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There’s a
neat thought that comes out of this psalm.
The Lord created this world – the earth and all that is in it – and He
will outlast it. The earth’s foundations
will crumble, and the Lord will remain.
The earth will wear out like a garment, but the Lord is eternal.
In fact, the
Lord is consistent! He never
changes. He loves truth; He always
will! He loves justice; that won’t
change. He desires to be in relationship
in us. He wants to be in relationship
with all of us.
It is this
relationship that is a foundation for the first part of the psalm. The psalmist is under persecution. His life feels as though it is slipping away
before its time. The psalmist’s enemies
taunt him. He feels rejected and cast
off by God.
However, the
psalmist does not give up hope. If the
psalmist truly gave up hope, why write a psalm?
The psalm’s existence is proof that the psalmist continues to believe
that God can save him. The psalm’s existence
is proof of the relationship that exists and continues to exist.
This is a
great moment for understanding. The
psalmist feels rejection and abandonment.
Yet, the psalmist is not willing to give up. The psalmist knows that the salvation of the
Lord is bigger than any rejection He might feel. He knows that God will be roused.
In fact, the
psalmist wants this psalm to be a record.
He wants the generations that follow Him to know what He is feeling and
to know that there is still hope. It
doesn’t matter what persecution we may feel, God can still be there for
us. He can be trusted. He can be relied upon. This is why we’ve come through so many psalms
that praise His name!
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