Songs for Our Temple (Week 15: Ps. 43-45)

PSALMS 43 This Psalms is a continuation of Psalms 42, and I am not sure what are the benefits of dividing it into two separate chapters. We are looking at verses 3 and 4. 3Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! 4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.

I am so glad that I don’t have to go to church to meet God. Can you imagine if that was true today? We can meet God right where you are today. I have heard that the most miserable Christians today are the ones who know Christ but are not living in Him.

PSALMS 44 Reading through this Psalm of battle, we see three things; What you, God, have done for us in the past actions, what you are doing now in the matches, and we need you, God, in our battles. There is this understanding that as long as we are faithful to God, everything will be victories. We need to ask ourselves whether it is victories in our eyes or God’s eyes? Stay authentic no matter the defeat that we feel in life.

PSALMS 45. As I read through this chapter, I saw a deeper picture that the author was describing. When we as a church met Jesus as his bride, we will spend eternity together. So the question we as a church must search our hearts and see if we are ready. I got this part from a commentary.

I. A PREFACE OR INTRODUCTION TO WHAT FOLLOWS.

1. The subject. “A good matter; things touching the King.” Christ is the king. The things that concern Christ as a King are, the dignity of His person, the wisdom and equity of His government, the extent of His dominions, the happiness of His subjects, and the perpetuity of His reign. This is “good matter.” It is illustrative of the character of Him who is essential goodness. The nearer we approximate towards a perfection of goodness, the more this “good matter” will occupy our attention.