Psalm 5

A Bible Devotion from Psalm 5
You, O Lord, will Bless the Righteousness

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name be joyful in You. For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield. Psalm 5:11-12

Earlier in this Psalm, the wicked are described in this way: There is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is desctuction; their throat is an open tomb; they flatter with their tongue. (verse 9)

Don't you ever wonder why so many of the Psalms are devoted to comparisons of the wicked and the godly? I can think of three reasons why this might be so.

First, we need to be continually reminded of who the wicked really are, because when we meet them every day, they seem so nice, and not at all like this verse describes them. (Remember, God looks on the heart, but we only see the outside of people).

Secondly, we are so "prone to wander, Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love." (from Come Thou Fount) We need to be constantly reminded of our inclination to sin as many times we do not seem all that different than the wicked.

Thirdly, we just can never get enough encouragement and reminders of God's faithfulness and protection of us. Let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them. Verse 11

Pray that God will help you today to remember who the wicked really are and to pray for them constantly. Pray that you will remember how prone you are to sin against God and pray without ceasing for God's help to keep you from sin. Lastly, pray that God will give you great joy today when you think of God's shield of defense all around you.

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