Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
O Lord, make haste to help me!
We cry out to God for help, this is a good thing. He wants to hear from us. We sometimes are the most honest with God when we are the most urgent. David is saying “God, help me, and do it ASAP!!!” and that’s a great prayer… as long as you realize you’re not obligating God to act how you want, only within His will. Cry out to Him today.
Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
sing the glory of his name;
give to him glorious praise!
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
Everyone and everything on earth is meant to give God praise. We are commanded to sing the glory of his name. That is telling others about how great our God is. And we also say back to God how great the things are that he has done for us. Worship is for those around us to hear about God, and for us to speak back to Him as well. Worship Him today.
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
protect me from those who rise up against me;
deliver me from those who work evil,
and save me from bloodthirsty men.
When we rely on the Lord, he is the one who will protect us. We need not worry about others who seek to do us harm. Yet, sometimes they do succeed. When they do, we can rest in the knowledge that it will be worked together along with everything else in our lives for our own good. God uses the pain in our life to mold us into whom we’re meant to be.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.
God looks down from heaven
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
They have all fallen away;
together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
The rise of the “new atheists” has seen a new low in logical thought. Gone are the days of the most famous proponents of atheism as logical philosophers who at least make you think (like Voltaire, Nietzche or Bertrand Russell). Today’s evangelistic anti-Christians would rather spout silly arguments about flying spaghetti monsters. They make themselves look like fools when attempting to answer the big questions like “why are we here.” But lest we too begin to feel all to superior, every one of us does the same thing, so some degree. None of us is right, and that’s why we need God. We need His Son’s death to be applied to our life so He might live through us. The only hope for humanity is God, don’t deny Him with your life, even if you acknowledge Him with your lips.
The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
God is the judge, the only judge, of the world. He alone has the authority to all all the earth before him and measure everyone by His own standard. You know what? No one will measure up. We all need help. Every single person requires a savior in order to come away from God’s judgment. Thankfully, God has provided one. And not just for a few, but for all who call upon Him, Jesus. Trust Him today.
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