Friday, January 25, 2008
Psalm 25

Psalm 25

Of David.

1^[a] To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

2 in you I trust, O my God.
Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.

3 No one whose hope is in you
will ever be put to shame,
but they will be put to shame
who are treacherous without excuse.

4 Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;

5 guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.

6 Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you are good, O LORD.

8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.

10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

11 For the sake of your name, O LORD,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ?
He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.

13 He will spend his days in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.

14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.

15 My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart have multiplied;
free me from my anguish.

18 Look upon my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.

19 See how my enemies have increased
and how fiercely they hate me!

20 Guard my life and rescue me;
let me not be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.

21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope is in you.

22 Redeem Israel, O God,
from all their troubles!

Okay, here I go again! I find that the first three verses are very meaningful as it tells us that we must surrender to God our troubles, our successes, our failures, and all we are. We are to 'lift up my soul' to him. God won't let us be put to shame or let our enemies triumph over us if we follow him whole-heartedly. If we put our hope in him, God will protect and look out for us.

In verse 4, the psalmist asks God to show him His ways. I think that this should be what we should do to, that we should ask God to show us His perfect ways, and to teach us His paths. Because He always knows what is best for us.

Verse 10 is somewhat parallel to the first few verses in which it says that all the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful, for those who keep the demands of His covenant. So yeah... We gotta follow God faithfully. No compromises

And what is God's promise for us if we take up our cross and follow Him? We will spend our days in prosperity - it may and may not be physical, and that our descendants will inherit the land. So our actions now can affect our children's future. So we better be careful of what we do!

So, yeah. That's about it.

May God bless all of you, and I'll see you guys on Sunday! =) Have a good weekend ahead.

=D

joel L.