Psalms: An Expositional Commentary, Vol. 3
Psalms 107–150
“The psalms themselves speak so powerfully to the hurts, fears, disappointments, faith, hope, and spiritual aspirations of God’s people."—James Montgomery BoiceExploring Psalms 107–150, this third and final volume on the book of Psalms offers solid, practical, and well-illustrated expositions on God’s nurturing, grace, comfort, and instruction. James Montgomery Boice expounds on the theme of worship—what true worship is, who should worship, and when and how we should praise God.Psalm 110 calls us to offer our lives to Christ the Messiah.Psalm 133 describes the unity of those who live together as brothers.Psalm 147 challenges us to move our focus from ourselves to a God who is worthy of our praise.This expositional commentary on one of the Bible’s most popular books combines careful scholarship and clear communication in a verse-by-verse and section-by-section reading of the biblical text. Integrating thoughtful interpretation with contemporary insight for daily living, James Montgomery Boice explains the meaning of the text and relates the text’s concerns to the church, Christianity, and the world in which we live.
- Opening
- Book 5
- A Call To Praise God
- Pictures Of Peril
- Thanks, Exhaltation, And True Praise
- Psalm 107, Part 2
- The Experience Of The Pilgrims
- The Other Side Of The Story
- Uses Of This Doctrine
- Heeding And Considering
- Psalm 108
- A Morning Praise Song
- A Prayer For Deliverance And Victory
- A Prayer For Victory Over Eden
- Two Conflicts, Two Victories
- Psalm 109
- A Man Of Prayer
- Curses Spoken And Received
- A Passionate Appeal
- God At My Right Hand
- Psalm 110
- The Greatest Messianic Psalm
- The Powerful Reign Of Christ
- Psalm 110 Part 2
- Melchizedek King Of Salem
- King And Priest In One Person
- The Priestly Reign Of Christ
- The Judicial Reign Of Christ
- Psalm 111
- Praise The Lord
- The Works Of The Lord
- God's Provisions For His People
- The Lord's Salvation
- A Practical Conclusion
- Psalm 112
- A Great Beatitude
- The Blessedness Of The Godly
- The Life Of The Wicked
- Psalm 113
- A Summons To Praise God
- God Looking Down
- The Downtrodden Looking Up
- Psalm 114
- A Kingdom Of Priests
- Out Of Egypt
- What Possible Cause
- God The God Of Jacob
- Tremble Oh Earth Before God
- Psalm 115
- The Gods Of The Heathen
- Trust In The Lord
- The Lord's Blessing
- Praise The Lord
- Psalm 116
- Part 1
- The Conclusions
- Part 2
- Psalm 117
- All The Nations
- Jews And Gentiles
- The Greatness Of God's Love
- The Prevailing Power Of God's Love
- The Enduring Power Of God's Truth
- Psalm 118
- Processions From The Past
- From Egypt To Mount Zion
- A Christian Psalm
- Building On That Stone
- Psalm 118 Part 2
- Strength For The Martyrs
- What Can Man Do To Me
- The Middle Verses Of The Bible
- It Is The Living Who Praise The Lord
- Light For The Gentiles
- Psalm 119
- How To Be Blessed
- Knowing And Obeying God's Word
- An Honest Wish
- A Strong Resolution
- Psalm 119 Part 2
- When Should We Begin
- What Should We Do
- Why Should We Do It
- How Can We Do It
- Four Helpful Exercises
- Psalm 119 Part 3
- For Righteousness' Sake
- Living By God's Word
- Wonderful Things In God's Law
- Running The Race
- Psalm 119 Part 4
- Matriculating In God's School
- Advancing In God's School
- Encouragement In God's School
- Not Dropping Out Of God's School
- Psalm 119 Part 5
- Finding God's Love
- Finding God's Comfort
- Finding God Himself
- Psalm 119 Part 6
- Affliction, Its Purpose
- What You Do Is Good
- Affliction, Its Source
- Affliction, Its Result
- Psalm 119 Part 7
- God's Everlasting Word
- God's Liberating Word
- Standing On The Rock
- Psalm 119 Part 8
- Love For God's Law
- Wisdom From On High
- The Paths Of Righteousness
- God Is My Teacher
- Sweeter Than Honey And The Honeycomb
- Hating Every Wrong Path
- Psalm 119 Part 9
- The Clarity Of God's Word
- Light On Our Dark Path
- Persevering To The Very End
- Psalm 119 Part 10
- Seeing The Right Path Clearly
- Choosing Right And Rejecting Wrong
- Looking For God's Deliverance
- Psalm 119 Part 11
- Your Statutes Are Wonderful
- Because They Give Understanding
- Because We Find Mercy In These Pages
- Because They Give Direction For Life
- Because God Is In Them
- Because They Are Altogether Righteous
- Because They Have Been Tested And Proved
- Because They Are True
- Psalm 119 Part 12
- Praying Earnestly
- Praying Always
- Praying Biblically
- Praying In Faith
- Psalm 119 Part 13
- Profession Without Practice
- What The Psalmist Knew
- Obedience And The Word Of God
- Deliverance From Sin And Self
- Psalm 119 Part 14
- Simul Justus Et Peccator
- Salvation Is Of The Lord
- Psalm 120
- Discipleship In An Instant Society
- Songs Of Ascents
- Strangers In This World
- Strangers In The World Today
- Psalm 121
- The Traveler Psalm
- Faith Of A Trusting Pilgrim
- Maker Of Heaven And Earth
- God Our Protector
- When Troubles Assail Us
- Kept From All Evil
- Psalm 122
- On Entering Jerusalem
- The Earthly City
- Our Jerusalem The Church
- The New Jerusalem
- Psalm 123
- A Psalm For Weary Eyes
- Opposition By Ridicule
- An Important Lesson From Nehemiah
- Have Mercy On Us
- A Slave Of Slaves
- Love So Amazing
- Psalm 124
- When Did This Happen
- What If
- What If, Indeed
- Praise The Lord
- The People's Testimony
- Psalm 125
- Unshaken Like Mount Zion
- Founded On The Rock
- As The Mountains
- The Presence Of The Wicked
- Trusting God In Uncertain Times
- Psalm 126
- The Joy Of Men Set Free
- The Present
- A Prophecy Of Better Times
- Application And Encouragement
- Psalm 127
- Psalm Of The Vanities
- Three Encouraging Truths
- The Quiet Blessings God Gives
- The City Of God
- Psalm 128
- The God Fearing Man Or Woman
- God's Blessing On Our Work
- The God Fearing Family
- Blessing On The Two Cities
- Psalm 129
- Suffering And Survival
- Judgement On Those Who Hate Zion
- The Suffering Servant
- Treasure In Jars Of Clay
- Psalm 130
- A Psalm Greatly Loved
- In The Depths
- Forgiveness
- Waiting On God
- Trust God Also
- Psalm 131
- An Easy Psalm With A Hard Lesson
- The Self Sufficient Self
- The Trusting Born Again Self
- The Lesson To Be Drawn
- Psalm 132
- David's Oath
- The Accomplishment Of David's Oath
- A Brief Prayer
- God's Oath To David
- The Accomplishment Of God's Oath
- Psalm 133
- The Blessing Of Unity
- Loss Of Unity Today
- I Will Build My Church
- A Model Church
- The Heavenly Ideal
- Psalm 134
- The Highest Point Of Ascent
- Service Of The Levites
- Today's Mac Worship
- Toward A Biblical Solution
- Blessing And Being Blessed
- Psalm 135
- The Worship Psalms
- An Invocation
- The Praise Of God Proper
- The Gods Of The Heathen
- A Summons To Praise
- Psalm 136
- Give Thanks To The Lord
- Why Thank God
- The Goodness Of God In Creation
- The Goodness Of God In Salvation
- The Goodness Of God To Everyone
- His Love Endures Forever
- Psalm 137
- A Plaintive, Powerful Psalm
- Remembrance Of Sad Days
- God's People In Man's City
- Struck Down But Not Destroyed
- A Terrible Implication
- Except We Repent
- Psalm 138
- David's Last Songs
- A Bold Man's Bold Thanksgiving
- A Bold Man's Gracious God
- A Bold Man's Bold Desire
- A Bold Man's Humility
- Psalm 139
- Theology For Worship
- Praise To God For His Omniscience
- The Threat Of Omniscience
- Praise To God For His Omnipresence
- No Escape From God
- Psalm 139 Part Two
- Praise To God For His Omnipotence
- A Person Even In The Womb
- No Separation From God
- Reflections On All The Above
- A Practical Summing Up
- Psalm 140
- A Psalm Of David
- People Of The Lie
- All Have Sinned
- Prayer And Praise
- Psalm 141
- A Psalm About Prayer
- The Invocation
- A Prayer For Purity
- Friendly Fire
- Walking By Faith
- Psalm 142
- This Lonely Prison
- My Plea
- My Plight
- My Portion
- My Prospect
- Psalm 143
- Is Psalm 143 Really Penitential
- A Cry For Mercy
- A Dangerous Condition
- God's Mighty Acts
- A Plea For Guidance
- God's Servant
- Martin Luther On Psalm 143
- Psalm 144
- My Lord And My God
- Human Frailty
- Help In Trouble
- A New Psalm
- The Anticipated Blessing
- Psalm 145
- An Opening Statement
- Great Is The Lord
- The Lord Is Gracious
- The Lord Is Faithful
- God Is Righteous
- A Closing Invitation To Praise God
- Psalm 146
- Hallelujah
- Mortal Afterall
- The Greatest Blessing
- Praise Forever
- Psalm 147
- The Psalters Model Praise Songs
- God's Care For His People
- God's Care Of The Least Significant
- God's Provision For His Creation
- God's Delight In The Godly
- God's Blessing On The Nation
- God's Rule Over Creation
- God's Revelation Of Himself To Israel
- Psalm 148
- Praise From Heaven Above
- Praise From Earth Beneath
- Praise From God's People
- Psalm 149
- God's Singing Saints
- Delight In God
- Victory Songs
- To Sing A New Song
- Psalm 150
- The Psalter's Last Psalm
- Where To Praise God
- Why To Praise God
- How To Praise God
- Who Should Praise God
- The End And The Beginning