For Your Enemies Shall Perish
It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in
the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the
harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your
work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
How great are your works, O LORD! Your
thoughts are very deep! The dullard cannot know, the stupid cannot understand
this: though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are
doomed to destruction forever, but you, O LORD, are on high forever. For your
enemies, O LORD, for your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be
scattered.
But you have exalted my horn like that
of the wild ox; your have poured over me fresh oil. My eyes have seen the
downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
The righteous flourish like the palm
tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the
LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. In old age they still produce
fruit; they are always green and full of sap, showing that the LORD is upright;
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Praise not only makes us glad, it
makes us wise. We begin to understand something of God’s greatness and creative
design in all that He does. We gain a wisdom that is hidden from those who do
not know God. The righteous are joined to the One who dwells in eternity. Their
roots go down into the soil of God’s faithfulness; they draw on His
unquenchable love.
Give thanks
and praise to the Lord today!
A heart in
tune with God can’t help but sing His praises.
Our Daily
Bread – May 19, 2007