Psalms update

Sorry! havent blogged up the past 2 psalms, cos i fell asleep before blogging. oops..=) But here u are!

Psalm 9

When i first read it, had a vision of God sitting on His throne among the clouds, angels flying around Him. Then He sees all the wicked doing their acts, and He passed judgement on them. People are also running to Him, the poor n oppressed... and He hears all their cries and delivers them. The angels will then hear what He says and fly off to do what He commands. Wow....

Sometimes we do feel falsely accused and not being appreciated, esp in times of trials or injustice. In times like this, if we dont go to God and trust Him for His love and help, we would often end up resentful or full of self-pity. But if we learn to trust Him, we can have His peace and be free from the worry of how others see and treat us. Remember, who we are is not defined by what people say of us. We are God's children, fully approved and accepted by Him! =)

Psalm 10

"Why do You hide Yourself..." To the psalmist, God seems far away. Maybe some of us may feel that God is far away too... like you cant see Him physically, and dont know if He really hears your prayers and see your deeds. But as we read on, we realised that the psalmist still continued to trust in the Lord and believe that God will answer him. Who else can we depend on when we need help? Our friends, family, dear ones, teachers, even spiritual family? Well, man doesn fail sometimes, cos we are still human. Only God can be there for you 24/7, regardless of what. And only He can help you.

Sometimes, we also see the wicked propers and we start to wonder if God really judge the wicked and help the poor.. Even the wicked may feel that God wouldnt see, hear or do anything about his wicked acts. But it doesn't mean that God approves of these wickedness. Wealth is not a sign og God's approval on a person's life. He is still a God of justice and righteousness. He will see that His justice be carried out.

And finally, i like what my life application bible says about verse 11. A proud person depends on himself rather than on God. But when we allow God's presence in our lives, we have no choice but not to be proud because He makes us aware of our true selves. Only by grace.....