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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Psalms 113:1-9; ; Psalms 114:1-8
"The servants of the LORD" have so many reasons for praising "the name of the LORD" (v. 1). Previously they had been lying in the dust of death and indeed on the dunghill of sin (v. 7). But God humbled Himself to look down upon the earth (v. 6). Let us never forget that, however great He is, He is still concerned about everything which affects each of His creatures. He has seen their totally destitute condition. Moreover, like the master in the parable, He has been pleased to invite those poor and wretched people to sit at the supper of His grace (Matthew 22:10; cf. also 1 Samuel 2:8; Luke 1:52-53).
The LORD had seen the affliction of His people, heard their cry, understood their suffering, and came down to deliver them (Psalms 113:6; Exodus 3:7). He brought them out of Egypt with power. At His command the Red Sea fled to allow the people of God to cross; "Jordan was driven back" to let them through; water came out of the rock to quench their thirst. God knows where and how to produce refreshment and life to meet the needs of His own. But He will bring about a far greater miracle for His people when He changes their hard hearts into a fountain of waters for the blessing of the whole earth.
