# 19 2022 Dev. Psalm 138:4. God’s Compassion! Read all of Psalm 138 first. We invite you into God’s space, to read His Word, to think on and interact with. This is God’s story. How will it affect your story? All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 138:6 “Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.”
Intro. Ps.138-145 are eight Davidic Psalms of Praise leading close to the end of the Psalter. The series is framed by two praise Psalms, Ps.138 praising God for answered prayer and Ps. 145 praising God for His care of all of creation.
Psalm 138 contains three stanzas of praise, with vs. 4-5 as the middle, calling for praise and the singing of praise on the earth.
Vs.1-3 “I will praise you, Lord…I will sing your praise. I will bow down… and I will praise your name.” Why? Because “for your unfailing love and your faithfulness”. How does the Psalmist know God so well? “when I called, you answered me,” You, O Lord, empowered me. Let us reflect on these three verses: Have you called on God this week? I know some of you have. Do we praise God as the Psalmist does when He answers? God always answers but in His time and place. Praise Him!
Vs. 4-5 “May all the kings of the earth praise you Lord…May they sing of the ways of the Lord.” My prayer today is that our leaders would walk the talk, that the faith they profess would actually guide their lives and decisions. That the Glory of our Powerful and Majestic God would overwhelm all of us, Amen.
Vs.6-8 Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.” God is always near, he is omnipresent and omnipotent, He sees us long before we are aware of Him. All His power comes to bear when it comes to those who belong to Him. “Your love, Lord, endures forever- do not abandon the work of your hands.” That is our prayer, God answers: We are the work of His hands, physically, His creation. We are the work of His hands, spiritually, His new creation in Jesus. God will not let us out of His sight, from now to evermore. Amen, Praise to our God!
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