Psalm 118

I know, it has been a couple of days since my last post. I have not forgotten that I want to do this, but it is difficult for me to find the time when my husband is off of work. I could give a million excuses, but I am not giving up. I fell, but I shall get up again. The LORD shall sustain me, and keep me according to his manifold mercies. Speaking of mercy, Psalm 118 has a lot of praise for the LORD for his mercy. As a matter of fact the first verse says, "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth forever." It also says that his mercy endures forever in verses 2,3,4, and 29. It makes my heart sing to know a little portion of how great Gods mercy is. I am humbled and in awe, remembering how much mercy the LORD of heaven has shown to us sons of dust. Another theme in this chapter is how it is better to trust in the LORD, than in men. Verse 8 says, "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man." Even when it seems impossible, nothing is too hard for God. Consider Gideon with his 300 man army. The LORD delivered an army that was so large that it could not be numbered by his own might to a small band of 300 men. Or what about the Israelites, when they had fled from Egypt and were next to the Red Sea? They were sitting ducks, according to the ideas of men. There was no escape, however we must remember that nothing is too hard for God. For God it was easy to part the Red Sea, and make a path of dry ground for the Israelites to pass through away from danger. Not only that, but the LORD took vengeance on Pharaoh's army and drowned them when they pursued. In the light of such great works, we would be wise to trust in the LORD more than man! There are also two well know references to the Saviour, Jesus, in this Psalm. One is verse 22, "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner." Of course this stone is Jesus, upon whom our Christian faith is built. His is a name above every other, and there is no other name by which we must be saved under heaven! Amen. The other reference is in verse 26, "Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD:" Both of these are references to Jesus, and Jesus himself uses them in Mathew 21:42. It would be wise to study this Psalm in connection with Mathew 21, and I for one, will do so. For now, good night. May Jesus ever keep you by his might. Amen.