Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105
Psalm 92
Psalm 92:5 How great are your works, O LORD, how profound are your thoughts. NIV.
This psalm commences with high praise in worship of God. What is it that the psalmist emphasized in his song of praise? He first surveys God’s marvelous acts. God created the universe from nothing. We can survey all around us, from a sunrise, to the ocean vista or majestic mountain heights, the intricate wonder of a flower, and the seemingly never-ending array of stars in the night’s sky. All of this comes from the hand of God and by His powerful speech. We, along with the psalmist, can find throughout nature a seemingly endless array of marvels for which to praise and honor our God.
God is also the One who sustains His people and provides all good things for us to enjoy. As Jesus said in the New Testament, God allows the sun to shine on the just and the unjust. He placed us in a world with ample resources for our needs. We have air, water, crops to grow and eat, animals with which to farm, clothe ourselves, and eat. He also provided us minds to create order out of disorder and to tame the earth. When we think on a personal level, we can also see how God has protected and guided us throughout our lives and blessed us families and relationships.
The psalmist also praises God for His marvelous redemptive acts. For the ancient Hebrew peoples the focus of that redemption was the deliverance of the nation from slavery in Egypt and the provision of the promised land. To a lesser degree the victories over their enemies provided ongoing reassurance that God cares and delivers them from their enemies. We, in the church, worship God for His redemption through the death and resurrection of Jesus. We praise God every time we worship, share communion, and baptize people on their profession of faith. We also see how God delivers us from the ongoing practice of sin into growing godliness and service.
Beyond these things the psalmist reminds us to praise God for His marvelous thoughts. How can we possibly know the thoughts of God? By reading and meditating upon His inspired Word recorded for us in the Bible. I have found the more I read and contemplate God’s Word, I find more of His amazing wisdom, which helps me grow and serve Him. Let us continually meditate on God’s word as we saturate our lives with praise and worship.
I will praise You for who You are, what You have done, and the truth and wisdom You have entrusted me in Your inspired Scriptures. Amen.
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