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These two
psalms are spoken both from a stance of grief.
In the first psalm, we have a psalmist who is downcast. The psalmist is trying to not seem haughty or
proud. He is trying to set attainable
goals for himself. He is trying to have
reasonable aspirations. In all things,
this psalmist seems to be trying to be rational in life. He has quieted His soul.
What is the
benefit of this? The psalmist is in a
place of understanding that salvation comes from the Lord. He is our hope when we look at life through
rational eyes.
In the
second psalm, we have a psalm in which the psalmist seems to be trying to rouse
the Lord. The psalmist attempts to
remind the Lord about His covenant. The psalmist
is attempting to bring the Lord out of His hiding and lift up His priests in
glory as He comes forth. The psalmist
desires to remind the Lord about His promise of provision. The psalmist wants to remind the Lord about
His promise for a king of Judah to remain upon the throne.
There is an
interesting quote in the middle of this psalm.
The psalmist remembers the condition of the covenant. So long as the people remember the Lord and
walk in His ways, God promised to adhere to all of these things. This is the rub of the psalm. Are the people walking in the ways of the
Lord? Are the people remembering the
Lord?
There are
many answers to this. The people could
be rebelling and the psalmist may be speaking in sorrow. The people could be repenting and the
psalmist is reminding the Lord of His promise.
The psalmist could be teaching and reminding the people the importance
of staying in the Lord.
In the end,
the lesson here is important to learn. God
has promised us many things. He has promised
us life. He has promised us
provision. He has promised us
protection. In return, He desires that
we listen to Him and abide in His ways.
He will walk with us, but He desires that we also walk with Him.
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