A Worshiping People (Psalm 92:1-5)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
5/26/2012 10:36:32 AM
My Worship Time      Focus:  Worshiping the Lord
Bible Reading &Meditation     Reference:  Psalm 92:1-5
 Message of the verses:  In Today’s SD we will begin to look at Psalm 92 by looking at several introductions from various Bible Commentators to help us in the understanding of this psalm.
“TITLE — A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day. This admirable composition is both a Psalm and a Song, full of equal measures of solemnity and joy; and it was intended to be sung upon the day of rest. The subject is the praise of God; praise is Sabbatic work, the joyful occupation of resting hearts. Since a true Sabbath can only be found in God, it is wise to meditate upon him on the Sabbath day. The style is worthy of the theme and of the day, its inspiration is from the "fount of every blessing"; David spake as the Spirit gave him utterance. In the church of Christ, at this hour, no Psalm is more frequently sung upon the Lord’s day than the present. The delightful version of Dr. Watts is familiar to us all —
"Sweet is the work, my God, my King,
To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing;
To shew thy love by morning light,
And talk of all thy truth at night."
“The Sabbath was set apart for adoring the Lord in his finished work of creation, hence the suitableness of this Psalm; Christians may take even a higher flight, for they celebrate complete redemption. No one acquainted with David’s style will hesitate to ascribe to him the authorship of this divine hymn; the ravings of the Rabbis who speak of its being composed by Adam, only need to be mentioned to be dismissed. Adam in Paradise had neither harps to play upon, nor wicked men to contend with.”  (Charles H. Spurgeon)
 “This psalm expresses the exuberance of the psalmist as he recognizes that God is merciful in salvation, great in His works of creation, just in His dealings with the wicked, and faithful in prospering His children.”  (John MacArthur Study Bible)
 “The major theme is the sovereign rule of God, as stated in verse 8, which is the central verse of the psalm.  It proclaims that God is most high (KJV), He is high (NASB), and He is exalted forever (NIV).  The covenant name Jehovah (LORD) is used seven times; Elyon (Most High) is found in verse 1 and Elohim in verse 13.  The inscription relates the psalm to the Sabbath Day worship at the sanctuary.  During the week, a lamb was sacrificed each morning and another in the evening, but on the Sabbath Day, those sacrifices were doubled (Ex. 29:38-46; Num. 28:1-10).  Because our God reigns supremely and always will, we can be the people of God that He wants us to be.  The psalm describes the characteristics of believers who trust a sovereign God.”  (Warren Wiersbe)
A Worshiping People (vv. 1-5):  “1 ¶  «A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.» It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; 2  To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night, 3  With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, With resounding music upon the lyre. 4  For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands. 5  How great are Your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep.”
 “1 ¶  A psalm. A song to be sung on the Sabbath Day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD,  to sing praises to the Most High. 2  It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning,  your faithfulness in the evening, 3  accompanied by the ten-stringed harp  and the melody of the lyre. 4  You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me!  I sing for joy because of what you have done. 5  O LORD, what great works you do!  And how deep are your thoughts.”  (NLT)
 Psalm 92 begins with worship, and part of my Spiritual Diaries is for the purpose of worship for it begins with “My Worship Time.”  Dr. Wiersbe writes “Worship ought to be the natural outflow of a heart that love the Lord and appreciates who He is and what He has done for His People.”  When I begin my prayers before looking into the Word of God to work on my Spiritual Diary I begin with confessing any sin to the Lord in order to have fellowship with the Lord, and then the next thing I do in my prayer is to worship and praise the Lord for His attributes.  To begin with the Lord is holy, and no other person is holy like the Lord.  Next I think of His goodness, for no one is as good as the Lord.  Next comes wisdom, for God is all wise.  God is all powerful so that no one can overpower the Lord and because He is all powerful He can do the things that are part of His wisdom. God is in all places at all times so nothing can be done with the knowledge of the Lord.  God is love and God is just and for this I worship the Lord.  God turned His back on the Lord Jesus Christ while He was upon the cross in order to have His justice satisfied (propitiation).  We also see His great love at the cross for it was His love for us that took the Lord Jesus Christ to the cross. Michael Card in one of his songs that he wrote has a line in it that speaks of Christ’s love and in that song he writes that Christ would have not needed the nails to hold Him on the cross for His love would have held Him there.
 We see in this section of Psalm 92 that the psalmist is worshiping the Lord; he is giving thanks by singing praises in the morning and then thanking God in the evening for His faithfulness.  We can worship the Lord through our singing whether or not we have instruments to go along with are singing or not. Dr. Wiersbe writes “Whether we are stirred by the creation around us or the Scriptures before us, we have every reason to worship and praise God, for He is reigning above us!”
 Spiritual meaning for my life today:  It is a good thing to praise the Lord, to worship the Lord for who He is and what He has done for me.  May I never forget it.
My Steps of Faith for Today:  Worship the Lord.
5/26/2012 11:42:17 AM