Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 112:

Blessings of the Righteous

112 Praise the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who greatly delights in his commandments!

2 His descendants will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.

3 Wealth and riches are in his house;

and his righteousness endures for ever.

4 Light rises in the darkness for the upright;

the Lord is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

5 It is well with the man who deals generously and lends,

who conducts his affairs with justice.

6 For the righteous will never be moved;

he will be remembered for ever.

7 He is not afraid of evil tidings;

his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

8 His heart is steady, he will not be afraid,

until he sees his desire on his adversaries.

9 He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;

his righteousness endures for ever;

his horn is exalted in honor.

10 The wicked man sees it and is angry;

he gnashes his teeth and melts away;

the desire of the wicked man comes to nought.

Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 84:

The Joy of Worship in the Temple

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

84 How lovely is thy dwelling place,

O Lord of hosts!

2 My soul longs, yea, faints

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and flesh sing for joy

to the living God.

3 Even the sparrow finds a home,

and the swallow a nest for herself,

where she may lay her young,

at thy altars, O Lord of hosts,

my King and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in thy house,

ever singing thy praise! Selah

5 Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee,

in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

6 As they go through the valley of Baca

they make it a place of springs;

the early rain also covers it with pools.

7 They go from strength to strength;

the God of gods will be seen in Zion.

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;

give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

9 Behold our shield, O God;

look upon the face of thine anointed!

10 For a day in thy courts is better

than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;

he bestows favor and honor.

No good thing does the Lord withhold

from those who walk uprightly.

12 O Lord of hosts,

blessed is the man who trusts in thee!

Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 82:

A Plea for Justice

A Psalm of Asaph.

82 God has taken his place in the divine council;

in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

2 “How long will you judge unjustly

and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;

maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

4 Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding,

they walk about in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 I say, “You are gods,

sons of the Most High, all of you;

7 nevertheless, you shall die like men,

and fall like any prince.”

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;

for to thee belong all the nations!