We're reading the Psalms today, from chapter 25 to 45. These are prayers to the Lord mixed with a lot of prophesy, primarily concerning JESUS, and His future Kingdom and things that took place while He was on the earth some 2000 years ago. Let's begin...
Psalm 25
1Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.2O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. The common theme of the prayer asking the Lord to help; but more important is the trust that is put on the Lord. You must trust God, trust His laws, His commandments, and everything. If you do not know how to trust the Lord, ask Him to show you His ways, and lead you in His truth, which is His Word.
5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
The Lord is merciful to those who keep His covenant; just as a parent is merciful to a child who messes up once in a while on accident. But those who move on purpose to sin, no mercy is given.
14The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
This is indeed a secret to fear the Lord because you have to know how powerful Jesus is before you can fear Him to have wisdom enough to love and serve Him. 20O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
Verse 20 speaks to us about putting your trust in the Lord; and verse twenty-two the writer ask the Lord to redeem Israel from all their troubles. In David's day Israel had rarely any problems. David subdued all His enemies if you remember, his problems were in his own house for his sin against the Lord. So David knew about the troubles Israel would be in as a nation down the road. Prophetic verse there...
Psalm 26
1Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.Trusting in the Lord will make it very difficult to slide off course of His ways.
Psalm 27 is a prayer also in seeking comfort in God and in trusting Him. One thing we should all desire of the LORD, to constantly seek after; is that we may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of our lives, and to see the beauty of the LORD, even going to ask Him of His ways in His Temple. If that is granted to me; I'm very happy.
This chapter also tells that when our own dear parents forsake us, the Lord will then scoop us up; we must just wait on Him and not give up turning into vain persons.
7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
It is all over the book of Psalm, including Psalm 28 here, that the writer trust in the Lord. Also we see in verse 8 that the Lord God is the saving strength of His anointed. Jesus did not raise Himself from the dead; the Father raised Him so to show the people His power and if they do His will; they will get the same thing, eternal life at the end of the age.
In Psalm 29 we learn of the power in the Lord's voice, so we give praise unto His name. 10The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. Flood or waters in the bible often represents peoples, so the Lord will sit as King forever over the people, over the people of the earth.
Psalm 30
4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
The Lord loves singing and music; and you notice that when you're in a good mood you will catch yourself singing. There is a reason for that; singing brings joy and inspires joyful times. We can sing even in the tough times we live in because we know the Lord is angry with the harshness going on in the earth; but He is only angry for a moment, we must remember that He is in favor of life. He wants that all should live happily for an eternity; so it may be rough now; but joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 31
1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. It is impossible to be ashamed when you put your trust in the God of Heaven and Earth. 6I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. 14But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.Do not trust man; do not trust your belongings, and do not trust yourself. We are only to trust in God. That does not mean sit on your bed and trust that He will do everything for you. Instead, read this Bible and trust that He will perform all that is in it.
Psalm 32
1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. If this happens for you, you know you will be in the Lord's kingdom. So you must give mercy to others to attain mercy from God so that your sins are covered by the blood of Jesus. As long as we confess our sins, and stop trying to hide them, we have a good chance at getting them covered. Then you'd have to trust in the Lord to believe and do that. 10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.Psalm 33
Here goes the praising of God with music. Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto the Lord a new song; played skilfully with a loud noise. We can't just get anybody to sing unto the Lord, if you have a talented voice, then sing loud unto our God.4For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
If the world of the Lord is right and done in truth, the Exodus chapter 20 is still right and is still truth to keep. Let us know else, what is right and true; that by the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He spoke it and we'll find out soon that someone or thing carried it out. An architect would say let there be a two story building; and he will draw it out and the builders will go complete what the architect spoke by the breath of his mouth.
8Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
The thoughts of the Lord's mind is in all generations; that means in every generation the Lord has someone who knows what He wants; just as we are reading and know what the Lord wants.
If you ever wonder why no violence or trouble comes around you and you fear the Lord, it is because an angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear God. 7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them (Psalm 34). It will also deliver you. People say things like; his life was spared because of a guardian angel. This is true, but it was not a relative who died that is watching over you; it is an angel of the Lord staying with you. You must fear God though and keep His Word.
22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. None that trust in the Lord will be lost or desolate. That is very comforting to me; but you must trust in His Laws and His ways, and walk in them and He will do the rest.
In Psalm 35, Jesus prays to the Father for His servants to be spared from the wicked, and He also prays for the destruction of wicked persons.
Psalm 36
1The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. It starts with not fearing God to not believing God exist until your wickedness is exceedingly harsh and God gets wind of it and has to take action against you. Stop yourself if you ever stop fearing God and go into prayer to ask for mercy.Psalm 37 I like this chapter because it can be hard to keep the Lord's commandments and struggle through life and then turn and watch a guy like Larry King marry 10 different wives or some rich guy swindle money from the poor and live successfully. It can be something that turns into enviousness. But God tells us through His Word not to be envious against sinners. Soon enough they will be cut down to the ground like grass.
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Instead we are to continue to trust in the Lord and still do good in face of all the bad around us and let the Lord feed us until the perfect day. The other day, I saw I could have stole a diamond out of a store and I was ready to do so; because I felt they are rich and I am poor, they get away with it; why can't I?
But you must put that type of thinking aside and continue to trust God and stay far from evil and breaking His commandments.
8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Don't get angry or be a person of short temper, be wise and wait on the Lord and inherit the earth. Won't it be good and fun to one day say, "hey, the earth is mines." It will be if we follow the Lord until the end of the age.
16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
You could have a studio apartment in a building with a community toilet and washroom and be righteous, and you have more than the riches of a man who owns 40 mansions, drives 40 cars, two jets, and owns an island. Isn't that something? I told you there is some really good stuff in this bible here.
25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. David in his life, young and old, never saw a righteous man forsaken and never saw his kids begging for food. I have to say, I've never seen it either. Someone will always take care of the righteous.
31The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. Job said that the Word of God was more important than his necessary food; so how can the righteous who keeps the law of God in his mind ever go hungry?
Psalm 38 is a prayer not to be forsaken by the Lord. Keep His commandments and you will not be forsaken, even if it looks like you are being forsaken as Jesus was on the cross when He shouted, "my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me."
In Psalm 39, the author asked to have his days measured so he knows when he is going to die. Then realizes that the days of men on the earth is all together vanity. It is almost pointless, especially if you do not serve God truthfully and with understanding. Do not be filled with zeal and serve God wrong and die as Uzza did for touch the Ark of God. Learn right and do it.
Psalm 40 You have family that mock you, they sin, they are always against you but you hold strong and keep in the Lord and trust Him. 4Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Blessed are you that trust in the Lord and don't turn to those people who are proud and that turn to lies such as the laws of God are no more. That is not true so you have to read the bible for yourself to realize that is a false statement.
6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
The Lord never wanted any animal to be sacrificed; all He ever wanted was for man, made in His image, to keep obey His voice and keep His Word. Then Jesus came to be the sin offering Himself, written in the volume of this book, we have read about Him (Jesus Christ) throughout the Old Testament.
Psalm 41
1Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. When you have time think about the poor and not just on how not to be one as one famous preacher use to say. Consider them for the Lord will deliver you in trouble because He knows you have a heart concerned for your fellow brother who is less fortunate that yourself. You may not be able to help the poor; but consider them and righteously pray for their help.9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. This verse is just one of the many things that happened to Jesus when He was on the earth. We know his familiar friend was Judas (Judah); who Jesus trusted and ate with, even dipping into his food with Jesus; but he turned against Jesus. But read this chapter and you will see someone of the things the gospel writers didn't write.
Jesus wrote it in Psalms before it even happened and in detail. All I can say is: 13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Psalm 42 & 43 is a prayer to God to earnestly wait on Him. The author sought after God as a man deprived of drink seeks after water. It is a need to have the Lord in our lives.
Psalm 44
1We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
David is writing that we know that the Lord took Israel out of Egypt and we know He knocked off the nations that were in the land of Canaan, so God is the King of Israel and it is He who will deliver Jacob. We rarely hear people praising God for taking them out of Egypt. I would hope the Jewish people were more vocal in their thankfulness to God for taking them out of Egypt; but I don't hear much on this.
11Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. Wait a second here; when David wrote this he was settled in Jerusalem; what does he mean God has scattered them among the nations? David was a king but he was also a prophet. Jesus was speaking to him and David was busy writing. 12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
The Lord did not even make profit on casting the Israelites away, He gave them away for nothing. 13Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
15My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
We can remember reading these curses in Deuteronomy chapter 28. It did not happen in David's day but David sure knew it was coming down the road.
Search out and seek God diligently because He knows the secrets of our mind. You know, the things you don't share with no one but yourself; He already knows it, so clean up what needs to be cleaned up in your mind.
Psalm 45
1My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Here is David the musician. I've heard rap artist copy this verse in their songs.However, this is a conversation between the two beings in the Godhead:
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
The Father is telling Jesus that His throne is forever, and because He loved righteousness and hated evil, "God, thy God," has anointed you with oil of gladness above your fellows. So we see Jesus is higher than all the sons of men who will become God at the end of the age because of the great work He did in the earth. And verse 8 lets us know that He will smell great doing it.
17I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
Notice the people of Israel, their name is gone among men, but the name of Jesus God allowed to be remembered throughout all generations. Praise the Lord.
This concludes todays reading; I hope to see you tomorrow.
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Peace & Grace
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