Read Ps. 134: 146-150
These psalms were probably the songs sung at the ceremony where the ark was put in place. God’s presence was placed in his house. These psalms describe God and who he is. Psalms 146:9 differentiates the unsaved from the wicked. The stranger, fatherless and widow are all pictures of the person who is unsaved. The unsaved is a stranger- not part of the family; fatherless - God is not his father; widow - not married to Jesus. But the wicked is a person who knowingly chooses to be an enemy of Christ. This person actively fights against the cause of Christ. This person will be turned upside down which means he overthrows his kingdom.
Psalm 147 says that God numbers the stars and calls them by their names. That is pretty impressive!
Psalm 149 says that we should praise God with our mouths and have a sword in our hand to execute vengeance on the heathen and punishment upon the people; to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute upon them the judgment written because this is the honor of the saints. This has to do with intercession. It is our priviledge to break the power of the devil over our land and our leaders and pray our God’s Word as He instructs us. The Word is our sword and our praise is our entrance. We enter into God’s courts with praise and once we are in then we do God’s bidding whatever that is.
The last Psalm was the Alleluia Chorus of the day. The other psalms built up to this last praise to God. All creation praises the Lord.
Lord, we praise you for all that you are and all you have done. You are beautiful beyond description!
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