Psalm 92
Psalm 92
gives us three really interesting thoughts today. The first thought that I read as I looked at
this psalm is the obvious desire to praise God in the very beginning. The psalmist clearly gives us the idea that
there is reason to praise God all day long starting in the morning and ending
in the evening. There is reason to sing
praises to God with instruments that bring joy into our heart. The reason for this praise is because the
Lord if faithful. He is true to His
Word. He does wonderful things in our
lives and deserves our worship and praise.
Then we
get to the second stanza. This is the
stanza that really brought thought about in my mind today. The psalmist compares the person in the first
stanza who knows to praise God with the person in the second stanza who the
psalmist calls “stupid” and “fool.” I
think this is a really deep point.
What is it
that makes a person stupid and makes them a fool from the perspective of the
psalmist? The person who is stupid does
not know why God is great. The fool
cannot understand the ways of the Lord.
Now, I
don’t mean to say that people are honestly stupid if they don’t see it God’s
way. Certainly the psalmist is not
making a point about people’s intelligence.
Rather, the psalmist is making a point about the person’s overall
perspective. The wise person is someone
who can see beyond themselves. The
intelligent person is the person who can see the needs of others and genuinely
want to do what is best for others. The
intelligent person is the one who is willing to look at the greater picture and
have a motivation besides what the person wants. For me, this stanza isn’t about a person’s
intelligence as much as it is about their worldview.
Finally,
we can return to the original point. The
Lord deserves to be praised because of what the Lord promises and what He
delivers. When we are planted in the
house of the Lord, we will grow into righteousness. The righteous ones who are planted in the
house of the Lord will bear fruit into old age.
They are ever full of sap and green.
This means that they will be productive in the kingdom of the Lord for
as long as they live. The Lord can work
through us for our entire life; why wouldn’t his name be praised?
I think
for me this is a great thought on which to end a psalm. The Lord can use my entire life to bear the
fruit of righteousness for His kingdom.
The Lord can do that for you as well.
Isn’t that worth considering? Is
it not better to live a life bearing fruit for God than chasing the elusive and
seldom genuinely satisfying dreams of mankind?
Psalm 93
As we turn
to Psalm 93, we can really see the praise of the Lord come out firm and
strong. Let’s look at this psalm and see
what we can learn about the character of God here.
First of
all, the Lord is robed in majesty and strength is His belt. What is more majestic in this world than the
Lord? Think about it. From a Christian perspective this absolutely
makes sense. If the Lord brought
everything that we know into existence, certainly nothing in creation is more
majestic than He is! What is greater,
the creator or the creation? Who is
stronger, the creation or the one who created?
This is the point of the psalmist within this psalm.
Another
way of thinking about the Lord is not so much in his strength but in His
eternity. The psalmist says that the
Lord’s throne will endure forever. His
throne was established quite a long time ago, and it will never end. That’s an incredible thought when you think
about it.
Today I
was sitting in a room talking to my mom and dad about the subject of eternal
life. So often we get all worked up
about the eighty or so years that we are here on earth. But compared to eternity with God, what is
the span of a lifetime? Can anything
compare to the span of God’s domain? Is
there anything worth chasing after more than to accept the invitation that He
gives to us to partake of His eternal kingdom?
His
decrees are indeed trustworthy. He lives
up to His promises. When the Lord says
He can accomplish something, we can trust Him because He has endured
forever. Who else but God can make that
claim?
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