A Song for the Servant of the LORD (Ps. 36)

Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church

Psalm 36 opens -Of David, the servant of the LORD.---This exact title is given to only three people in the Old Testament- Moses, Joshua, and David. -God refers to a few others as -my servant- - like Job, Isaiah, Nebuchadnezzar- He also speaks from time to time of Israel or of the prophets as -my servants--- -So when Psalm 35 says that the LORD delights in the welfare of his servant, the singular is important. The LORD delights in the welfare of the King - the Servant of the LORD - because when the King establishes righteousness and justice, then there is joy and peace in all the earth---Psalm 36 opens with an oracle regarding the wicked. The problem with the wicked is that -there is no fear of God before his eyes.- --The song then turns to give praise to God for his steadfast love - and concludes by praying that God will continue his steadfast love to his people...