This psalm is said to be of Solomon’s hand and points clearly to Jesus, the coming Messiah, the perfect King. Whether there is duality of meaning here, I am not certain. It could be Solomon’s wish for his own son, his own descendant who will one day be king. The references to “forever” and “end of time” and “all nations” would suggest reference to the King of Kings, pointing to our Messiah Jesus the Christ. Did you catch the hint to the “wise men” being prophesied here?
The attributes of the king described in this psalm are full of integrity and power. Not only are blessings asked for the king but for the people. This king will rule forever. We await his return, for that glorious day. We don’t know if we’ll experience that in our lifetime, we aren’t supposed to know. He will come like a “thief in the night” we are told. There are some days that I wish it would be sooner rather than later. Do you ever wish to see Jesus’ return?
As we wait, we are to worship. What gold can we bring? Take a moment to think about the riches you have to bring to the feet of Jesus. He doesn’t need our “stuff”, but he does long for our devotion and our willingness to give it all to him.
We must do our part to keep the story alive and not keep the good news of Jesus to ourselves. We have been given a great inheritance, and it is not for us alone. “To the ends of the earth” involves a lot of people. Everyone deserves to hear about and know Jesus as their savior.
Let’s pray. Lord, help me to not lose sight of your eternal kingship, you are a mighty, all-knowing God. You are king of my life. Forgive me when I try to take and hold on to control. Forgive me when I don’t open my mouth and let your message come out. Forgive my selfish heart for wanting to take the easy road. Thank you for this new day and new opportunities. Help e to be watching for the openings you give. I pray for the day when the whole earth will be filled with your glory! In Jesus’ name. Amen.
It is right that we should, at all times and in all places, give praise to God and proclaim his mighty power! This psalm is another good example we can follow to do just that. Every prayer we pray should start out with a proclamation to God affirming how great he is! 
Did you feel like you were on a bit of an obstacle course with this psalm? For a very short psalm, it sure takes some unexpected turns. We start with an urgent plea for rescue and a sense of fear of doom. We then shift to an acknowledgement that all who seek will be filled with gladness where focus shifts, presumably to others. Just as quickly the focus returns on the psalmist alone as he returns to his own plea and adds now that he is poor. I suppose this is really a common psalm pattern. I think we can all find ourselves in one of these examples. The common denominator here is God. He is in the mix and in the lives of his people.
Happy Easter everyone! I truly appreciate each and every one of you as loyal blog readers and as folks just visiting for the first time. Easter is the PERFECT time to celebrate and have a special blog post. Most of you know that I am walking through the psalms, and every so often make a diversion to another book of the Bible. Today will be a little different. We’ll have a couple readings because today is JUST THAT SPECIAL!
then, they get to see Jesus and fall at his feet! I think I would have done exactly the same thing. Imagine the relief and joy. Imagine the overflowing love and devotion. Jesus wasn’t dead! We, too, have that joy! Jesus is alive!
The psalmist is truly in a low, scary place as he laments here. I can’t say that I’ve ever been so low, so stuck in the mud, but do know of others who have been or are now. What strikes a chord with me here is that no matter how down trodden, abused, forlorn or lost the psalmist feels, he has not lost sight of God; he continues to cry out and beg for rescue. This shows the acknowledgement and trust that God is the answer, that God will rescue no matter the dire straights. We must, like the psalmist, rely on God to save us in times of need.
