As many of you may know, the Book of Psalms is traditionally divided into five sections or “books”, which mirror the five books of the Torah. Today’s passage is from Psalm 107 which is titled “Book Five” as it begins the final section of Psalms 107 – 150. Let’s not forget that Book Five contains a plethora of praise, thanksgiving, and faithful endurance. We witness God’s love for His people and how His love restores all hope. Within this last book we are blessed with the Hallel Psalms, which are Psalms 113 – 118, these are often sung with praise to the Lord during Passover (Seder), Shavuot, Sukkot, and other Jewish holidays. Psalm 119 is not only an acrostic poem, where each section begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, it is also the longest chapter in the entire Bible, and it points to how God’s Word actively expresses His eternal love through wisdom, strength, and joy when we obediently apply His Word to our lives. Psalms 146 – 150 are knows for beginning and ending with Hallelujah. These five Psalms end Book Five and conclude the Book of Psalms with the most powerful way of celebrating the Lord, which is praising His Holy Name.
Friends, you and I should “erupt” with great thanks and praise for all that Jesus has done in and through our lives. He is the most loyal Friend that you and I have, and His love goes beyond what our human minds can even begin to comprehend. Jesus has redeemed us from our sins, His steadfast love holds us in times of deep trouble, and we should be giving thanks and erupting in praise for all that He has, is, and will do for each one of us. Let’s praise His Holy Name, JESUS, today for gathering our hearts to connect to Him, and ask that the Holy Spirit continues to stir within the hearts of others who still need Jesus’s eternal love.
Psalm 107 (Voice)
Book Five
1 Erupt with thanks to the Eternal, for He is good
and His loyal love lasts forever.
2 Let all those redeemed by the Eternal—
those rescued from times of deep trouble—join in giving thanks.
3 He has gathered them across the earth,
from east and west,
from [north and south].
Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for redeeming us. We hold firm to You and ask that You continue to fill and surround us with Your unending love. Holy Spirit, burn brightly within us so that more hearts may long to connect to You through Your loving Spirit within us. Guide and use us, today, to share Your love with others. We ask all of this in Your Holy Name, Jesus. Amen.