The Majesty of God
I suggest—and it is only a suggestion—that this psalm was composed by David as a hymn of praise in honour of God who gave David that epochal triumph over Goliath of Gath.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
I suggest—and it is only a suggestion—that this psalm was composed by David as a hymn of praise in honour of God who gave David that epochal triumph over Goliath of Gath.
All of us need to be needed. We want to be wanted. God created us with a desire to know we can contribute something valuable and to have a significant impact in the lives of others.
The daily grind of discouragement is lessened when we trust that the Lord will fight our battles for us.
David didn't want to resort to the tactics of his enemies, so he prayed that the Lord would lead him throughout the conflict, causing him to do things God's way.
Many of the pent-up angry feelings and frustrations of our inner emotional tank are diffused as we review God's character and remind ourselves that He is for us, not against us.
Too many prayers suffer from timidity and vagueness. God invites us to pray with bold expectation when we ask for what He has promised or anticipate what we know to be His will.
Songs are usually born out of surrounding circumstances that so affect the thinking of the composer, he cannot help but burst forth with a melody and an accompanying set of lyrics describing his plight.
The central lesson in Psalm 1 is this: there is not the slightest similarity between the spiritually accelerating life of the righteous and the slowly eroding life of the wicked.
A key observation in Psalm 1:4-6 is contrast. Don't miss the many things that are quite the opposite from the preceding verses. "The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff which the wind drives away."
I am impressed that we shall be something rather than do something as a result of delighting in and meditating on God's Word.