This psalm gives a graphic picture of the suffering King. It is likely that David initially spoke/penned these words to describe a personal affliction. Yet, the Lord gave him the words in such a way that it would be a prophetic explanation of the physical and spiritual sufferings that would be endured by the Son of God.
God shows through Job that what really matters is how things turn out in the end.
The distance between man and God is great. This is partly based on the greatness of God, but the distance is magnified even more by the lowliness of man.
John is writing to the “elect lady” who has seemingly erred on the side of love and needs to give more heed to the truth.
This story of the unjust steward has caused a great deal of trouble for many.
