King James Version, with Nii Okai's journal notes · 2 notes
1I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
4Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
6I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
8Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
10And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.
11I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
That was a very wise decision made in the midst of difficulties and hardships.
This Asaph chose to remember the goodness of the Lord and his mighty saving acts in time past, and not just console but counsel himself by it.
Knowing that our God is mighty to save.
It is because of the penchant for man to forget the great works of God, and for man to continuously walk in faith, that we are admonished to meditate on the word day and night.
Faith is required to please the Lord and to continuously be blessed by him.
This goes to show that our role is vitally needed for God's promises for us to be fulfilled.
Could not the God who divided the Red Sea 🌊 cause Israel to inherit the promised land the first time?
He could, for all things are possible 🙆 with God, but
that is not how God works, and those are not his ways — erratic and unstructured.
Faith and action of his people is needed for him to carry them into their inheritance.
Faith in him and action in the direction of his commands is what is needed.
Nonchalance and inaction will destroy a people, even if they are named after the Lord.
12I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
14Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
15Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
16The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
18The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
20Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.