⁴ to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures forever.
⁵ who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures forever.
⁶ who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His love endures forever.
⁷ who made the great lights —
His love endures forever.
⁸ the sun to govern the day,
His love endures forever.
⁹ the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

¹⁰ to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
His love endures forever.
¹¹ and brought Israel out from among them
His love endures forever.
¹² with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
His love endures forever.

¹³ to him who divided the Red Sea asunder
His love endures forever.
¹⁴ and brought Israel through the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
¹⁵ but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
His love endures forever.

¹⁶ to him who led his people through the wilderness;
His love endures forever.

¹⁷ to him who struck down great kings,
His love endures forever.
¹⁸ and killed mighty kings —
His love endures forever.
¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites
His love endures forever.
²⁰ and Og king of Bashan —
His love endures forever.
²¹ and gave their land as an inheritance,
His love endures forever.
²² an inheritance to his servant Israel.
His love endures forever.

²³ He remembered us in our low estate
His love endures forever.
²⁴ and freed us from our enemies.
His love endures forever.
²⁵ He gives food to every creature.
His love endures forever.

²⁶ Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever.

Reflect

To appreciate this psalm, imagine a scene where a priest is in front of a large crowd of people reciting the first part of each verse.  In response to the priest’s words, the crowd continuously echoes the refrain, “His love endures forever.”  This is most likely how the psalm was used in the worship of Israel.  Given this reality, it is a call for the people of God to praise Him for His love displayed in creation and in His sovereign leading and provision throughout their history.  As such, it reminds us to give thought to God as our Creator and sovereign Lord over each of our life histories.  It is so easy to find ourselves bogged down by the day-to-day routine and struggles of life.  This psalm challenges us to stop and reflect on the big picture, how God has given us life and how His love has been continuously at work in the background of our lives.

Pastor Lyle

Apply

Take some time today or in the near future to reflect on God’s love for you.  How do you see this in His creation?  How have you seen His love displayed in the story of your life?

Pray

• Pray that God’s Spirit would work powerfully and effectively in all the various activities taking place on our church calendar this weekend.
• Pray for the nation of Canada. Pray that God would bring spiritual renewal to the churches in our land.
• Pray that God would bring spiritual renewal to Edmonton.  Pray that God would be at work in all the churches in our city this weekend.
• Pray for Leigh Labrecque and his family, serving overseas with Wycliffe.