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Originally Posted by BlackEagle
The Bible as we know it, yes. The Old Testament describes on a regular basis how people responded to the reading of God's Word, and Jesus went into the temple or synagogue on a regular basis to read the Scrolls. That's all the Bible they had.
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Aaah. So when you say "the Bible" you meant "the scriptures".
Which brings up an interesting point. Did the people in David's time (when the psalms were written) have access to scriptures we DON'T have? Were there works of scripture written before David time, and lost before what we now call The Bible was assembled? Jesus for example seems to have quoted from scripture the people of his day were familiar with, but that we do not have.
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The Psalms do indeed refer to Jesus. OT people looked forward to seeing Jesus, just as we look back on His coming. There is a presentation of the Life of Christ in the Psalms, alternating New Testament readings with passages from the Psalms. We sing the Psalms, so with a good group it sounds good. It's fun to do, too
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Absolutely the Psalms referred to Jesus. In fact EVERY prophet of the old testament referred to Jesus in one way or another. The most powerful was probably Isaiah. The lyrics of "The Messiah" are often credited as quoting the New Testament. But actually the great majority is of it quotes Isaiah.