Chapter 19: God’s Knowledge is Forever
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of
David.
“Some
believe that the Chief Musician is the Lord God Himself, and others believe
that he was a leader of choirs or
musicians in David’s time, such as Heman the Singer or Asaph (see: 1 Chronicles
6:33, 16:17, and 25:6).
“The
heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shewth his handywork. Day
unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night shewth knowledge. There is no
speech nor language, where their voice is not heard” (Psalms 19:1-3)
If you
have ever stepped outside and looked around, you would have noticed that God’s
creations are all around us! If you are reading this and you do not believe in
God… I urge you to look around (especially at night) and ask yourself… How did
this all come to be? Clearly someone or something had to be behind it… and I
think it is clear that it was more than just an explosion of random life.
The
first three verses of this chapter reminds me of another scripture in Isaiah 28:10
which reads; “…precept upon precept; line upon line… here a little, and there a
little;”
God
teaches His people “line upon line”, knowledge to be had, must be gained. In
order to gain something like knowledge you have to learn it. In order to learn
something you must be taught, and with steps or procedures… “line upon line”. God’s
word is not complete and as long as there is a God (which I can testify that
there is), His words have yet to end.
David looked to the heavens, and in
the night sky with the moon, stars and firmament he was able to clearly see the
glory of God.
David
goes on to explain the Law of the Lord; “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting
the soul the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple” (Psalms
19:7)
David knew
that the Lord was perfect and through Him one can be wise or be made to have
knowledge… even if they were “simple”. This reminds me of when I was on my LDS
mission in Honduras. I worried that I was unable to teach the people of that
area in their native tongue. Learning Spanish for me was a huge daunting task, but
the Lord promised me; “For with stammering lips and another tongue
will… [you] …speak to this people.” (Isaiah 28:11)
Chapter 20: The Lord Saves the
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of
David.
This is a very simple Psalm, David prays to the Lord and asks
him to hear his prayer in times of trouble. David also explains that the Lord
will save those who are anointed. In other words those who are His people, who
have followed His commandments will be part of His Salvation.
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