Proclamation:
"Therefore my heart is glad and my
tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because
You will not abandon me to the grave, nor will You let Your Holy
One see decay. You have made known to
me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with
eternal pleasures at Your right hand." Psalms 16:9-11 (NIV)
Explanation:
This psalm was written under the influence of The Holy Spirit
of God by King David. After beginning
this psalm with a one line prayer, David goes on to recount how The Lord has
blessed him, and then he restates his commitment to The Lord. Then he
states how glad he is that The Lord has kept him, shown him the right path to
take, and filled him with joy.
Application:
We can learn a lot from David. The first thing that we should learn is that a prayer does not have to be lengthy in order to be effective. (Psalms 16:1) Maybe if we prayed more often, then our prayers would not have to be so long. The second thing we can learn is to praise The Lord more often for the good things that He has done for us and for others. (Psalms 16:2-3) We need to be grateful for what we have already been blessed to receive. (Psalms 16:5-6) Then we need to listen to, and obey the counsel and instruction of The Lord, and we should always keep The Word of God before us. (Psalms 16:7-8) God has blessed us, and we should be glad. (Psalms 16:9) He has shown us the right path to take, and His Word is the light unto the right pathway. (Psalms 16:11 and Psalms 119:105) The joy that He has given to us, cannot be taken from us. (John 17:13) He is always with us, and in His presence there is complete joy. (Psalms 16:11) There is no greater joy than the joy we experience in the presence of The Lord.
We can learn a lot from David. The first thing that we should learn is that a prayer does not have to be lengthy in order to be effective. (Psalms 16:1) Maybe if we prayed more often, then our prayers would not have to be so long. The second thing we can learn is to praise The Lord more often for the good things that He has done for us and for others. (Psalms 16:2-3) We need to be grateful for what we have already been blessed to receive. (Psalms 16:5-6) Then we need to listen to, and obey the counsel and instruction of The Lord, and we should always keep The Word of God before us. (Psalms 16:7-8) God has blessed us, and we should be glad. (Psalms 16:9) He has shown us the right path to take, and His Word is the light unto the right pathway. (Psalms 16:11 and Psalms 119:105) The joy that He has given to us, cannot be taken from us. (John 17:13) He is always with us, and in His presence there is complete joy. (Psalms 16:11) There is no greater joy than the joy we experience in the presence of The Lord.
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