Both the Jewish and Christian faiths have long believed that many psalms referred as much to the promised Messiah as they did to events at the time. Because the Messiah was to be a descendant of David, it was expected that many of the royal psalms would apply to him. Christians noted how many of the passages seemed to describe in detail events from Christ’s life and death. Jesus himself frequently quoted from Psalms. Almost everything that happened at the Crucifixion and most of Jesus’ words during his final hours were prophesied in Psalms.
The following is a list of the main references in Psalms pertaining to Christ.
The Messiah will be God’s Son
He will rise from the dead
He will experience agony on the cross
He will thirst while on the cross
Evil men will throw dice for his clothing
He will declare God’s name
His bones will not be broken
He will come to do God’s will
His close friend will betray him
His throne will last forever
He will ascend into heaven
He will be zealous for God
He will be offered vinegar for his thirst on the cross
He will be a descendant of David
He will return to judge the world
He is David’s son and David’s Lord
He is the eternal priest-king
He is rejected by many but accepted by God