December 20, 2024 | Daniel L. Segraves, Ph.D.

At about midnight last night I finished my work on Psalms 93-99. These psalms form a unit focusing on the reign of the LORD. They are well-connected with the creation account in Genesis and with the New Testament by several quotations and allusions, including an extended quotation that clearly testifies to the deity of the Messiah, Jesus. By means of this quotation, Jesus is identified as Yahweh.

Now, on to Psalm 100. One of the first things I did today was to read through Psalms 100-106. When I am finished writing the commentary on these psalms, I will submit the entire document to Everett Gossard, the book editor for Pentecostal Resources Group. This manuscript will cover Psalms 73-106, Books 3 and 4 of the Psalter. It will exceed 200 pages.

I appreciate those who are praying for me as I finish this project. One of the last things Jesus told His disciples before His ascension was that everything written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms concerning Him must be fulfilled (Luke 24:44). I pray that our Lord will help me identify those things written about Him in the Book of Psalms. So far, I have discovered that much of the messianic content of this book is connected with other messianic insights from the law and the prophets as well as fulfillment motifs in the New Testament.

This has been an exciting and rewarding journey, but it will not be complete until I write my comments on Psalm 150:6.

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