Today we start the 5th and final section of the Psalms. It is like a history written before it happened. It will help us to understand better if we keep in mind that this section is like Israel on their final march into the land and center they had previously despised. And it is their entry into the millennial blessings and joys which they will have for one thousand years, with the Lord as their King and Jerusalem their center.
V.2 “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.” Let us open our mouths and tell what the Lord has done for us. Read verses 6, 13, 19 and 28. They are all about the same. And now verses 8, 15, 21 and 31. Again they are the same. The Lord sent trouble to them from time to time, and in their troubles, they turned and cried to the Lord. He delivered them, and then came the call to praise Him!
Let us then learn the lesson from these few Psalms of praise. We can never forget the goodness and mercy of the Lord that picked us up and saved us. We can see His lovingkindness and His faithfulness in all the trials and troubles that He has allowed in the life of each of us. And the result of all this should be more and more praise to His worthy name.