Morning Moments

Psalm 19
For the music director; a psalm of David.

The psalmist praises God for his self-revelation in the heavens and in the Mosaic law. The psalmist concludes with a prayer, asking the Lord to keep him from sinning and to approve of his thoughts and words.

There are three things that jump out to me in this Psalm:

The Testimony of the Skies - 1-6
The Truth of the Scripture - 7-11
The Transparency of the Servant - 12-14

There is something about music that affects all of our lives. I have enjoyed music all of my life. With all the lyrics ever written, the music of Scripture is the ONLY that has been inspired by God. That is what makes the Psalms different. It is true that music can be inspired by people, things, and events, but that is certainly not the same as being inspired of God. Honestly, I don't even like to use the word inspired apart from the Scripture, but that is merely my personal preference because I do not want anything I write to be misconstrued as being equal to the Word of God.

In a very limited sense, there is as much variation in the songs of the Bible (not merely Psalms), as there is in the music you and I may hear every day. Variety has always been the spice of life. Maybe that is why Paul spoke of "songs, and hymns, and spiritual songs".

There are times for example that I like the "Blues", whereas at other times I enjoy "jazz", "love songs", "classical", "Broadway", etc. In the same way, Psalms are classified into "Instructional", "Prayer", "Praise", "Thanksgiving", "Messianic", and "Historical". The settings differ, the scenes differ, and the sounds not doubt differ.

Psalms, as most songs are expressions of real life. I suppose that is why I enjoy them so. If we always felt the same how boring life would be. The Scripture indicates that God laughs, cries, smiles, etc. For example: Jesus wept, loudly shouted or cried out, showed pleasure, and experience the same “moods” we experience as human beings.

This particular Psalm (19) focuses on how the works of God in creation are certainly evidence of His Royal Majesty and Power. No one is an agnostic or atheist naturally, but by being taught those things. There are three ways man knows about God: Creation, Conscience, and Christ. If one denies truth and trusts false teaching, then conscience is violated and Christ is denied. If on the other hand one is open to the truth about God's creation, the conscience can be quickened and Christ is at least an option. Man may not choose God's option of either, but it does not nullify the truth about all three.

We shall continue our consideration later.

BLESSINGS!