Chapter 33: Rejoice in the Lord
David
opens this Psalm with; “REJOICE in the Lord…” (Psalms 33:1)
He goes
on to say that “…the word of the Lord is right…” (Psalms 33:4) and that “By
the word of the Lord were the heavens made…” (Psalms 33:6)
Who is the WORD? In the Gospel of
John we read; “IN the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God…. All things were made by him…” (John 1:1-3) The “Word” in this
case is referring to Jesus Christ who was there with God (our Heavenly Father)
when the world was created.
“Blessed
is the nation whose God is the Lord…” (Psalms 33:12) We are reminded of
the importance of keeping God in our government. Separation of Church and State
are important. However a complete lack and disregard for God in our government
is a huge mistake.
Chapter 34: Watch What You Say
A Psalm of David, when he changed
his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away and he departed.
David blesses and praises the
Lord at all times, because by doing so we can be
delivered from our fears.
David
also gives us a really great counsel;
“Keep
thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile (honesty). Depart from
evil, and do goo; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are upon the
righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the Lord is
against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.”
(Psalms 34:13-16)
Essentially, keep yourself from
being bad. Do good, keep peace and don’t lie. All pretty good advice!
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