No 18

(God in the Psalms)

God loves us and wants us to love Him in a real and meaningful way; His desire is that we worship and obey Him. Is that such a difficult request when we realize what He did for us? God gave us the Bible for us to know and love Him; without His Word, we would never be able to understand just what kind of God He really is. The Psalms were written to praise the Lord and they are full of references which emphasize His glory; here are some examples: (There are many, many more)

46:1 – God is our refuge and strength

47:2 – How awesome is the LORD Most High

48:1 – Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise

75:7 – God is the Judge

84:11 – The LORD God is a sun and shield

90:2 – Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.

93:5 – Thy testimonies are very sure:

100:5 – For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

111:4 – The LORD is gracious and full of compassion

119:75 – O LORD, that thy judgments are right

The book of Psalms contains prophesies, historical facts, pleadings and confessions but, most of all, it contains God’s intrinsic perfections and characteristics. In the Psalms, we learn that God is holy, just, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, loving, merciful, kind, and compassionate; just as the verses above indicate. The Psalms are to be read and meditated upon. They are a very good resource for our quiet meditation with the Lord; as a matter of fact, we can read the whole book of Psalms in a month by using the following plan: on day one in the month, we read Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91,121; on day two, we read Psalm 2, 32, 62, 92, 122 and so on; on day 31, we read Psalm 119. The Psalms speak to weary and peaceful hearts alike