GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP | 恩道堂

The theme of this psalm is the majesty of God. He is great. The theme is stated in the beginning and the end. This literary form is called inclusio. It is often used in the book of Psalms.

God is majestic because He stills/defeats His enemies, the proud and evil people, through righteous and humble believers symbolized as little children (Matt. 18:5-6). This is God’s majesty and joy (Luke 10:21-22). This majestic plan applies not only to God’s human enemies but also to angelic enemies: satan and his demons. Mankind is lower than heavenly/angelic beings, but through the humble death and resurrection of Jesus, who was a lowly but Spirit-filled man, mankind will triumph and rule over more powerful angels (1 Cor. 6:3) because of the new mankind’s union with Jesus (Heb. 2:5-9).

Ponder and be amazed by the greatness of God and His plan. His ways are not our ways, but it is much more majestic. His greatness is not just displayed through His shear power, but much more through the humbling of the proud by the weak. The cross is the epitome of this form of God’s majesty (1 Cor. 1:21). Through the cross God defeats both proud and rebellious angels and people. The point is this: when you pray in your distress because of evil people, know that God is powerful and will defeat evil, but sometimes He will do it in humble and quiet ways that you cannot perceive (1 Kgs 19:11-12). Trust God and pray daily, do not doubt or lose heart.

 

 

 

 

这首诗篇的主题是神的尊贵。神是伟大的。这个主题在诗歌的前后都明列出来。这个文学手法叫inclusio，常常用于诗篇中。

神是尊贵的，因为祂借着公义和谦卑的信徒（太18:5-6比喻为小孩）至今仍打败了祂的仇敌，即骄傲和邪恶之人。这是神的尊贵和喜悦之处（路10:21-22）。这个荣耀的计划不只是针对神人类的仇敌，也对神属天的仇敌如此，即撒旦和鬼魔。人类比天使微小一点，但借着耶稣卑微的死和复活（祂虽卑微但被圣灵充满），人类会战胜并统治能力更大的天使（林前6:3）；这全凭新人类与耶稣的联合（来2:5-9）。