Thursday 5 November 2015

Background to Psalms 34


The super-scription for this psalm is:
 " Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left."
This story is found in 1 Samuel 21:10-15. If you are puzzled by the context, here is one possible reading.

The use of the psalms in the New Testament is often less complicated. The New Testament quotes a lot from the Psalms here is a list.
How is this psalm used in these letters by Peter and in the Gospel of John?
34:81 Peter 2:3
34:12-161 Peter 3:10-12
34:20John 19:36   

How does knowing where Peter and John quoted from help you appreciate the miracle of Jesus better?


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