Note…
– The Assumptions We Need To Evaluate. (1-14)
– The Perspective We Need To Develop. (15-20)
– The Refuge We Need To Seek. (21-28)