Covenant Reformed News – July 2010 • Volume XIII, Issue 3
This article provides a Reformed exegetical analysis of Psalms 4 and 6, examining how David's prayers exemplify God's sovereign grace and the doctrine of justification through the imputation and infusion of righteousness. The author emphasizes the sharp antithesis between the godly elect who receive spiritual blessings (peace, joy, answered prayer) and the ungodly reprobate who possess only temporal earthly provision, grounding this distinction in covenant theology and the two seeds doctrine.
Psalms 4 and 6 on Uncommon Grace In Psalm 4, the first psalm to refer to things musical in its heading, David beseeches Jehovah for mercy (1) and deliverance from his enemies (2, 8). As the God of his righteousness (1), the Almighty imputes righteousness to the Psalmist (justification) and infuses righteousness into him (sanctification) and vindicates him from the slander and lies of the wicked (2). Psalm 4 sharply distinguishes between two human parties. On the one hand are David, who sings...