Chapter 138: David Praises the Lord
David
praises the Lord for His lovingkindness and truth. David tells the Lord, that
in “In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst
me with strength in my soul” (Psalms 138:3) Often times we might also
feel like we are in trouble, but the Lord will answer our prayers and
strengthen us.
Chapter 139: God knows our thoughts and desires
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of
David
Davids starts this Psalm by addressing an important fact, the Lord
knows our thoughts.
“…thou
hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising,
thou strandest my thought afar off.” (Psalms 139:1-2) The Lord knows
our thoughts and desires; we cannot hide good or evil from Him.
David goes on
to mention that having the Lord’s knowledge “…is too wonderful for me, it
is high, I cannot attain unto it.” (Psalms 139:6) We cannot understand
the Lord’s knowledge in this life, plain and simple.
David
mentions that the Lord is so full of love that even when we are in the darkest
of situations, the Lord will be there for us. David writes; “…if I make
my bed in hell, behold, thou art there” (Psalms 139:8) We can rest
assured that the Lord is with us always, even if we are in times of trouble, or
despair… trust in the Lord.
The Psalm
ends with something that I really love, and something that I think everyone
should have in their heart… “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me,
and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in
the way everlasting.” (Psalms 139:23-24) We should all ask the Lord to
search our hearts and see our true desire, even when we do bad and it looks
like we have no heart, the Lord can see our true intentions.
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