Rejoice in the Lord - Psalm 33
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Rejoice in the Lord - Psalm 33
Rejoice in the Lord - Psalm 33
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1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous:
For praise is comely for the upright.
2 Praise the Lord with harp:
Sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song;
Play skilfully with a loud noise.
4 For the word of the Lord is right;
And all his works are done in truth.
5 He loveth righteousness and judgment:
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made;
And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap:
He layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord:
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spake, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought:
He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever,
The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord;
And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven;
He beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike;
He considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host:
A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 An horse is a vain thing for safety:
Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him,
Upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord:
He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him,
Because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
According as we hope in thee.
Introduction (vs 1-4)
Introduction (vs 1-4)
Psalm 33 consists of 22 verses broken up into six sections. The first and last sections are comprised of three stanzas and the middle four are made up of four verses each.
In the first section, the righteous are commanded to rejoice and praise the LORD (YHWH). We are told that praise is comely. It is pleasant, enjoyable, pleasurable, and acceptable.
We are to praise him because of His Creation (vs 4-8)
We are to praise him because of His Creation (vs 4-8)
In these verses, His creative power is discussed. But, the purpose in mentioning his creative power is to address his Word. In this section, we see a set of words that all point to the Word of our God.
In verse 4, his Word is right his works are done in truth.
In verse 5, we read of righteousness, judgment, and goodness — attesting to the surety of his Word.
In verse 6, we read of the power of his Word in creation.
In verse 7, we see the depth of his inexhaustible Word.
We are to praise him because of His Control (vs 8-11)
We are to praise him because of His Control (vs 8-11)
This third stanza declares the sovereignty of God over all things. He has not relinquished control over that which he has created. He is not as the deists assert that God created and stepped away, leaving man and beast to our own devices. No no. Everything that happens is according to his sovereign decree.
In verse 8, we are to fear the LORD (YHWH) because he is in control.
In verse 9, he is provident over the world.
In verse 10, he is provident over the wicked.
In verse 11, he is provident over all that will be (stands forever).
We are to praise him because of His Choosing (vs 12-15)
We are to praise him because of His Choosing (vs 12-15)
We are told in verse 12 that the nation whose God is the LORD (YHWH) is blessed. The rest of the section tells us that the reason why that nation is blessed is because that nation has been chosen for his own inheritance. The Psalmist is speaking of Israel as a nation, but we know that not all Israel is chosen Israel. There is a difference between national Israel and spiritual Israel. While God has a covenant with national Israel, his choosing a nation out of this nation, or a people out of this people, is revealed to us in the New Testament as the Church. You may not like it, but every time you claim Romans 8:28, you are attesting to his choosing. And thank God that it is so, because we are told in Psalm 14 that men are corrupt and not good. We have all gone aside. We are all wicked. Paul was preaching nothing new in Romans 3. He was presenting the bad news of the good news from Psalm 14. We do not seek after God. But, when we were not looking for him, he came looking for us:
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
We are to praise him for his choosing us when we would not and could not choose him.
We are to praise him because of His Care (vs 16-19)
We are to praise him because of His Care (vs 16-19)
No one saves themselves. Not even kings are saved by their armies. Strong men are not delivered by their strength. He did not only choose us, but He who created and he who controls is he who chooses and it is sweet to know that he also cares.
His eye is upon us.
His mercy is extended to us.
His provision sustains us.
Conclusion (vs 20-22)
Conclusion (vs 20-22)
In the last section, we are told He is our help and our shield. Again, we are to rejoice because we have trusted in his holy name. We trust in his mercies as we hope in Him.
Benediction
Benediction
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
According as we hope in thee.