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Psalm 138 Commentary

His Mercy Endures Forever!

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KEY THOUGHT: Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; [Psalm 138:8b NKJV]

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Psalm 138 NKJV

The Lord’s Goodness to the Faithful

A Psalm of David.

138 I will praise You with my whole heart;
Before the gods I will sing praises to You.
2 I will worship toward Your holy temple,
And praise Your name
For Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul.

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord,
When they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
For great is the glory of the Lord.
6 Though the Lord is on high,
Yet He regards the lowly;
But the proud He knows from afar.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand
Against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.
8 The Lord will [a]perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

Footnotes

a. Psalm 138:8 complete

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Psalm 138 Commentary

One man once commented that humans are praise machines by design. If we don’t praise others, we praise ourselves. We praise things, skills, inventions, ideas, or events, past or present.

Even when we buy cars or cell phones, the overriding factor is praise, for ourselves or others.

What will people think of me in this attire? We are simply playing around with the word praise.

The tallest buildings are constructed for praise. Career development is driven by praise. Shame is simply negative praise.

Can we be surprised that the Bible talks about praise so much? Some believers feel the sole purpose of man’s existence is praise. Praising God, to be specific. They are not fools.

David praises the LORD with all his heart. No lip service for social media, only serious business.

David lives in a world of countless gods. They are responsible for all sorts of things, such as weather, fertility, and good fortune. In fact, just about any natural element has its own god. David elevates the LORD God above all these gods.

Money is still an important god among many others. The stomach is another, representing all sorts of appetites. They can easily take the place of God in the saint’s life. Praising God from the heart is to truly appreciate God’s throne above all other pretenders.

David bows down in worship towards God’s physical symbol – the temple. He then utters his praise, both musical and non-musical declarations. He has his own reasons. The LORD God is faithful and loving.

There is more. From the top, the LORD stoops down and reaches out to the lowly. He is there with them.

David’s last words in this psalm are yet another praise phrase. It is an acknowledgment of the LORD God as the creator of humanity. Let not God abandon His creation.

David is God’s creation. It is a simple statement, but it is flowing from a deep understanding that David is not the product of some god called ‘Big Bang’ or Evolution, or indeed any other.

Loving Scripture….

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  1. It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

    God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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  11. Profound. My life needs a new introduction to God. Not that I have been right, but because God desires to help me… I see an amazing Grace here. Having broken the first commandment, still God looks for me and helps me to build up with him… And live for him. A littles knowledge of the Lord will ignite my passion and desire to serve him. This morning I pledge to seek, live and serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His purposes everyday of my life.
    Beautiful lesson

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  12. The Lord reintroduces himself and shows Israel, He is all they need. Some boast in horses and others in chariots but we’ll boast in the Lord. He is able and the only one worthy of our trust. Lord teach me how to always look up to you at all times and not focus on my strength or capabilities. This is my prayer

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  14. This far too common today. Just do something that seems like true worship yet it’s intent and actual practice is not even close to the set standard by the Lord. I personally feel challenged of some things we do in our personal lives, the focus of many churches and ministries today. We’ll need to realize the Lord must be worship as he has personally guided. Provides a good start of my reflection today

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  15. In those days when there was no King everyone did as they pleased. This is a good reminder to us that we are on own when the King of Kings isn’t leading our lives we’ll be doing what is not right and the results will show clearly how life without Christ looks like. We thank God that even when it looks like he’s not there, he’s behind the scenes working. I have learnt to trust in the Lord always.

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  16. Iam seeing this being stressed… There was no King in Israel… So lawlessness is the order of the day. This shows how heartless and wicked man can be with out the right King in his life. He can do anything. May the Lord help us to allow Christ in our lives that every aspect of our lives is changed and we yield ourselves to him alone.

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  17. I’m sure as the two daughters in-law stayed in Naomi’s home they learned about the God of Israel and appreciated His works among his people. Ruth’s determination and what she says moves my heart. She’s convinced she must go with Naomi and wants to spend her life with her, this relationship was strong especially between a mother inlaw and a daughter in-law. Yet Ruth stays and how she puts it shows the depth of her heart, I’ll go with with you, your people will be my people, your God will be my God…

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