November 22, 2023 | Daniel L. Segraves, Ph.D.

I have completed my work on Psalm 84 and am now finishing Psalm 85. I have also finalized Psalms 132 and 110, from which Jesus quoted and which is referred to about twenty-two times in the New Testament. In addition, I am near the end of Psalm 91, from which Satan quoted in his temptation of Jesus.

I hope to finish the second volume of my commentary on Psalms in time for it to be published for the 2024 general conference of the United Pentecostal Church International.

The work I have done for Psalm 84 consists of eight pages. In general, I try to conclude my comments on each psalm with insights into its messianic nature, although the psalms are so rich in messianic content that it is not unusual for these insights to be threaded throughout each one.

Here is the final paragraph of my comments on Psalm 84: Since the Messiah is the Lord, He can give grace and glory. He withholds nothing good from those who are upright. With its look back to Psalm 2:12, Psalm 84:12 pronounces a blessing on all those who trust in the Lord of Hosts, known in the Targum as “your Memra,” and who is also identified in the Second Psalm as “the Son.”

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