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Psalm 113
asks a brilliant question. Who is like
the Lord? Naturally, we hear this
question and see it as a pretty obvious one.
After all, He is the creator. He
is eternal. He knows all. From that perspective, who is like Him
indeed.
However, I
think there is a more profound angle to this question. We can see this angle by reading the psalm
rather than bringing our own thoughts to the psalm. What is the evidence that the psalmist gives
for the Lord’s uniqueness? The Lord
raises up the poor from the dust. The
Lord lifts up the needy out of the ashes.
The Lord makes the barren into the mother of children. What makes the Lord unique is that he finds
value in the people in the world who seem valueless. Who is like the Lord, indeed!
Psalm 114 brings
us back to being in awe of the Lord because of His awesome power. This psalm reminds us of the true impressive
power of the Lord through the story of the exodus. The Lord brought His people out of bondage in
Egypt. In doing so, the Lord did many
powerful things. He planted the people
in a land that was not theirs. He forced
the sea apart. He brought water out of a
rock. He did other things that the psalm
doesn’t talk about.
This is an
important point to remember. Psalm 113
reminds us that God is impressive because of His perspective: He cares about
those the world does not. Psalm 114
reminds us that God is impressive because of His power: He can do things the
rest of us can’t. Who can bring water
out of a rock except a God who knows the secrets of the universe?
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