Proclamation:
“Let all the earth fear The Lord; let all the
people of the world revere Him. For He
spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.” Psalm 33:8-9 (NIV)
Explanation:
The words of this psalm were written under
the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.
The human author is unknown but most Bible scholars believe that it was
written by King David because it begins with wording which is very similar to
that of the last verse of psalm 32. The
psalm begins by encouraging believers to praise The Lord and providing
directions as to how it should be done. (Psalm 33:1-3) The psalmist addresses the sovereignty of The
Lord God in creation, (Psalm 33:4-9) then he addresses His sovereignty and
power over humanity. (Psalm 33:10-19)
Application:
We are encouraged to fear The Lord God, to
hold Him in reverential awe, and to praise Him for who He is and for all that
He has done. He is omnipotent, He spoke
and created something out of nothing.
Even the forces of nature obey His will.
He sees all and is omniscient. (Psalm 33:18) We are also encouraged to wait on The Lord
God as He is our protector. (Psalm 33:20)
In times of trouble we should pray that He will have mercy on us while
we continue to trust in Him. (Psalm 33:22)
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