Isn't this a happy Psalm? Doesn't it make you feel like shouting, 'Praise the Lord'? The writer is calling on everyone everywhere to do just that. He wants everyone to know what God had done for him. He particularly wants those who don't worship God to hear what God can do. Look at verses 3 - 5 and verse 10. He believes that his God is the only true God and is the creator of all the earth. Did you notice too that there is not one request in this Psalm? The writer does not suggest that we ask God for anything in this Psalm of praise. Have you ever prayed like that? Have you ever said, 'I am going to praise God in my prayers this time and not ask him for anything? It's hard, isn't it? We are so used to asking, asking, asking, that we find it difficult to do anything else. How does the Psalm end? With a reference to the coming of Christ. What a change his coming will bring! Here two aspects are mentioned. One is the final change that there will be in the world of nature (v. 12). When Christ is finally recognised as king, the world around which has been marred by sin and by man will be wonderfully changed. Even the wilderness will blossom like a rose. Secondly, the Psalm speaks about judgment when Christ returns. There are two judgments mentioned: 1.The judgment of all the world. This will be on the basis of what they have done with Christ himself, who is the righteousness of God. 2.The judgment of God's own people. Paul tells us we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ to be judged for the things we have done for Christ. Those two judgments are yet in the future. Today is our day for both praise and service. Are we making full use of the time that we have?
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