71. Continued. David had felt God's presence in his life from the time he was young. He asked God to remain with him always. Even though God had given David trials, he knew that all would be well. David promised to sing praises to God for the help he had been given.
72. The Reign of the Righteous King. (Many Bible scholars believe this psalm to be about Christ.) Solomon asked God to bless the royal son with righteousness and good judgement. He would defend the poor and bless the children. He would live forever like the sun and moon. He would be as refreshing as rain on parched earth. He would rule over all the earth. He cares for the needy. May he be given gold from Sheba and may people pray for him and bless him. Let food be plentiful. All nations will be blessed by him and call him blessed. Praise be to God.
This ends the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
Book 3
73. The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous. (By Asaph) God is good to the pure in heart. But Asaph had slipped by being jealous of foolish and arrogant wicked people. They have no struggles and they are healthy and strong. Life is easy for them. They adorn themselves with their sinful ways. They are judgemental and cruel and because of their pride they use violence easily. They think they know more than God. Asaph had tried to be good, but he had a hard time until he saw the big picture. Once he understood that the wicked would be swept away like a bad dream, then things fell into place for him.
Tomorrow read Psalms 73:21-76:7
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