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THE GREATNESS AND GOODNESS OF GOD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
Psalm 147:1-20
Ephesians 1:19-23
“… thy rod and thy staff
they comfort me.”
THE GREATNESS AND GOODNESS OF GOD
This is a specially remarkable song. It celebrates God’s greatness and condescending goodness… From verse 1 to 6, Jehovah is extolled for building up Zion, and blessing his mourners. From verse 7 to 11, the like praise is given because of His provision for the lowly, and His pleasure in them; and then, from verse 12 to 20, He is magnified for His work on behalf of His people, and the power of His word in nature and in grace. (Spurgeon)
O Thou who dry’st the mourner’s tear,
How dark this world would be,
If when deceived and wounded here,
We could not fly to Thee!
The friends, who in our sunshine live,
When winter comes are flown;
And he who has but tears to give
Must weep those tears alone.
But Thou wilt heal that broken heart,
Which, like the plants that throw
Their fragrance from the wounded part,
Breathes sweetness out of woe.
When joy no longer soothes or cheers,
And e’en the hope that threw
A moment’s sparkle o’er our tears
Is dimmed and vanished too;
Oh! Who would bear life’s stormy doom,
Did not thy wing of love
Come, brightly waiting through the gloom
Our peace-branch from above?
Then sorrow, touched by Thee, grows bright
With more than rapture’s ray;
As darkness shows us worlds of light
We never saw by day!
(Thomas Moore)
THOUGHT: (Read Psalm 147:4.)
PRAYER: (Use Psalm 147:6.)