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Rejoice in the Lord - Psalm 33
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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)
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)
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 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:
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)
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)
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.
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