Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright…Let Your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in You.
Psalm 33
This psalm contains all praise to God. It has two primary themes: 1-God is the Lord of all nature; 2-God is Lord of human history. In Biblical thought, God is sovereign over His Creation for as long as His Creation exists. God will recreate this universe when sin is vanquished to the fires of hell and will no longer influence God’s Creation. In the opening verse, the psalmist makes it clear that praise to God is proper, suitable and, fitting for all God’s elect, both now and throughout eternity. Verses 1-3 are a praise to God as a prelude to the main body of the psalm, verses 4-19, with a finale of prayer in verses 20-22. After giving a rationale for praise to our Creator God, the psalmist writes of the humans’ response to praise by describing the Sovereign Power of God and the Creator’s Providence in reigning throughout His Creation. The psalmist ends this praise psalm with a prayer for God’s elect to wait for the Lord because He is our help and shield; to let our hearts be glad in the Lord because the elect trust in His Holy name; and, a petition to God for His steadfast Love to be upon His elect because we have our hope in Him. Again, we see that the Psalms of God’s Holy Word help His chosen ones to glorify our Lord, to thank Him for all He does on our behalf, to worship our Sovereign Lord; and, to enjoy Him in this life and the next! All God’s children have a great future and, though we may suffer in this life, our future is assured through the works of our Savior, Jesus, and the in-dwelling Holy Spirit to comfort and encourage us as we grow to become the fully sanctified people of God through all eternity.
Source: S C Ball May 19, 2023
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