Thoughts on Psalm 9: Part 1
Psalm 9 is another Psalm of praise to God. The Psalmist details how he will praise God with his WHOLE heart. He doesn’t say with part of his heart, or with most of his heart, he says that he praises God with his WHOLE heart; with all of his heart.
Too often, we worship God with part of our life, and basically say “Here God, have this, but stay away from the rest of my life”. Should we instead offer God our entire life when we praise, rather than only part of it? This doesn’t mean we aren’t allowed to enjoy ourselves, but it does mean that we should pick what we do carefully, and not do things that God wouldn’t like.
Continuing, the Psalmist describes how God judges the evil, and how He has destroyed the wicked. He says how the Lord will endure forever, and how he is a refuge for those who put their trust in him.
God is our refuge, if we are willing to let go, and put our trust in Him. Too often though, we are so caught up in our own problems, or we are so stubborn, we don’t put our trust in God. Rather, we try to work through it on our own. Instead of relying on ourselves, or worrying, we should put our trust in God, and He will be a refuge for us.
Tomorrow, I’ll finish going over Psalm 9
