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Why did David write Psalm 36? Was there any impact in his that influenced that writing

2007-05-03 01:39:02 · 7 answers · asked by bowerskris 2 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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David wrote it, (you asked) It is Protection from God from your enemies to keep it simple

2007-05-03 01:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by Ex Head 6 · 0 0

The Psalm is credited to David, the second king of Israel. If you read his history in 1 and 2 Samuel, you will find that on several occasions David was put in danger by his enemies. He had to spend several years hiding from the first king, Saul. He had to deal with Saul's son, with rebellions by his own sons, and other enemies.

If was out of those experiences that David wrote this Psalm. It shows that no matter how evil men may get around you, God is still able to protect and preserve your life. However, the Psalm references no single incidence, so it is hard to determine if it was any one event that triggered this Psalm. More likely a response to all the enemies in his lifetime.

2007-05-03 08:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0 0

This psalm is a beautiful meditation on the blessings of God on the righteous who must live in a world that is characterized by unrighteousness. All around are people who do not believe in God and therefore live by different standards. They may not call what they do “wicked,” but if it is godless, selfish, and creates hardships for other people, there is no other way to describe it. It is the fruit of a philosophy that denies the existence of God. But the psalmist draws strength from his faith in the Lord God who is loving and righteous, and faithful and just, who blesses His people with all kinds of spiritual provisions, and in the end will bring them to eternal life while the wicked fall in judgment. In this the psalm takes on a number of the motifs that are to be found in wisdom psalms--the inequities of life, the final retribution, and the blessings of God on the righteous.

The psalm can be divided into three parts: the first is the revelation about the philosophy of the wicked and the fruit of that philosophy (1-4); the second is the testimony of his faith in the revealed nature of God and the way that those attributes apply to his life (5-9); and the third is the confident prayer growing out of this meditation, asking God to continue to show His loyal love to the redeemed and to prevent the wicked from making him wander from his faith (10-12). The psalm lends itself nicely to an expository arrangement, moving from the negative (the wicked) to the positive (the faith) and ending with a practical prayer.

2007-05-03 09:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by dymps 4 · 0 0

Psalms 36 was about Human Sin and God's Goodness. David knew that we are all sinners, even himself, Psalms are poems that can be either sung or spoken. They were collected over a long period of time and are a very important part of worship of the people of Israel. Jesus used the Psalms when he preached and taught.

2007-05-03 08:55:01 · answer #4 · answered by SAS 3 · 0 0

"This Psalm seems to have been composed by David when he was persecuted by Saul and his courtiers; upon which occasion he enlargeth his thoughts further, and contemplates the sad state and condition of the world and of the church at that time, in which wickedness of all sorts greatly abounded, and seemed to prosper; and withal, he declares the great felicity and safety of God’s people, and gives an account of their supports and comforts, under the sense of these public disorders and mischiefs."

2007-05-03 08:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by Brian 5 · 0 0

Maybe he wrote it while on the run from King Saul?

2007-05-03 08:42:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Footnotes & cross-references are great tools.

I'm sure that somewhere in there it will cross reference something from 1st or 2nd Samuel

2007-05-03 08:43:20 · answer #7 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 0 0

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