Let’s dive into the poetry and wisdom genre of the Bible! Today we recap Psalms 1-41 a.k.a. Book 1. David wrote all but 2 of the psalms in this group, most are prayers of distress or statements of confidence in God. David reminds us in Psalm 1 to delight in the law of the Lord. The man who meditates on His law day and night will be like a tree planted by the water. What a great visual!
As we’ve mentioned before our playlist matters. Remember the adage, GIGO (garbage in, garbage out), let’s flip that and put wisdom in and pray that wisdom comes out.
David wrote that we should “serve the Lord with fear’ in the 2nd Psalm, but we do NOT need to fear evil (Psalm 23) because God is with us. What a powerful contrast!
Psalm 19:7-9 expresses the power of God’s law! Let’s read those verses and notice the strong verbs. “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.”
Psalm 34:5 describes those who look to God and seek Him as being radiant. Doesn’t this connect with what Jesus taught on the Sermon on the Mount about His followers being the light of the world?
David trusted God through his triumphs and his trials, what a great example of how situations should not be the focus. Our focus should be on seeking to please God! He is always with us, on the mountain tops as well as in the valleys.
Try sprinkling a Psalm in your daily Bible reading and you will be amazed at how such a small change can have such an impact! Habit stacking is a great way to add something that will stick. We would love to learn which psalm connected with you the most at this season in your life. May we grow together as we connect to reflect! Blessings!