The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 9:7-10,
"The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."
I love this passage in Psalm 9. It illuminates those particular qualities the Lord wants us all to know of himself.
The Lord is a timeless being. He exists above and beyond time as our Creator. He is the one who established the dimensions of time and space and as we may consider him to dwell from eternity past through eternity future, there really is no time reference to him. He always exists and because of that "The Lord reigns forever" - a phrase that expresses both his eternal existence and his eternal authority over all.
This passage speaks of the Lord's righteousness. The objective reality of what is "right" and "wrong", to which we all need to subordinate our own limited understanding of such, comes from his throne of righteousness. All that is right, just and fair is defined by his own personage, his own character, and this passage tells us he rules the world within the confines of just that.
We also read of the love and kindness of God. Those traits that we find precious and that irresistibly draw us to him, we see in his mercy, his grace toward us, his love of us and great acts of kindness. These expressions are manifested in the Lord being a refuge "for the oppressed" and "a stronghold in times of trouble". We find him absolutely trustworthy and unendingly faithful in his love and kindness toward us as he will never forsake all who seek him.
This passage reminds me of another passage I often think of, Jeremiah 9:24, "'I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord."
"The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."
I love this passage in Psalm 9. It illuminates those particular qualities the Lord wants us all to know of himself.
The Lord is a timeless being. He exists above and beyond time as our Creator. He is the one who established the dimensions of time and space and as we may consider him to dwell from eternity past through eternity future, there really is no time reference to him. He always exists and because of that "The Lord reigns forever" - a phrase that expresses both his eternal existence and his eternal authority over all.
This passage speaks of the Lord's righteousness. The objective reality of what is "right" and "wrong", to which we all need to subordinate our own limited understanding of such, comes from his throne of righteousness. All that is right, just and fair is defined by his own personage, his own character, and this passage tells us he rules the world within the confines of just that.
We also read of the love and kindness of God. Those traits that we find precious and that irresistibly draw us to him, we see in his mercy, his grace toward us, his love of us and great acts of kindness. These expressions are manifested in the Lord being a refuge "for the oppressed" and "a stronghold in times of trouble". We find him absolutely trustworthy and unendingly faithful in his love and kindness toward us as he will never forsake all who seek him.
This passage reminds me of another passage I often think of, Jeremiah 9:24, "'I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord."
What a wonderful expression of the nature and character of our Lord that David provides us in this psalm!
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A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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