Living in a creation fractured by sin requires that

Psalm 4 expresses our Burden for the loss, the pain we feel at the shame they heap on our God, and the appeal we make to them

The first psalm, the first in the collection to follow the two introductory psalms, is the song of a man who is utterly overwhelmed. That is where worship often begins, and is most needed.

The first psalm calls the individual to seek wisdom, the second calls the nations to submit for they are like chaff

Psalm 1 was intentionally chosen to be the first entry in the book of Psalms and we will look at it in that light to see how it prepares us to encounter all that follows.