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Psalm 73:1a "Truly God is good to Israel..."
Day 1 – Psalm 73
“Truly God is good to Israel…” Psalm 73:1a
BOOK THREE: Psalm 73-89
We commence our reading of the Third Book of Psalms. The arrangement of these Psalms is quite straightforward:-
1. Psalms of Asaph
Psalms 73-83
2. Psalms of Korah
Psalms 84-85
3. Psalm of David
Psalm 86
4. Psalm of Ethan the Ezrahite
Psalm 89
SUPERSCRIPTION: A Psalm of Asaph
The superscription offers very basic material to work with:-
1. Author: Asaph
2. Nature of the writing: A Psalm
INTERPRETIVE CHALLENGES
Who is Asaph? Let us look at some of the challenges:-
1. Is this a reference to the original Asaph?
He is introduced in 1 Chronicles 6. He was a Levitical priest.
“And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand,
was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea.”
1 Chronicles 6:39