Psalm 105:1 ¶ O give thanks
unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him:
talk ye of all his wondrous works. 3
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the
LORD. 4 Seek the LORD, and his strength:
seek his face evermore. 5 Remember his
marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his
mouth; 6 O ye seed of Abraham his
servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. 7
He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
The context of this Psalm was when David brought the ark from the
house of Obededom.
1Chronicles 16:1 ¶ So they
brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had
pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before
God. 2 And when David had made an end of
offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in
the name of the LORD. 3 And he dealt to
every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a
good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 4
And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of
the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah,
Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and
Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with
cymbals; 6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the
priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 ¶ Then on that day David delivered first this
psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his
name, make known his deeds among the people. 9
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the
heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. 11
Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually. 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath
done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; 13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children
of Jacob, his chosen ones. 14 He is the
LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the
word which he commanded to a thousand generations; 16 Even of the covenant which he made with
Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac; 17
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an
everlasting covenant, 18 Saying, Unto
thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; 19 When ye were but few, even a few, and
strangers in it. 20 And when they went
from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people; 21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he
reproved kings for their sakes, 22
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 23 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth
from day to day his salvation. 24
Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all
nations. 25 For great is the LORD, and
greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but
the LORD made the heavens. 27 Glory and
honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place. 28 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the
people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his
name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of
holiness. 30 Fear before him, all the
earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth
rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth. 32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof:
let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. 33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at
the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth. 34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good;
for his mercy endureth for ever. 35 And
say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us
from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy
praise. 36 Blessed be the LORD God of
Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.
The Psalmist starts out as we all should, with praise and
thanksgiving. He reminds us of God’s wonderful works and sings glory to God’s
name. We are to rejoice, those of us who seek God. We are to seek His face
always and forever. Remember what God has done in your life. Remind yourself of
the little mercies and blessings of each day as well as the big things. Now the
Psalmist, presumably David, is speaking to Israel but also to us by extension.
He is not only their God but He is the LORD Jehovah our God and there is
nowhere on earth where His will is not accomplished. Praise God!
Psalm 105:8 ¶ He hath
remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand
generations. 9 Which covenant he made
with Abraham, and his oath unto
Isaac; 10 And confirmed the
same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of
Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 12
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in
it. 13 When they went from one nation to
another, from one kingdom to another people; 14
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their
sakes; 15 Saying, Touch not mine
anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 16
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff
of bread. 17 He sent a man before them,
even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: 18
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: 19 Until the time that his word came: the word
of the LORD tried him. 20 The king sent
and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of
all his substance: 22 To bind his
princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. 23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob
sojourned in the land of Ham. 24 And he
increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
Here is a poetic statement that God will never forget the covenant
He made with Israel so how can people say God is done with the Jews? His word
to them is commanded to thousands and thousands of years. No! God is not done
with the Jews. He made an everlasting covenant with Israel and the first step
was the land promised to them. God protected them. They dwelled in the land
promised to them. Conquered by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks,
Romans, then Persians again, then Arabs, and finally Turks they are maybe the only
ancient people to be restored to their land dominating the Arab occupiers and
fighting wars on every side with not only Arabs but Persia, now called Iran.
And yet we must not forget that these promises apply also to
Christ and His followers, the Christians.
Galatians 3:16 Now to
Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of
many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
And so, it is my contention that every single Christian is like
the entire ancient nation of Israel and even though they will backslide God
will never cast them off forever. There are big things awaiting the Jew and the
Christian, but I believe from my study on Revelation that Christ will reveal
himself to the Jews in the Great Tribulation to come as Joseph revealed himself
to his brothers. But it will be in a time of great sorrow. We must do our best
to lead Jews to their Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, now.
Psalm 105:25 ¶ He turned
their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. 26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he
had chosen. 27 They shewed his signs
among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his
word. 29 He turned their waters into
blood, and slew their fish. 30 Their
land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. 31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of
flies, and lice in all their coasts. 32
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. 33 He smote their vines also and their fig
trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. 34
He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without
number, 35 And did eat up all the herbs
in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 36 He smote also all the firstborn in their
land, the chief of all their strength. 37
He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one
feeble person among their tribes. 38
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and
fire to give light in the night. 40 The
people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of
heaven. 41 He opened the rock, and the
waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. 42 For he remembered his holy promise, and
Abraham his servant. 43 And he brought
forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: 44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and
they inherited the labour of the people; 45
That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the
LORD.
In verse 25 we see that God prepared the Egyptians to be cruel to
the Jews and fear their numbers so that the Exodus and God’s plan of
reconciling the world to Himself could be furthered. Speaking through Moses to
Pharaoh God said;
Exodus 9:16
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in
thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
A famous preacher, Peter Ruckman, passed
on now, once said that World War One prepared the land for the Jew and World
War Two prepared the Jew for the land. In this line of thinking God allowed
Britain’s defeat of Turkey in WW1 and Hitler’s behavior before and during WW2
to push the Jews to return to their ancestral homeland as He did allow
Pharaoh’s domination of the Hebrews to push them to be willing to leave Egypt.
Interesting line of thought, wouldn’t you say, especially if you take the long
view and think of eternity.
See how 27 refers to Egypt as the
land of Ham?
Genesis 10:6 And the sons
of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
Mizraim, translated nearly 600 times as Egypt, was
the name of Ancient Egypt while our English name Egypt comes from the Roman
province’s name translated from a Greek word.
Genesis 50:11 And when the
inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad,
they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of
it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
Abelmizraim means, according to Strong’s, a meadow of Egypt.
What follows is a review of the plagues of
Egypt, the Exodus, the Wilderness Wandering, and finally the blessing of the Promised
Land. We, too, should spend some time reviewing how God has treated us in our
lives. Think of how you were drawn out of your Egypt and protected and the
blessing of Eternal Life you received. Why did that happen to the Israelites
and why did that happen to you? Obedience to God should be the result although the
ancient Israelites failed to be obedient.
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