In The Word
Read: Psalms 46-48
God, the Refuge of His People.
For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to Alamoth. A Song.
46 God is our refuge and strength,
A very ready help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth shakes
And the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah
4 There is a river whose streams make the city of God happy,
The holy dwelling places of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
6 The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;
He raised His voice, the earth quaked.
7 The Lord of armies is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has inflicted horrific events on the earth.
9 He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariots with fire.
10 “Stop striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
11 The Lord of armies is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
God, the King of the Earth.
For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
47 Clap your hands, all you peoples;
Shout to God with a voice of joy.
2 For the Lord Most High is to be feared,
A great King over all the earth.
3 He subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us,
The pride of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
5 God has ascended with a shout,
The Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with a psalm of wisdom.
8 God reigns over the nations,
God sits on His holy throne.
9 The princes of the people have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.
The Beauty and Glory of Zion.
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
48 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The city of the great King.
3 In its palaces,
God has made Himself known as a stronghold.
4 For, behold, the kings arrived,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were terrified, they fled in a hurry.
6 Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as that of a woman in childbirth.
7 With the east wind
You smash the ships of Tarshish.
8 Just as we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of the Lord of armies, in the city of our God;
God will establish her forever. Selah
9 We have thought over Your goodness, God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your name, God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Mount Zion shall be glad,
The daughters of Judah shall rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk around Zion and encircle her;
Count her towers;
13 Consider her ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
So that you may tell of her to the next generation.
14 For such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will lead us until death.
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Walking In The Word
These three Psalms recite the same theme: the wicked of the earth have lived in a way that will bring forth the judgment of God. God is coming to set things right. Nature itself will turn against mankind at the command of almighty God. The whole world will know that God is the only true God. He will set up a kingdom led by Christ that will not be shaken by his judgment or taken by the enemy. God is just and will deal with all that is wrong.
Those that belong to God need not worry or be afraid because God is our refuge and we have nothing to fear about what is coming. His people put their faith and trust in His name and worship Him in His greatness. His people are to be glad and confident, knowing the lovingkindness of the Lord. God’s people are not lost, but are guided by His grace for all of eternity.
You may look around at all the nonsense and wickedness found in the earth right now and be tempted to fear or even join with them, but don’t. Take your eyes off of what will be destroyed and put your eyes on a just God that will make things right. Put your faith in the name of Yeshua and worship our mighty God knowing that we prevail with Christ and that we will inherit the earth through God’s Kingdom, which we now belong. Rejoice and be glad! We win!