Nov 26, 2024
Today our text comes from Psalm 76, a psalm of praise to the God who is King.
May God bless you as you hear his word today.
1 God
is renowned in Judah;
in Israel his name is great.
2 His tent is in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.
3 There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shields and the swords, the weapons of
war.[b]
4 You
are radiant with light,
more majestic than mountains rich with
game.
5 The valiant lie plundered,
they sleep their last sleep;
not one of the warriors
can lift his hands.
6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both horse and chariot lie
still.
7 It
is you alone who are to be feared.
Who can stand before you when you are
angry?
8 From heaven you pronounced judgment,
and the land feared and was quiet—
9 when you, God, rose up to judge,
to save all the afflicted of the land.
10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you
praise,
and the survivors of your wrath are
restrained.[c]
11 Make
vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
let all the neighboring lands
bring gifts to the One to be feared.
12 He breaks the spirit of rulers;
he is feared by the kings of the
earth.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
As you journey on, go with the blessing of God:
Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping,
That awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep rest in his peace.
May Almighty God bless, preserve, and keep us, this day and forevermore.
Amen.