Psalm 111
Today we begin a week of “Hallelujah” psalms – Psalms 111-118. You may recall way back when, as we were first reading the Psalms that so many of the Psalms were laments, often written by David during his many trials. Now we’re nearing the end of the Psalter, and we will be seeing many more praise-and-thanksgiving Psalms. It’ll be a good way to end our year’s reading.
Many of the praise Psalms that we have seen recently have focused on Creation, on the beauty and power of God’s work in speaking our Universe into existence. Today’s Psalm focuses more on what God has done specifically for His people. The Psalm mentions two items in particular, providing them food (v. 5) and bringing them deliverance from their enemies (v. 9). His works are described as full of splendor and majesty (v. 3), powerful (v. 6), and faithful and just (v. 7). This praise for His works is then followed by praise for His precepts – His rules, His commandments. They are trustworthy (v. 7) and eternal (v. 8), to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness… (v. 8).
Where do we stand with respect to His works in our lives and His commandments for us going forth? Spend some time right now recalling His works in your life. You will end up praising and thanking Him for all that He has done.
Amen! Thanks for sharing that!
Given our previous walk through Proverbs and its multiple references to “the fear of the LORD”, the final verse stuck out a bit to me:
What I particularly noticed was the word “practice”, which indicates an ongoing activity, not just a one-time or rare incidental “flash in the pan”. Indeed.