You cannot read these psalms without being drawn into a place of praise and worship for the mighty God we serve!
In Psalm 139, we are reminded that He knows us better than we know ourselves because He created us and knew us before the foundation of the world. There is no place where He is not. He had a purpose and a plan for us before we were born! He knows our thoughts before we think them, and our words before we utter them.
In Psalm 143, we see the cry of someone facing hardship that is likely a result of their own sin. Yet rather than wallow in their misery and self-pity – he cries out to the Lord and meditates on His faithfulness. He desires the Lord to teach, guide and direct him.
In Psalms 144 and 145, we see songs of praise and worship for the Lord – His might, His love, and His blessings. We see in 145:3, that the Lord’s greatness is unsearchable – meaning there is no end to it; it is beyond our comprehension! We see that He is gracious and merciful, abounding in steadfast love (145:8). He is the preserver of those who love Him (145:20). And as we see the close of Psalm 145, all of these truths compel the psalmist to continually praise the Lord!
I’ve said it before and will always say it – I love the Book of Psalms. I have a regular reading Bible and study Bible. Both of them usually will flop open to the psalms because I have spent so much time there over the years. It is where the sovereignty of the Lord was made clear to me, and that truth was life-changing for me in a lot of ways early on. Once we are done with our OT reading plan and move into the NT in the fall, we will still be in the Psalms daily. You really can’t get enough of them even when you spend more time in them.
Sola Deo Gloria!
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