majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalm 109:30-31,
"With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord; in the great throng I
will praise him. For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to
save his life from those who condemn him."
In this psalm of imprecation, where David calls for God's curse on
"wicked and deceitful men" who have turned against him, David finds
his theme of worship. David recognizes it is the needy that the Lord
stands by. The Lord protects those who are hurting, who are unable to
help themselves.
Out of all the character qualities the Creator of all things could
manifest, the Lord's justice and kindness are in full view in this
psalm. These God has revealed to us in two premier passages where he
specifically reveals to us what he is like. The first is in Exodus
34:6-7, where he says, "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and
gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and
sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the
children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third
and fourth generation." The other is Jeremiah 9:24, "Let him who
boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am
the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight."
Note in both these passages the Lord speaking of his justice and his
kindness. Both are on display in David's psalm here as the Lord, in
his kindness, stands at David's right hand - David here as a helpless
and needy man harassed by wicked and evil men. In the Lord's justice,
David finds solace in the fact that these wicked men will be facing
the Lord's judgment for their mistreatment of David.
Surely our Lord is a lord of both justice and kindness.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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