The song of the angels comes at the end of their announcement of the coming of Christ. The shepherds are told where to find the long awaited Lord, visiting his people. Once the message has been given, the angelic armies erupt into praise. The sum...

In the Song of Zechariah, known as the Benedictus, Zechariah rejoices before the Lord in the birth of John. Zechariah sees that John is destined for great things, but only as a preparation for greater things: the dawn visiting from on high. John is...

This Sunday we begin a new series on the prayers of Luke's Nativity story. Redemption comes to the world and is welcomed by a humble group of witnesses: a quiet, simple carpenter, his virgin wife-to-be, an aging priest and his barren wife, poor...

Psalm 72 is spoken as a blessing over the king succeeding to the throne of David. The most immediate king in mind may be Solomon, but the blessings pronounced by the psalm border on the supernatural. It is expected that the crowds should cry...

Another psalm of deliverance gives us a glimpse into the mind of Messiah. The author of Hebrews tells us that here in this psalm we see Christ poetically offering himself to the Lord as a sacrifice. The words of David meant more than he could have...

Once again, we see the figure of David delivered from death and brought into the fullness of joy. The apostles recognized that the language of this psalm is far too extravagant to be describing just any old rescue. They saw it fulfilled in the...

The faithfulness of God to David was faithfulness to vindicate him against his enemies and deliver him. It isn't too farfetched to assume that if God did this for the little "m" messiah he will do far more of the same for the great...

To whom does the king bow? David, Israel's great king, sings of a greater lord, one exalted by God, named king and priest, embraced by the people, empowered by God. Who is this king who shatters nations and rules over enemies? Why do his people...

Here we encounter the first mention of "the Son" in the psalms. He is the king of God's own choosing, selected to be placed above all earthly powers. His rule is destined to overwhelm all other kingdoms in favor of God's own...

Psalm 1 may not come to mind as a psalm that anticipates Messiah, until we ask, "Who actually fits this description?" Jesus alone fulfills the images of the psalm. The Torah's early description of the king echoes in the psalm as we...