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These psalms
are an incredible set of praise to the Lord.
We hear the Lord exalted. We hear
that the Lord saves us. We hear that the
Lord conquers the nations. The Lord subdues
the world. He rules over us, we are His
subjects. The psalms set the relationship
between humanity and their God on a straight and narrow path.
As obvious s
this theological point is, dive a little deeper into the words. Look at the comparison between like things
such as we find in verse 3 and verse 4.
In verse 3, the sea is a turbulent thing, boiling in protest and
swelling in power. Yet in verse 4, the water
is a calm and tranquil place that testifies to the exaltation of God and His
habitation. In one case, water is
turbulent and dangerous. In another
place water is tranquil and joyous.
What is the source
of the difference in the waters?
Although no concrete conclusion is detectable, there is something that
we can see. The difference is the
presence of the Lord. In the presence of
the Lord, that which is turbulent becomes calm.
That which is dangerous becomes tranquil. That which once had the power to destroy now
has the power to refresh in the presence of God.
This is
merely a single example of what the presence of God can do within us. He can take that which is destructive within
us and turn it into something that can bring joy to those around us. He is the source of transformation, ad
because of this He deserves our exaltation.
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