Psalms - Part 1 — Zac Poonen

The Five Books and Broad Structure of Psalms

We want to turn to the book of Psalms. The book of Psalms is more quoted in the New Testament than any other Old Testament book. Many people in the New Testament quote from the book of Psalms. Jesus quoted from it.

And out of the 150 Psalms here, at least 50 of them are quoted in the New Testament. Some of these Psalms, we don't know their authors. At least 70 of them were written by David, some by Esau, some by the sons of Korah, a few by Solomon, one by Moses, one by a man called Ethan, and most of the others are unknown.

And now the book of Psalms is divided actually into five books. The first book is Psalm 1 to 41. The second book is Psalm 42 to 72. The third book is Psalm 73 to 89. The fourth book is from Psalm 90 to Psalm 106.

And the fifth one is Psalm 107 to Psalm 150. Now, we cannot say that each book has got a different subject. There are a number of subjects in each of the books. But many who have studied the Psalms often compare these five books of the Psalms to the first five books of Moses.

And there is a certain amount of similarity, we could say, between the first book of Psalms and Genesis, and the second book of Psalms and Exodus, and the third one with Leviticus, the fourth one with Numbers, and the fifth one with Deuteronomy, for example.

In the first book, you read about creation in Psalm 8 and Psalm 19, about the sun and the moon and the stars. And there's a lot of Psalms in that first book about suffering God, a godly man suffering from other people who are troubling him, and crying out to God for help, reminding us of how Joseph suffered in the book of Genesis, a godly man.

And the second book has a similarity to Exodus in the sense that there are a number of cases of an oppressed people mourning Psalm 42 to 44, crying out for deliverance, and the deliverance coming through Christ, the Bridegroom and the King, Psalm 45 and Psalm 72.

The third book, beginning with Psalm 73, a lot of Psalms from 73 to 89 deal with the temple. Esau was one of the people appointed as a singer in the temple, and therefore it is very similar to Leviticus, which has also got to do with the temple ordinances and the laws of God.

And the fourth one begins itself with Psalm 90, written by Moses in the wilderness, and therefore has some connection with the wanderings of Israel mentioned in Numbers, and about Christ reigning in Psalm 99 to 106 when the wanderings were seized.

And the last book has Deuteronomy, we can say is the second law, and the last book of the Bible has got Psalm 119, for example, which is all about the law of God, and finally ending in the songs of ascent that lead up to Jerusalem, the promised land for us.

Deuteronomy prepared the way for the children of Israel entering into the promised land for them, which was Canaan. So there, in a broad way, you've got a little outline of the whole book of Psalms, but we can't say that every Psalm deals with this, it's just a broad guideline.

So we want to look at this and see, obviously we won't have time to go through all the 150 Psalms, but I'll try and point out to you some of the important Psalms in each section. We'll try and cover Book 1 and 2 in the first session, and 3, 4, and 5 in the next session.

Psalm 1: Filling the Heart With God's Word

Psalm 1 is, of course, a very well-known Psalm. It talks about how our life can become prosperous if we meditate on the Word of God. That's basically the theme. The godly and the ungodly. That's the theme of Psalm 1.

A godly person does not stand in the counsel of the ungodly. But in contrast, he doesn't just sit and do nothing. You see, a lot of godly people, they avoid evil, but there's nothing good in them. It's like the demon that was cast out, and the heart is clean and empty, so that demon goes and brings seven other demons and occupies it.

So it's not enough to say, verse 1, I don't stand in the way of sinners. I don't sit in the seat of the scornful. I don't walk in the counsel of the ungodly. What do you do then? I fill my heart with the Word of God.

I meditate on the law of the Lord day and night, and then I'll be like a tree, planted by the rivers of water in this wonderful verse, the last part of verse 3. Whatever he does, he will prosper. What a verse.

I'd like to live a life like that, that whatever I do, even in my secular profession, there will be the blessing of God upon the work of my hands. There'll be the blessing of God upon the words of my mouth.

This is the way God wants us to live. And if you want to live like that, meditate on the Word of God. Every day. Take it seriously. Think about it. Think about it. Let it become part of your life. We don't have to read it all the time.

You know, you eat breakfast in the morning, and your body is digesting it, digesting it, digesting it, and then you eat lunch, and then your body is digesting it, digesting it. The actual time you spend eating is very little.

But the digesting process, and it's not just digestion, so many things happen in the body which convert that food into blood and flesh and bones. Something like that has to happen with the Word of God.

We read the Word of God maybe for a very short time, but we meditate on it even when we are not kneeling down or having the Bible in front of us, till finally that becomes a part of our system and our life and guides everything we do in life, just like the food we eat.

Messianic Psalms and Christ's Rule

Psalm 2 speaks of, this is a messianic psalm. There are a number of psalms, 2 verses 4 to 7, especially it's quoted by Peter and the Acts of the Apostles. He who sits in the heavens will laugh. Kiss the sun, it says in verse 12.

It's a messianic psalm of the king that was rejected. The kings of the earth, verse 2, have set themselves against the Lord and His anointed. His anointed is the Messiah, Jesus. And He says to His son, verse 7, Thou art My son this day.

I have begotten thee. Ask of Me and I'll give you the heathen for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. And you shall break them with the rod of iron. One day He is going to rule.

So before that happens, kiss the sun, lest He be angry with you. Blessed are those who put their trust in Him. Psalm 3 is a psalm of a person who is struggling, suffering. How are they increased, Lord, that trouble me?

I have so many enemies. Many are rising up against me. This is a constant theme. You know, many of these psalms were written by David when he was running away from Saul. This particular one was written when he was running away from Absalom, his son.

Lord, how they have increased who are troubling me. But You are my glory, verse 3, and the lifter of my head. We sing that in a chorus, my glory and the lifter of my head. Do you know that David sang that when he was running away from Absalom?

It's one thing to sit comfortably in a chair and say, my glory and the lifter of my head, but see the context in which he said it. When he was running away from Absalom with all his enemies against so many enemies, people like Ahithophel, Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.

He says, Lord, You are my glory and the lifter of my head. To say that in a time of trial. Wonderful. So many of these psalms were not written in easy chairs or lying down in comfort. A lot of these psalms were written under pressure.

When David was running from cave to cave, hiding from Saul, hiding from Absalom through pressure. One psalm was written when he was almost killed by the Achish, the king of Gath and he had to pretend to be a madman and God saved his life.

So what we learned from that is that this inspired scripture did not come out of people sitting in comfortable circumstances writing a song. Today, there are people who write songs, sit somewhere in comfortable situations and write songs, but these were not written like that.

They were written under pressure and it is under pressure that the best comes forth from our life. Some of these wonderful psalms would never have been written, would never have been written if David had not faced pressure.

Are you afraid of pressure? I have found that some of the greatest lessons God has taught me has been in times of pressure. So don't be afraid of pressure. It is through that pressure that God brings forth a ministry from you.

It's like the squeezing of the toothpaste tube. If you want something to come out, you got to squeeze it. Otherwise, nothing comes out and God squeezes us and presses us through other people so that his word comes forth from our lives and the more you squeeze the toothpaste tube, what happens?

More comes out. So the more the pressure and trial upon your life, the more your ministry can become rich in the words that come out of your lips. Psalm 4, here he says a wonderful word. Verse 3, the Lord has set apart the godly for himself.

Holiness, Anger, and Morning Prayer

It's a wonderful verse. If you are godly, God has set you apart for himself. You are not for the world, my brother, sister. Let all the other believers live for the world. But those who are godly have been set apart by God for himself.

He says, you're mine. You're not for the world. And here is a wonderful verse also. Stand in awe and sin not. This is the verse quoted in Ephesians 4. Be angry and sin not. And that could be another translation of this verse.

Be angry. When you're angry, don't sin. But the rest of the verse, unfortunately, is not quoted in Ephesians 4. But here is some good advice for you. What you should do when you're angry. What should you do?

It says in verse 4, go and lie down on your bed and be still for a little while. Isn't that wonderful practical advice? The next time you're angry, remember this very easy reference. 4 -4, okay? Psalm 4, verse 4.

The Bible says when you're angry, go and lie down in your bed. And just commune with God for a little while. And be still. Don't toss around on the bed. Just be still for a little while. It's the best advice for angry people.

If you can't overcome it by the grace of God, next best is lie down in the bed. Till you learn to get grace to overcome it without lying down on your bed. And there, when you're lying down in the bed, offer the sacrifices of righteousness.

Praise the Lord, because He's on the throne. And put your trust in the Lord. Don't be angry with people. And you'll get up from that bed and you will say, verse 7. Lord, you have put gladness in my heart.

There was anger in my heart till now. But there's gladness in my heart now more than in the time when all their people, their corn and their wine increased. Okay. Psalm 5. We've got to rush through this.

I wish we could spend longer. But we'd have to spend many, many more hours if we go too slowly. Psalm 5. It's a wonderful verse in verse 3, which says, My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord.

If you can make that a practice in your life. Lord, every morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will direct my prayer unto thee. And I will not look down. I will not look around. I will look up.

Begin your mornings like that. For thou art a God who has no pleasure in wickedness. Neither shall evil dwell with thee. And verse 7, the last part. In your reverence, I will worship toward your holy temple.

Verse 11. Let those who put their trust in thee rejoice. Because thou defendest them. You defend them, Lord. Psalm 6. He says, Lord, don't rebuke me. Chasten me in your hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me.

And he tells the workers of iniquity. Verse 8. Depart from me, you workers of iniquity. For the Lord has heard my voice. He will receive my prayer. Verse 10. Let my enemies be ashamed. Many times you see this in the psalms of enemies and prayer and God answering.

Verse 7. Sorry, Psalm 7. There's a verse here which says, If Lord, verse 3, if there's sin in my hands, if I have returned evil to those who were at peace with me, then let my enemy persecute me. I have not done evil to others.

It's a very serious thing to do evil to others. I mentioned the other day that there are two types of sins. Sins where you harm yourself and sins where you harm other people. For example, most Christians think, as I said the other day, that smoking is more serious than gossiping.

It is not. In smoking, it's a sin in which you destroy yourself. In gossiping, you not only destroy yourself, you destroy another person. How many people believe that gossiping, speaking evil about others, is more serious than smoking or getting drunk?

See, we don't understand how the seriousness of doing evil to others. Okay. God is angry, verse 11, with a wicked person every day. Psalm 8. Here is another messianic psalm when it says in verse 4, What is man that thou art mindful of him?

That is quoted in Hebrews. Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, that Jesus took the place of being a little lower than angels. In Hebrews, it explains it as because he died. Angels don't die.

How did Jesus become a little lower than the angels? Because he died. Angels don't die. But today you have crowned him with glory and honor, and you have put everything under his feet, verse 6. And in Hebrews, it says that's referring to Jesus, who's got everything under his feet.

And we are his body. We can have everything under our feet, too. And verse 2 is what Jesus quoted in the temple. When the children were praising the Lord, and the Pharisees were all upset with all the noise in the temple.

See, some people don't like noisy praise and worship, but Jesus enjoyed it because heaven is full of noisy praise and worship. And Jesus enjoyed it when he saw those children shouting and praising God.

It reminded him of heaven. It made him homesick for heaven. But the Pharisees were long-faced, and they thought children should not praise the Lord. And Jesus said, haven't you read in the scripture that out of the mouth of babes, you have ordained strength?

Why? He was referring to praising God. When you start praising God, you have strength to shut up the mouth of the enemy and the avenger. Psalm 8, 2. Wonderful verse. The way you shut the mouth of the devil is by doing what those children did in the temple.

Praising God, opening our mouth. That's the thing the devil hates. Sincere praise that comes from the heart is what the devil hates. Just praise the Lord. Say verse 9. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth.

The Righteous Remnant and the Tongue

Psalm 9. This is speaking about the godly remnant, the wicked one and his follower. When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall. Verse 3. In thy presence. Because Lord, verse 4, thou hast maintained my cause.

Verse 9. The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed. And verse 10. Those who know the name of Jesus will put their trust in thee. Because thou has not forsaken them. And here's a picture of resurrection in verse 13.

The last part. Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death. A prophecy of the resurrection. Psalm 10 is about again about the wicked one and the vision of the man of faith. The wicked one. Verse 4.

Through the pride of his face will not seek after God. But God is the one who, verse 18, cares for the fatherless and the oppressed people of earth so that the evil men in the world may not oppress them or terrify them anymore.

Psalm 11 is again about the wicked and the righteous. And it says in verse 5, a very interesting verse, that the Lord tests the righteous people. But the wicked and the one who loves violence, his soul hates.

Now he's contrasting the righteous and the wicked. So when it says that God hates the wicked, what he should say is, he loves the righteous. That's the opposite. That verse should read like this. The Lord loves the righteous, but he hates the wicked.

But what does it say? He hates the wicked, but he tests the righteous. Testing is a mark of his love. When God tests you, it's like a child having a test, an examination. What is the purpose of the examination?

To give him a promotion. To put him into the next standard next year. Why does God test you? To give you a promotion. Okay. Chapter 12 is again about wicked people and deliverance. He says, help Lord, because godly people are seizing.

It's very difficult to find a godly man on the earth nowadays. I believe that's a psalm which has great relevance for the time in which we live. Help Lord, godly people are getting reduced day by day.

Faithful people are not found among the children of men. Everybody speaks vanity. They speak with flattering hearts and hypocritical hearts. And see, it's their speech. Notice the emphasis here on when it says the godly people are not found is because the speech of everybody is ungodly.

The mark of a godly man is a speech. They speak emptiness. Verse two, they speak flattery. They speak with a double heart hypocrisy. The Lord will cut off flattery. The Lord will cut off the proud tongue.

And the ungodly man says, verse four, our lips are our own. We will speak what we like. That is the mark of an ungodly man. He's got no control over his tongue. James says, the man who can control his tongue is a perfect man.

Who has said without tongue, we'll prevail. We will overcome with our tongue. No, the Lord, in contrast to that, a godly man remembers, verse six, that the words of the Lord are pure words. Like silver tested in a furnace seven times.

That means I read it like this. The ungodly man says, my lips are my own. I'll just speak whatever I like. The godly man, when he thinks of saying something, he throws it back into the furnace. Should I say it or not?

Takes it out. Should I say it like this? No, throw it back again. And throws it back seven times into the furnace and then decides how to speak. Rewrites his letters perhaps seven times before he sends out that letter.

Particularly if it's a strong letter of rebuke or something like that. That's how a godly man does things. Okay, 13. Lord, how long will you forget me? He's talking about the enemy again and the victory of faith.

I will sing to the Lord because he's dealt bountifully with me. The fool has said in his heart, verse chapter Psalm 14, there is no God. And this is the Psalm which is quoted in Romans 3 as a description of the ungodly person.

Verse 3, they're all gone aside. They've all become filthy. There's no good, not one. Psalm 15 is in contrast to this evil person is the godly remnant. Who shall abide in thy holy tabernacle, O Lord? The one who walks uprightly, the one who works righteousness, speaks the truth in his heart, and many, many things.

And one who honors those who fear God. We don't honor a person because he's rich or famous, verse 4. We honor a man because he fears God. I want to spend my life not honoring the great people of the earth, but honoring those who fear God.

Those who live like this, the last part of verse 5, they will never be shaken. There are many things that are going to be shaken in the world, but such a man will not be shaken. Psalm 16 is another messianic Psalm about Christ.

I've set the Lord always before me, verse 8, because he's at my right hand, I'll never be moved. This is what Peter quoted in Acts chapter 2, verse 5, the Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup.

And in verse 3 is a wonderful verse where the Psalmist says, my delight is in God's people on the earth. My delight is in God's people on the earth. Psalm 16 11, at thy right in thy presence is fullness of joy.

There is only one place where you can get fullness of joy that is God's presence. There's only one place where you can get perfect pleasure. Perfect pleasure is not from sexual activity. It is not from eating good food.

Verse 11, perfect pleasure is at God's right hand. If you want perfect pleasure, perfect joy, you find it in God's presence. Psalm 17. There's a wonderful verse here in verse 15. As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness.

And Lord, when I wake up in the resurrection, I will be satisfied with your likeness. I'll be satisfied when I awake and I'm like you. Or I behold your likeness. It can mean both. That's my glory. Psalm 18 is another wonderful picture of salvation.

If you read through that whole Psalm, we found it also quoted in 2 Samuel. I think it's 21. Psalm 22, 2 Samuel 22 is almost identical words. It's the Psalm of David. One verse, verse 16. The Savior sent, the sinner saved, and the saved are separated.

In verse 16, he sent from above, he took me, and he drew me out of the many waters of this world. And now, verse 28, he will enlighten my darkness and he will make, verse 32, my way perfect. Psalm 19 speaks about the heavens, creation, how it speaks, gives a silent testimony to the existence of God.

And it speaks about the word of God, verse 7. There are two testimonies to God on earth. One is verse 1 to 5, the heavens and the other is the written word, verse 7 onwards. God has given two witnesses, both are mentioned here.

And David says, Lord, keep me from many, many types of sins. Many types of sins are described in verse 12 and 13. Errors, secret sins, presumptuous sins, and the great transgression. Verse 13. I don't have time to explain all that.

But here's one sin we can keep ourselves from. The words of our mouth. Verse 14. Lord, let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight. Psalm 20. I'll pick out one verse, verse 7.

Some trust in chariots, some in horses, some in money, some in this, that and the other. But we will trust and remember the name of the Lord, our God. Psalm 21. One verse, verse 4. Verse 2. First, thou has given him his heart's desire and not withholding the request of his lips.

He asked, verse 4, he asked life of thee and you gave him eternal life. Praise God. Psalm 22 is another messianic psalm. We can take Psalm 22, 23 and 24 together. Psalm 22 speaks of the cross, the past.

Psalm 23 speaks about the present, the Lord is my shepherd today, I shall not want anything. Psalm 24 speaks about the future, when the King of glory, verse 24, 7, is going to come and open the gates and going to reign upon the earth.

These three psalms go together. It speaks of the past, present and future. Psalm 22 speaks of the cross, my God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Verse 6. Jesus was like a worm and he was poured out like water.

Verse 14. And they parted his garments. Verse 18. Dogs surrounded him. Verse 16. But there's a resurrection there, which is quoted in Hebrews. Verse 22. I will declare your name to my brothers. That is quoted in Hebrews.

He is not ashamed to call us brothers and you who fear the Lord. This is the testimony, praise and testimony. I will praise you in the midst of the congregation. Jesus says that and we follow him praising God in the midst of the church.

And all you who fear the Lord, praise him. Who are the ones who should be praising him? Those who fear God. If you don't fear him, keep quiet. But if you fear him, praise, praise. You see the result of the cross is verse 22, praise.

Verse 23, praise. Verse 25, praise. Verse 26, praise. Verse 27, worship. Verse 29, worship. And then verse 30, a seed shall serve him. So you see it's praise, praise, praise, praise, worship, worship, worship, worship.

And then one verse. Okay, serve him after that. How little we praise and worship him. Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall lack nothing. It's a beautiful Psalm. I don't need to go through it. You know, he makes me to lie down.

He, it's all what he does. So often we emphasize what we do. I do this and I do that. This is him. He makes me to lie down. He leads me. He restores my soul. I will fear no evil because he is with me.

He prepares a table for me. He anoints my head and my cup runs over. What is the result? When I stop doing things myself, he does everything. Goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.

Psalm 24, the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof. Who will dwell in the holy hill of the Lord? Somewhat similar to Psalm 15. He who has clean hands, verse four, and a pure heart. Two things, our hands and our heart.

James says, cleanse your hands, purify your hearts. You double-minded. Psalm 25, a beautiful Psalm about guidance. Verse four, the prayer is, Lord, show me your ways. Teach me your paths. Answer. First, verse eight, the Lord will show sinners his way.

First of all, acknowledge you're a sinner. Number two, God will show his way. Verse nine, to the humble. Number three, God, verse 10, God will show his paths to those who obey his testimonies. Number four, God will show his way to those who fear him.

Verse 12 and verse 15, God will show his way to those who look to him. Mine eyes are towards thee. Psalm 26, judge me, O Lord. A man is asking the Lord to judge him. Verse, because I walked before you in integrity.

Examine me, O Lord. Verse two, very good prayer to pray. Verse eight, I have loved the habitation of your house. Psalm 27, verse four, one thing I have desired of the Lord that will I seek after all the days of my life.

I just want to see the beauty of the Lord. Psalm 28, verse seven, the Lord is my strength and my shield. Psalm 29 speaks of the voice of the Lord. Many times in that Psalm it comes. Seven times. Verse three to nine, the voice of the Lord, the voice of the Lord, the voice of the Lord, the importance of hearing God's voice, like in Genesis one.

And when you listen to that, verse 11, you will get strength and peace. Psalm 30, verse 11, thou has turned my morning into dancing. To this end that my tongue, verse 12, may sing praise to you and never be silent.

Psalm 31, verse 11, I was a reproach among my enemies, but I trusted in you. Verse 14, and verse 19 is a beautiful verse. How great is God's goodness to those who fear him, who trust in God publicly before the sons of men.

You will hide them. Verse 20, from the strife of so many people speaking against them, the wagging of tongues, you will hide them and keep them secretly in your pavilion from all the people who wag their tongues at them.

Sin, Forgiveness, and Guidance

Psalm 32 is the Psalm of the person whose sin is covered, not cleansed. There's no cleansing of sin in the old covenant. Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. There's forgiveness and covering.

Cleansing came only after Jesus died. The blood of Jesus cleanses us. The blood of bulls and goats could only cover it. It's like a blackboard where your sins are covered with a sheet and a blackboard where everything is cleansed away with a wet sponge.

There's a lot of difference between Old Testament and New Testament. But till I acknowledged my sin, your hand was heavy on me, verse four, but when I acknowledged my sin, I was forgiven. And now that I'm forgiven, verse eight, the Lord says, I will instruct you and teach you.

I will guide you with my eye. Don't be stubborn anymore for the rest of your life. Psalm 33, verse 12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

Psalm 34. I will bless the Lord not once in a while, but at all times. This poor man cried, verse six, and the Lord heard him. Verse seven, the angel of the Lord surrounds those who fear him and delivers them.

Taste and see, verse eight, that the Lord is good. Verse 15, the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are always open to their cry. Verse 19, many are the afflictions of the righteous.

Don't think that if you are righteous, you won't have problems, but the Lord delivers out of all of them. Verse 20, messianic. He keeps all his bones. Not one of them will be broken. Psalm 35 is a request to God to be my advocate.

Plead my case, O Lord. You be my advocate with those who strive against me. Let me not reply to those who criticize me. You speak on my behalf to them. A very good example to follow. False witnesses, verse 11, have risen up against me, but I have not treated them the way they treated me.

Psalm 36 is again a contrast between the wicked person about whom it says in verse one, there is no fear of God before his eyes. In contrast, you see what God is like. He's, verse five, full of mercy, faithfulness, righteousness, loving kindness, verse seven, and so on.

And those who trust in him, verse eight, will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house. You will make them drink the river of thy pleasures. And here's a wonderful verse, verse nine. We don't look inside ourselves.

In thy light, we will see light. That means it's only as you come into God's light, you can see your true condition. Psalm 37 is another wonderful psalm. Verse four, if you delight yourself in the Lord, he'll give you all the desires of your heart.

If you commit your way to him, verse five, he will bring it to pass. Verse seven, if you rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him and don't get upset with what's happening around you, he'll work out his purposes for you.

What Jesus said, verse 11, the meek will inherit the earth. Jesus knew Psalm 37. Verse 21, people who borrow things and don't return it are wicked people. Verse 23, the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.

And one godly man said, the stops of a good man are also ordered by the Lord. The God leads people, his people on and sometimes tells them to stop. Psalm 38 speaks of the suffering saint and confession of sin.

He says in verse 11, my lovers and my friends are far away. My relatives don't care for me. But verse 21, don't forsake me, O Lord. Psalm 39 says, the carefulness this man has over the use of his tongue.

I said, verse one, I will take heed to my ways that I don't sin with my tongue. Verse four, Lord, make me to know the measure of my days. Lord, help me to remember I've only got a few days on earth. Psalm 40 is another wonderful Psalm about Jesus.