Psalm 147 - Part I

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 Psalm 147 Part 1

David’s songs of victory continue…

Praise the Lord!

For it is good to sing praises to our God;

    for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.

vs2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;

    he gathers the outcasts of Israel.


***David’s hope is in the resurrection of the dead (Psalm 16:9-11)…His hope is in the restoration of Israel (Jeremiah 29:12-14)…in the renewal of all things - when all Israel will be saved 

(Micah 4:1-5; Romans 11:25-26)***


vs3 He heals the brokenhearted

    and binds up their wounds.

(Micah 4:6-7)

vs4 He determines the number of the stars;

    he gives to all of them their names.


***See Genesis 22:17 - 

A beautiful picture of the Ecclesia…the redeemed of The Lord, whom He knows - each one - intimately, by name.

And, just as He determines the number of stars, there is also:

a number of Gentiles which must come in (Romans 11:25);

a number of believers to be martyred (Revelation 6:10-11); 

a number of Jews to be commissioned (Revelation 7:1-8)

and an entire nation to be saved (Romans 11:26)... 

How many these numbers amount to, we do not know…What we do know is that it is a multitude beyond number! Genesis ch.15:5; ch.32:12; 

Revelation 7:9-11***


vs5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;

    his understanding is beyond measure.

Psalm 131


vs6 The Lord lifts up the humble;

    he casts the wicked to the ground.

Revelation ch.15:1-4 & ch.18


vs7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

    make melody to our God on the lyre!


***One of the most important things we learn from David, is the fundamentals of worship: Praise and thanksgiving!***


vs8 

HE covers the heavens with clouds;

HE prepares rain for the earth;

HE makes grass grow on the hills.

vs9 

HE gives to the beasts their food,

    and to the young ravens that cry.


***A Christian’s belief, that God is their Savior, must first be built upon the fundamental belief that God is The Creator - Genesis ch. 1-3. If we do not understand who The God of Genesis is, we cannot truly understand who The Lord Jesus Christ is.***


vs10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,

    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

(David knows this too well…see 1Samuel 17:45-47)


vs11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,

    in those who hope in his steadfast love.


*** To put our hope in ourselves rather than God is a path that leads to idolatry and destruction…as David well knows (Psalm 27:14) 

This was Israel’s folly in Exodus ch.32…

King Saul’s folly in 1Samuel ch.13…

It has been humanity’s folly from the beginning (Genesis 11:1-9)…

and will be at the end (Revelation 9:20-21).

But to put our hope in The Lord…to wait for Him…no matter how hard it gets…is the highest form of worship - 

Matthew 24:12-13; 

Acts 1:4-5; 

Revelation 6:8-11***


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