Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
Chapter 105
1
Give Thanks To the Lord, Call Upon His Name
Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his works among the nations.2
Sing to him, sing his praise, proclaim all his wondrous deeds.
3
Glory in his holy name; let those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4
Look to the Lord and be strong; seek his face always.
5
Remember his wonderful works, his miracles, and his judgments,
6
you descendants of his servant Abraham, you sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
8
He remembers his Covenant forever, his promise to a thousand generations,
9
the Covenant he made with Abraham, the promise he swore to Isaac.
Commentaries
105
The psalmist summarizes the goodness and greatness of God as he knew it from the Old Testament in this psalm. He connects with his past to seek God’s presence and praise him. We do not live in isolation from our material environment or our historical past. The historical books of Scripture, like the Creation, offer material for praise. The child is the father of the man, and we are shaped by our past. We are the people whom God has redeemed, and in redeeming us, God kept the promises made to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants.
When praying with this psalm, we can connect our history to the history of salvation and remember that while the covenant is a commandment, it is also the Word of God—an eternal and holy covenant. If we are unfaithful, God remains faithful.