Walk Of Life – Day 02, October 2022 – Thoughts From The Book Of Psalms

Psalm 65

O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come. – Psalm 65:2

The title of this psalm is To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song. Charles Spurgeon observed this about the uncommon pairing of Psalm and Song for this composition: “The Hebrew calls it a Shur and Mizmor, a combination of psalm and song, which may be best described by the term, ‘A Lyrical Poem.’ In this case the psalm may be said or sung, and be equally suitable.”

We don’t know the occasion of this psalm, but because of its thankfulness and praise connected to flocks and grain, many think it was composed for a harvest festival, perhaps the Feast of Tabernacles in the fall season.

It begins with an invitation given to the Lord saying that praise is awaiting for you in the temple of Jerusalem and the vows to be offered are also ready. After inviting the Lord the psalmist tells a pleasing thing to the lord that every flesh will come only to Him as He is the one who hears the prayers.

Is that not a great assurance that we have that our prayers are heard. Having not known this great secret there are many friends who live a depressed life carrying their burdens in their shoulders. They don’t know the answers for the questions that they have. But we are indeed fortunate to have such a lovable Father who hears our prayers and that is why we gladly go to His presence and a great confidence that we have an atonement for all our sins.

Blessed is the man You choose, and cause to approach You: In the connection between God and man, David knew that God was the cause of the connection. The connection begins when God chooses and then causes a man or a woman to come to Him, that he may dwell in Your courts.

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house: Once established and enjoyed, the connection between God and man brings satisfaction to men. They experienced God’s house as a place of goodness received.

a.By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation: This was an ongoing confidence in the continuation of God’s goodness. God had answered prayer and provided atonement; David expected such awesome deeds in the future also.

b. You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth: David again lifted his vision from beyond Israel to the ends of the earth, to the far-off seas. He understood that though Israel belonged to God in a special sense, He was and is the God of the whole earth.

c. You who still the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples: God’s might is shown in His ability to quiet not only the oceans but also the noise of the peoples of the world. His authority extended far beyond Israel, to the farthest parts of the earth.

You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice: The exercise of God’s authority over the earth does not bring it fear and oppression; it brings rejoicing to the day.