Psalm 105:1-11
Approx 1000BC
by King David around 450 yrs after Exodus (1446BC)
Used as a
hymn when carrying the Ark of the Covenant into the temple.
1 Give
praise to the Lord, proclaim His name; make known among the nations what He has
done. Definition
of Praise: joyfully thanking and acknowledging our wondrous God, celebrating
His goodness and grace. Praise releases strength in our faith which causes God
to move on our lives. By praising God, we are reminded of the greatness of God!
His power and presence in our lives is reinforced. Always pray by being
thankful for all things and you will always be joyful. How do you praise God?
2 Sing to Him,
sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts. His wonderful acts … Joseph and Moses in Egypt;
Exodus; Protection from Egyptian armies; Pillar of Fire, Divided the Red Sea,
Manna, Arc of the Covenant (10 Commandments) – win battles, David defeated
Goliath, etc. Have you experienced the wonder of God? Always remind yourself.
3 Glory in
His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Glory in His Holy Name … “Our Father who art in Heaven, holy
is your name …” Seek the Lord …
seek His presence … at times we hide behind a curtain of earthly desires. Sometimes
we are ashamed to be in His presence. Adam and Eve hid from God when they had
sinned. We should always focus our minds and hearts on our loving and forgiving
God. Where
does God fit into your life?
4 Look to
the Lord and His strength; seek His Face always. Look to the Lord … “If God is for me who can be
against me?” Seek His face … “I am
with you always.” The Prodigal Son
asked his father for his inheritance and to allow him to leave without any
interference. The Father always knew the state of his son but never interfered.
Eventually, the son put aside his pride and humbled himself to seek his
Father’s presence. Is God an integral part of your life?
5 Remember
the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He pronounced, God’s judgement: we are all
sinners and the punishment for sin is death but our sins have been paid for by
the ultimate death of Christ. Therefore, when we accept Christ as our Savior,
our sins are forgiven. We are also instructed not to judge others.
6 you His
servants, the descendants of Abraham, His chosen ones, the children of Jacob. In the Old Testament, the ‘chosen
ones’ were the Israelites. In the New Testament, anyone who accepts Jesus
Christ as the Messiah is a ‘chosen one’.
7 He is
the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He
remembers His covenant forever, the promise He made, for a thousand
generations, Old
Testament Covenant established at Exodus ... prosperity, security, promised
land if we obey the 10 commandments.
New Testament Covenant established on the cross … eternal life, we are
children of God, we will know God, God’s law in our hearts, forgiveness of our
sins by Christ’s death, be with God forever if we accept Christ as our savior.
9 the
covenant He made with Abraham, the oath He swore to Isaac. (Genesis
26) “… I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father. 4 I will
multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring
all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be
blessed, 5 because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments,
my statutes, and my laws.”
10 He
confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
(Genesis 46) God reassured Jacob, promising to be with him,
to make his family into a great nation, and to bring them back from Egypt.
Though Jacob himself would die in Egypt, according to God's promise, his family
would prosper before they returned to the Promised Land (Exodus).
11 “To you
I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”
(Genesis 12) Promised by God to Abraham.