Friday, August 30, 2024

Psalm 143




I remember the days of long ago;
    I meditate on all your works
    and consider what your hands have done.
I spread out my hands to you.
    I thirst for you like a parched land. [a] Psalm 143:5-6

Former times he had read and heard of, in which the Lord appeared for his people that trusted in him; or the former part of his own life, his younger days, when the Lord delivered him from the lion and bear, and from the uncircumcised Philistine, whom he slew; and made him victorious in battles, and preserved him from the rage and malice of Saul. If this was written on account of Absalom, those times of deliverance he called to mind, in order to encourage his faith and hope, and cheer his drooping spirits.

I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
the works of creation and providence, in order to observe the instances of divine power, wisdom, and goodness in them; and from thence fetch arguments, to engage his trust and confidence in the Lord: he both thought of these things within himself, and he "talked" F23 of them to his friends that were with him, as the last of these words used may signify; and all this he did to cheer his own spirit, and the spirits of the men that were with him, in the time of distress and danger. 

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My thoughts

I often meditate on what God has done in my life. As we get older and look back, I believe we do this, to just be thankful for how He has changed our lives. To also maybe remember the good times as well as the not so good times. David was remembering those times. Perhaps it was all he could do at that time. Maybe it was all he had.
And yet, maybe it was the very best he had to offer God, who had been taking care of him all along.
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