Read Psalm 113

Monday

Read Psalm 113

¹ Shout praises to the Lord!

Everyone who serves him,

come and praise his name.

² Let the name of the Lord

be praised now and forever.

³ From dawn until sunset

the name of the Lord

deserves to be praised.

⁴ The Lord is far above

all of the nations;

he is more glorious

than the heavens.

⁵ No one can compare

with the Lord our God.

His throne is high above,

⁶ and he looks down to see

the heavens and the earth.

⁷ God lifts the poor and needy

from dust and ashes,

⁸ and he lets them take part

in ruling his people.

⁹ When a wife has no children,

he blesses her with some,

and she is happy.

Shout praises to the Lord!

Think

I like the way that this Psalm is divided into two sections.  Verse 1-6 paint a picture of God’s greatness and power.  Verse 7-9 remind us that God is involved in the world at our level.

Raising the poor from the dust (Verse 7).

This is the God we serve; God who comes down to be with us in our difficulty and struggle.

Pray

Tell God what barrenness / dust / ash heaps you need help to get out of.  Concentrate more on telling God what’s happening than on telling him how to rescue you.