Corporate Examination – Psalm 78:1-16

Our text today is a “historical” psalm. Psalm 78 records at length, the consequences of ignoring Psalm 77. Whereas the Psalmist cries in his distress in (77:11-12): “I will remember the deeds of the Lord: yes I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work and meditate on your mighty deeds” – Asaph describes a situation in Psalm 78:11 where “They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them...”. The repeated refrain through the history of a people who laps in their covenant faithfulness to the Lord is: “They sinned still more against Him...” (78:17, 32, 40, 56). These references divide the song into five sections culminating in hope found in the Messiah prefigured in the call of David. From the tribe of Judah, God will raise up one to shepherd His people. The intensity and tenacity of man's sin only deepens the yearning of history for the Savior. The anointed One who will set everything right again.