Proclamation:
“Lord, what are human beings that You care
for them, mere mortals that You think of them?
They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.” Psalm 144:3-4 (NIV)
Explanation:
The words of this psalm were written under
the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by King David. This psalm begins by praising The Lord God.
(Psalm 144:1-2) Then David asks a
rhetorical question, what is man that God cares about him or even thinks about
him? He knows that man is insignificant
in comparison to an all-powerful, all-knowing God, who is everywhere all at the
same time, who is eternal, and who spoke and created something out of
nothing. Man is like a vapor or a
fleeting shadow, insignificant and short lasting. (Psalm 144:4) David again prays and asks that The Lord
God would deliver him and the children of Israel for the hands of foreigners.
(Psalm 144:11) Once that happens, he
knows that they will be blessed. (Psalm 144:12-15)
Application:
When we consider all of the things which
The Lord God has created, including the vastness of the universe, the planets,
the earth and all of the things therein, man is insignificant. We may be larger than some plants and animals,
but we are much smaller than some of them, not to mention the mountains and
seas. We are blessed that The Lord God
gives any thought to us. We ought to be
thankful and grateful for all that He has done for us out of His grace and
mercy. We are blessed because He is our
God. (Psalm 144:15)
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