Psalm 33 (Listen)
33:1 Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
2 Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
4 For the word of the LORD is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
13 The LORD looks down from heaven;
he sees all the children of man;
14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out
on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all
and observes all their deeds.
16 The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart is glad in him,
because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.
Devotional:
Let the whole earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD – the people he has chosen to be his own possession! (Psalm 33:8,12 CSB)
Many do not fear the Lord or stand in awe of Him, but one day everyone will: “every knee will bow—in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10). Until that day, we long for more inhabitants of this world, nation, and region to respond to the good news of God’s love and forgiveness in Jesus Christ. The mission of Faith Church is to restore the world one relationship at a time as we gather, grow, give and go. As we pursue that mission, our world, nation, region, and neighborhoods will be blessed! How are you involved in that mission today?
Pray it: Father, use me to help others stand in fear of you and praise your holy name. As I point others to you, may you remind me more of your grace, goodness, and power so that I might fear you and praise you more. Amen.
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