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...