# 38. 2017 Dev. Ps 19:7. The voice of Nature, the Voice of God, the voice of Man! Read all of Ps 19. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 19:7
7 “The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.”
The section of Palms we are looking at are Ps. 15-24. These 10 Psalms glorifies God and lays out what it means to practice “Moral Purity” for those who claim to worship God. Ps. 19 is central, picking up both themes of this series.
Verses 1-6 of Ps.19 represents the voice of nature; we know it as Natural Revelation: creation glorifies God in every aspect, the beauty and the power. Created perfect, the Garden of Eden is corrupted by human actions: the fall (Ge. 3), greed, pollution and global warming. Genesis 3 also gives us a way out of corruption v.15, Jesus: expecting us to practice humility, un-selfishness, love, compassion and forgiveness. Even in brokenness Nature speaks: “Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” Nature still displays God’s glory and God’s power!
Verses 7-9 is the voice of God we know as Special Revelation. This section depicts the benefits of obeying as well as a way to live. The law: perfection heals the soul, we are perfect in Christ, wisdom is learned and lived, obeying brings joy to the heart leading to a life of joy even in adversity, obeying brings light to the eye giving our lives special insight into the light of Jesus, obeying brings a sense of purity into our lives, obeying brings the knowledge of righteousness into our lives. Take note the song includes: The law, the statues, the precepts, the commands, the fear of the Lord and the decrees. This takes in all of Scripture!
Verses 9-14 presents the human voice we know as the human spiritual response to God. They praise God’s law (God’s will) and understand that obedience leads to God’s blessings in their lives. V.12 asks a rhetorical question about our own inability to recognize our short comings. God is asked for forgiveness and for guidance, recognizing our own inability to deal with sin in our lives; we need the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Ps. ends with a prayer entreating God for acceptance and for a solid foundation (Jesus) for our lives in a constantly changing world. “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer”. Meditate on God’s Word on a daily basis to find a deeper relationship with Jesus and may this prayer become a daily prayer!
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