The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 33:1-5, “Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones; Praise is becoming to the upright. 2 Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings. 3 Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy. 4 For the word of the LORD is upright; And all His work is done in faithfulness. 5 He loves righteousness and justice; The Earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.”

Psalm 33:6, “By the Word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.”

Psalm 33:20, “Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.”

This psalm comes to us in three parts: First, there is praise to the LORD (vv. 1-5). Second, there is the power of the LORD (vv. 6-12). Third, there is the preservation

from the LORD (vv. 13-22). I’ve selected seven key verses that I trust will cover

the entire meaning.

Previously, we’ve spoken about troubles. This psalm dispels all trouble.

When we walk through the dark, we SING to keep up our courage. The

psalmist encourages us to sing praises to the LORD all the time! Keep

a good thought. Don’t allow Satan or the flesh to move our minds off

of the LORD Jesus. Nothing happens outside of His knowledge. Just

keep focused on Him and praise Him for all things.

The power is the LORD’s. He exercises it against all that is opposed

to those who are His. And how does He know who are His? They

are the ones singing His praises. What power He possesses!! He

formed the Earth and the heavens and all that is within them. Why

is the psalmist calling our attention to this? He is emphasizing that

the LORD who created everything also controls everything in the

affairs of men and nations.

Finally, the psalmist assures us of the LORD’s preservation of us.

It hardly seems necessary that he would point that out, since it

goes without saying that the LORD is able to protect us from evil.

Yet, we often forget, for we become focused on the trouble,

rather than on the One who can preserve us. Let me encourage

you to read the whole of this psalm carefully. Your heart will be

blessed and you will be singing His praises!

God bless you abundantly! We love and pray for you always,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”