Matthew 12: 39 But he answered and said unto them, an evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so, shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Great care should be taken whenever we open the Scriptures, seeking to understand the meanings of passages and therefore, the Biblically recommended ways and means of exegesis must include line upon line, line upon line, and precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little.
Especially is this the case when studying the Psalms, for David goes back and forth between the first and second person as The Spirit gives him utterance, and thus, in one breath he might be speaking of his very own experiences, and in the next breath, he’ll shift directly to Christ, very often, without any notice to the casual reader.
Thus, whenever we study the Bible, we must seek to see Jesus, whether He be in the shadows or types or whether He be in plain sight. In other words, Christ must be our theme and focus, whenever the Bible is opened for study, because this is how Paul, and the other prophets studied the written word.
Luke 24:44 And he said unto them, these are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. 45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!