Day 4 - Praising The LORD Most High
- Pastor b.Side
- May 3
- 3 min read
I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. - Psalm 7:17
The Bible teaches that God’s people are called to praise Him. We are to praise God simply because He is good. This does not imply that we need to praise God only when things are favorable for us. The Bible provides numerous examples of God’s people praising Him even when their circumstances were really bad. They praised God anyway. Psalm 7:17 illustrates that our remembrance of God’s righteousness ignites our praise. The more we comprehend God's righteousness, the more we recognize His goodness, regardless of our circumstances.
“I will praise the LORD…”
Psalm 7 begins by identifying David as its writer, and the subscript explains that it was written during a time of persecution. It is filled with references to the difficulties David faced, explaining that the man who opposed him did so entirely unprovoked. Still, he wrote this psalm as a song of praise and concludes with, “I will praise the LORD…”
“According to His righteousness…”
David used an important word to describe his praise. This type of praise describes someone’s hands shooting into the air as if throwing something. In this context, the language portrays David casting compliments into the air towards God because of His righteousness. David’s posture also represents the universal sign of surrender. While celebrating God’s righteousness, David surrendered to God’s faithfulness to respond to all things according to His righteousness.
“And will sing praise…”
The emphasis on God’s righteousness is crucial. The context of God’s “righteousness” in Psalm 7 depicts the work He does to judge the wicked. David was being persecuted, and this persecution was hindering him from fulfilling the purpose God appointed for him. David wanted to raise his hands to the LORD, surrendering his will to Him. He didn’t want to attempt to solve his own problems. He was offering praises to God, trusting that God was aware of the evil happening and had a plan to address it justly and rightly in His time. David desired to surrender to and celebrate God’s judgments against wicked individuals who hinder and oppose His will.
“To the name of the LORD Most High…”
Before God addressed David’s problems, he was compelled to sing his praise to the “name of the LORD Most High.” This phrase highlights God’s identity, character, and nature as El Elyon. It is because God is supremely exalted and transcends all things that He can perceive all evil occurring and is always positioned to judge appropriately. God’s goodness is demonstrated by His exalted position, enabling Him to judge the wicked perfectly in His time, which in turn allows Him to bless His faithful servants. David trusted in God’s judgments because he believed in God’s transcendence and goodness, inspiring him to lift his hands and sing.
Prayer for today
Our heavenly Father, help us to see things as David did. You are the LORD Most High, the One True Just Judge. You are always aware of evil and always ready to respond against it in righteousness. Help us to trust in Your judgments and their timing, even when You delay Your responses during our times of trouble. You are good no matter what. Fill us fresh with Your Spirit so that we may lift our hands to You in surrender to Your righteousness, celebrating Your victory now in anticipation of Your judgments to come. Help us in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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