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Let Us Praise the Name of the Lord Again This Year
Psalm 92
Andy Nagahara
1. Worship–the fount of joy (0-6)
0 A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1 It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5 How great are your works, O LORD, how profound your thoughts!
6 The senseless man does not know, fools do not understand,
2. In a reality that we cannot control…
a. …evil may triumph for a time (7-9)
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
8 But you, O LORD, are exalted forever.
9 For surely your enemies, O LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
b. …the Lord will fill you with good things (10-15)
10 You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured upon me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”
Summary
Even as we struggle with the suffering brought on by coronavirus, let us commit ourselves to worship as the core of our existence this year. It is in worship that we will find God’s blessings. Whatever is the source of our troubles, let us surrender it to the Lord, and walk though this time in his company.
For Discussion
- Who are the evildoers in your life?
- Why is it important to make worship the center of our lives?