Awake O Harp : A Devotional Commentary on the Psalms

by Varner, William

• ISBN13: 9781934952177
• ISBN10: 1934952176
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-01
• Publisher: Stl Distribution North Amer

Summary

Awake O Harpis a rich and encouraging study of the Psalter, focusing on its devotional impact. It combines clear writing with a thorough knowledge of the message of the OT and NT, a passion to recognize the Messiah in the OT, and a great appreciation for the biblical psalms. Awake, O Harp offers us a great companion to our reading of the Psalter, encouraging us to read, pray, sing and meditate on these powerful passages.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Only Two Ways	p. 11
The Father and His Son	p. 13
Advice for Insomniacs	p. 15
A Prayer for Compline	p. 17
Encouragement for the Slandered	p. 19
Sickness and Sin	p. 21
How to Handle Bad News	p. 23
The Crown of Creation	p. 26
Groaning about the Goyim	p. 28
When Good Things Happen to Bad People	p. 31
When to Flee and When to Stick it Out	p. 34
The Flatterers and the Faithful	p. 36
From Questions to Quietness	p. 38
The Practical Atheist	p. 40
Getting Dressed for Church	p. 42
Messiah Lives!	p. 44
An Honest Plea	p. 46
Hind's Feet on High Places	p. 48
God's Three Books	p. 52
Messiah Prays for You	p. 55
When We Receive Our Heart's Desire	p. 57
A Song of the Singing Sufferer	p. 59
Of Whom Does David Speak?	p. 62
Our Forever Shepherd	p. 64
The King of Glory	p. 66
The Holy Alphabet	p. 68
A Claim to Integrity	p. 71
One Thing	p. 73
Forsaken But Not Abandoned	p. 75
Answered Prayer	p. 77
Orientation	p. 79
Joy in the Morning	p. 81
Into Your Hands	p. 83
Forgiven	p. 86
Maker and Monarch	p. 88
Thriving in Crisis	p. 90
A Cry for Help	p. 93
Hesed Forever!	p. 96
Meek Shall Inherit	p. 98
He Shall Not Fall	p. 101
A Penitent	p. 103
Lament	p. 105
O Lord	p. 107
Up from the Bog	p. 109
"To Do Your Will"	p. 111
When You're Down	p. 113
Drought and Deliverance	p. 115
Drought and Deliverance	p. 118
A National Lament	p. 120
The King in His Beauty	p. 123
City of the King	p. 126
I'm the King of the World!	p. 128
Zion, City of God	p. 130
Ransomed From Sheol	p. 132
Here Comes the Judge	p. 135
Have Mercy	p. 138
A Really Bad Dude	p. 141
Salvation for Israel	p. 143
My Helper	p. 145
Betrayed!!	p. 147
When I am Afraid	p. 150
In the Cave with Dave	p. 152
Retribution and Reward	p. 154
Night and Morning	p. 156
Trouble Back Home	p. 158
Messiah and Me	p. 160
Theme of the Psalms-Hesed Va'emet	p. 162
Absalom, Again!	p. 164
General Patton	p. 166
Bad and Good Fear	p. 168
Now Thank We All Our God	p. 170
The Many and the One	p. 172
Let the Nations be Glad	p. 174
The Most Difficult of All	p. 176
Persecuted But Not Forsaken	p. 179
Hurry Up, God!	p. 182
Growing Old Gracefully	p. 184
The Perfect King	p. 187
Whom Do I Have But You?	p. 190
When Heaven Seems Silent	p. 193
The Just Judge	p. 196
Resplendent, Majestic, Awe-Inspiring	p. 198
Asaph's Autobiography	p. 200
Don't Know Much About History	p. 202
The Psalms and Jeremiah	p. 206
A Flock and a Vine	p. 208
The Shofar Blows	p. 211
God and the Gods	p. 213
Let's Wipe Them Out!	p. 215
Longing For God	p. 217
Revival!! 85	p. 219
In The Day of My Trouble	p. 221
Glorious Things of Three Are Spoken	p. 223
"Song Sung Blue"	p. 225
Sure Mercies of David	p. 228
O God Our Help in Ages Past	p. 231
Under His Wings	p. 233
How to Thrive	p. 235
The Lord Reigns!	p. 237
How Do They Get Away With It?	p. 239
The Way to Worship	p. 241
Tell His Glory Among the Gentiles	p. 243
Reigning and Ruling	p. 245
King and Savior	p. 247
Holy Is He!	p. 249
Is It Thanksgiving Yet?	p. 251
"The Old Hundredth"	p. 253
The Ruler and the Ruled	p. 255
"But You…"	p. 257
"Don't You Forget It!"	p. 260
Creator - Sustainer	p. 262
Faithful!	p. 265
Faithful 105	p. 268
Nevertheless!	p. 270
"They Cried…He Saved"	p. 273
"We Shall Do Valiantly"	p. 276
With Yahweh at Hand	p. 278
The Lord and My Lord	p. 281
A Student's Psalm	p. 283
A God-Fearer	p. 285
Hallel!	p. 287
The Exodus and Us	p. 289
Soli Deo Gloria	p. 291
How Can I Say Thanks?	p. 293
Let's Hear It For the Goyim!	p. 295
Luther's Favorite	p. 297
An Overlooked Messianic Text	p. 299
The Golden Alphabet	p. 301
Aleph, Bet, Gimel	p. 303
Dalet, Hay, Vav	p. 306
Zayin, Het, Tet	p. 308
Yod, Kaf, Lamed	p. 310
Mem, Nun, Samek	p. 313
Ayin, Pe, Tsade	p. 315
Qof, Resh, Shin	p. 317
"Tav and the Sof"	p. 319
What is the Sof?	p. 320
Introduction to the Psalms of Ascent	p. 321
Depressed In the Diaspora	p. 322
The Keeper	p. 324
Let's Go	p. 326
Desiring God's Favor	p. 328
What If the Lord Wasn't Three?	p. 330
Mountains Around The City	p. 332
From Joy to Tears to Joy	p. 334
A Quiver Full of Arrows	p. 336
Kids as House Plants	p. 338
Anti-Semitism, Then and Now	p. 340
Out of the Depths	p. 342
A Calm and Quiet Soul	p. 344
David - Messianic King	p. 346
Unity, O to Dwell In Unity	p. 348
Blessings 24/7	p. 350
God Is Great, God is Good	p. 352
First the Boys, Then the Girls	p. 354
By The Rivers of Babylon	p. 356
Goodness Beyond Measure	p. 358
The Omni Psalm	p. 360
"That's Not True"	p. 363
Set a Guard for My Mouth	p. 365
In The Cave With Dave, Again!	p. 367
In Your Righteousness	p. 369
A King's Song	p. 371
Who He Is and What He Does	p. 373
Faith, Hope, Love	p. 376
No Other Nation	p. 378
A Choir of Creation	p. 380
Sing Along	p. 382
What a Way to End!	p. 384
What I've Learned During My Journey Through The Psalms	p. 386
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