Week 17 Psalm 113
Today I read: our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes. Usually I don’t think too much about how exactly the Lord is spending his time. If I did this verse wouldn’t be too much help. It just says that a) the Lord is in heaven and that b) he’s doing whatever he pleases.
But the reason the verse registered with me was because just yesterday I also read about the Lord in heaven: who can be compared with the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high? So 113 confirmed 115 about the Lord’s position of strength. His elevation. His ability to do whatever he pleases. But 113 also supplemented 115’s barebones whatever-he-wants comment by saying that from heaven the Lord stoops to look.
And not only that. 113 tells me a couple of things that the Lord takes action on:
He lifts the poor from the dirt
He lifts the needy from the garbage dump
He sets them among princes
He gives the barren woman a home so that she becomes a happy mother.
So when I connect 113 & 115 I find two things that are true (plus I’m adding another one that isn’t listed):
1) the Lord does whatever he wants
2) one of those whatever-he-wants things is to look down and help people in need
3) I also think it’s safe to say the Lord does a lot of other things not mentioned in 113.
Note: quotes from Psalm 115:3 NLT 113:5 6 7-9 NLT