Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today we covered eight Psalms that span a variety of tones and topics.

We started with Psalm 1, which contrasts the wicked man with the righteous man.

It says the righteous man will be different from the wicked man in the way he thinks, acts, and engages with the world around him.

And because of that, he's blessed. One of the things the righteous man thinks about is the word of

God. He delights in it. This delight in God causes him to flourish in every area that matters. And no matter

what the circumstances are around him, he'll be sustained and upheld by God's word as his source of life.

Psalm 2 was probably either written for or in response to David's coronation. It's all about the new

king and how the other nations of the

world set themselves up against him. They want to overthrow the power of Israel as a nation,

but God looks at Israel's enemies, who are his enemies, and laughs. Because it's laughable to oppose God.

We've touched on this briefly in the past, but it bears repeating. The only time

scripture shows God laughing is at his enemies. And here's an example of that. But be careful not to

imagine it as just some kind of maniacal laugh where he's rubbing his hands together and squinting down at

them. He's not cruel. He's just. Psalm 15 is a Davidic Psalm, and boy, it makes it

sound impossible to get close to God, doesn't it? He's specifically talking about the state

of a man's heart when he's entering the tabernacle or the presence of God. It reminds us that

God is holy and we are not, and that his standards are higher than we could

ever achieve, even on our best days. He shows so much mercy in drawing near to us and so much

love in wanting to dwell with us. I have a bit of a controversial opinion on the opening

line of Psalm 22. I'm definitely in the minority on this

opinion and I'm not trying to convince you I'm right. But I do think it's important as it applies to

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