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09/05/2026

Psalm 75: God Is Large and In Charge!

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.” (Psalm 75:1-10 KJV)

“Psalm 75 offers a profound reflection on divine justice and the sovereignty of God in the midst of human chaos.
The psalmist begins by acknowledging the greatness of God and His omnipresent hand in guiding the fate of nations.
This acknowledgment sets the stage for the crucial theme: the dismantling of the proud and the elevation of the humble.
The imagery of God as the ultimate judge underscores a critical truth — that no triumph or failure of human endeavor escapes His notice.

Intriguingly, Psalm 75 contrasts two distinct positions: the arrogance of the wicked (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_75) versus the security of the righteous.
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This dichotomy serves as a reminder that human power is fleeting and often illusory; it may appear formidable for a time, yet it is God who truly establishes stability.
In a world rife with injustice and apparent inequity, the assurance that God will ultimately vindicate the oppressed invites readers to cultivate patience and trust in His timing.
Thus, this psalm resonates deeply, encouraging us to seek justice not by our standards but through the divine lens of eternal wisdom and fairness.
Psalm 75 calls believers to trust His perfect timing, justice, and sovereignty over all nations and individuals.” (Psalm 75 Summary; Meaning, Lessons & Key Verses; Adam Chapman; christianityiq.com)

Here are the overriding lessons from this powerful Psalm:

“1. God alone is the righteous Judge, acting with perfect fairness.

2. His timing is always right—He acts at the appointed moment.

3. Even when the world feels unstable, God holds everything firm.

4. Pride leads to downfall, but humility attracts God’s favor.

5. True exaltation and promotion come from God, not human striving.” (ibid)

Here’s to remembering:

“In this text, we see a promise, a reassurance, and a warning.
• The promise is that God will judge all men, the wicked and the righteous alike, and He will do it fairly (with equity).
• The reassurance is that when things on earth seem shaky and unstable, God is the steadying force that keeps everything from falling apart. He will not allow corrupt men to ruin what He intends to sustain.
• The warning was directed towards corrupt men who wanted to exalt themselves in pride and flex their perceived strength, which was really a delusion. “ (Psalm 75 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study; Sep 4
Written By Luke Taylor www.2belikechrist.com)

May we take comfort in these truths and stand on them in the midst of this crooked and perverse world in which we live! May they remind us that this is not heaven, we’ve not reached home, the “Promised Land” yet, this is the wilderness and Father is still allowing the sin that began in the Garden of Eden and the sin of the world to run its course!

“This process is pictured in Genesis 6:1-8, which describes the world just prior to God’s judgment in the flood. It shows us that ... Sin begins with compromise, goes on to corruption, and ends in condemnation, unless we respond to God’s grace.” (When Sin Runs Its Course
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“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” (Genesis 6:1-8)

“Only God can cure it. He is ready and willing, if you will respond to His gracious offer. The only other option is to let sin run its full course, resulting in corruption and final condemnation. God calls out to you”

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18) KJV)

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:16-18 KJV)

“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” (Romans 3:10 KJV)

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” (Isaiah 64:16 KJV)

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” (Romans 3:23 KJV)

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christdied for us.” (Romans 5:8 KJV)

“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (II Corinthians 5:17 KJV)

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23 KJV)

“But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:8-13 KJV)

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09/03/2026

Psalm 74: God’s Promises Are True Even When Circumstances Seem Overwhelming or Hopeless!

“O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
9 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.” (Psalm 74:1-23 KJV)

Psalm 74 was written sometime after Jerusalem and Judah had been defeated, 586 B. C., by King Nebuchadnezzar II and taken captive to Babylon. The Temple had been destroyed, the mighty army of Judah totally defeated, death and loss was everywhere! It seemed that God had totally abandoned all of Israel as Samaria had already fallen in 722. B. C., to the Assyrian Empire. The siege was initiated by Shalmaneser V and completed by his successor, Sargon II. All hope was wiped out and away, there seemed to be nothing left in which to believe!
Let’s take a look to see how God uses the Psalmist to lead us back to Himself! Some amazing lessons to learn!

1. God is still there and we can call out to Him in our hour or time of deepest despair and need!

We can still trust on and call upon God, even when life falls apart and Satan would have us believe God has totally given up on or abandoned us!

“God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?” (vs. 1)

2. God’s past faithfulness to you and me, along with His mighty acts should remind us that there is nothing that is impossible for God to do or overcome!

“For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.” (vss. 12-17)

3. God reminds us that we can seek Him, call on Him to act, and show us His power and provision even in the darkest hours of our days!

“ O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.” (vss. 10-11)

4. God calls on us to recognize His Awesome and Creative Power!

“For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.” (vss. 12-17)

5. God instructs us to call on Him and His mighty power for His timely deliverance!

“O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.” (vs.19)

6. God reminds us we can call upon Him to rise up against injustice, because of whom He is!

“Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.” (vs.22)

7. God tells us to take heart and depend on His very nature and Divine Grace to help in our times of desperation!

“For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.” (vs.12)

8. God gives us a powerful reminder that He is faithful to His promises. That by reaffirming His covenant promises it can strengthen our faith and provide peace in uncertain times!

“Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.” (vss.20-21)

Here’s to remembering

This is a Psalm to read yourself or share with anyone who is going through a devastating season of loss or death, or severe
struggle when it seems life is all but over, and there is nothing left worth living for; as it seems, not even God cares, or that He has totally forgotten or abandoned you!
It is also a Psalm to read to those whom say there is nothing left to believe in, there is no God, because there is so much evil, wickedness, hate and loss in this world!

09/02/2026

Psalm 73: God’s Answer to the Age Old Struggle of Why Do the Wicked Seem to Prosper So Much!

“Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a wh***ng from thee.
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.” (Psalm 73:1-28 KJV)

“In Psalm 73, the psalmist grapples with a profound inner conflict, observing the prosperity of the wicked while feeling the weight of his own struggles.
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This dichotomy prompts a deep existential crisis, pushing him to question the very justice of God.
However, this turmoil is not merely a lament; it serves as a powerful catalyst for spiritual growth.
When the psalmist enters the sanctuary of God, he gains fresh clarity and perspective, realizing that earthly success is fleeting and ultimately meaningless when contrasted with eternal truths.
As the psalm unfolds, it reveals a transformative journey from doubt to reassurance.
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The realization that God’s presence brings comfort and wisdom shifts the narrative from despair to hope.
The psalmist’s vulnerability resonates with many, capturing the universal struggle of faith amid life’s inequities.
In the end, Psalm 73 illustrates that while the world may appear chaotic, a deeper understanding of divine justice offers profound peace — reminding us that true fulfillment lies not in material gain, but in communion with the divine.” (Psalm 73 Summary; Meaning, Lessons & Key Verses; Adam Chapman; christianityiq.com)

Here’s to remembering:

• “The world that Asaph observed stirred up all kinds of emotions inside him.
• One of the biggest emotions was confusion, he was confused about why the world was the way it was.
• While he was in his own head and in his own thoughts, he almost took a devastating step off the cliff. He was so confused that he wanted to reject God and embrace the lifestyle of godless people. �Discovering Local Places Of Worship
• But when he went into the sanctuary and reminded himself of the words of God, he stepped back from the cliff. His mind was put at ease as the words of his creator made sense of the world.
• The stability of the eternal God, the rock of truth, steadied him and allowed him to proceed logically instead of irrationally.
• This is why personal biblical literacy and teaching the words of God to others is so important.
• The world is a confusing place, and that isn’t helped by the fact that we have an adversary who is intentionally trying to confuse us.
• Without the stabilizing truth of God’s words, we’re liable to eat up the devil’s lies and walk off any number of cliffs.
• Our societies are filled with so many people who are completely confused about who they are, why they’re here, and the meaning of life.
• They are walking off cliffs, and the only thing that will save them is the truth that flows out of the sanctuary of God. �Discovering!” (Psalm 73 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study; Aug 30; Written By Luke Taylor; 2belikechrist.com))

This Psalm answers two of the puzzling questions of life:

1. Why does Satan work so hard, to cause things to happen in the Church that turns people “off” or hurts their feelings thus driving them away, and give people so many excuses to keep them out of Church, God’s Sanctuary!

The simple answer is God has appointed His Sanctuary, today, the Churches, where His Word is truly preached to be the place where the light of His Truths can be heard! So Satan, fully knowing this will do any and everything he can to keep people out of church or cause them to quit coming!

“Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” (Psalm 73:1-3 KJV)

“Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.” (ibid, vss. 17-19)

“19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.” (John 3:19-20 KJV)

“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 KJV)

2. Why do the wicked and evil, on the whole, prosper, while those who try to do right so often struggle?

The simple answer is this:

This life on earth is all of ‘heaven’ that wicked and evil people will ever know! Circumspectly, it is all of ‘hell’ that the righteous will ever know!

“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:20-33KJV)

Would you rather have “it all” here and now for 70-100+ years! But still have to deal with sickness, suffering, theft and robbery, hurts and heartaches, et.al. the other adversities of life? Plus spend eternity separated from God in a place of torture and torment!

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36 KJV)

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ (Luke 16:19-31 NIV)

Or would you prefer not having quite so rich and prosperous, the “perfect- looking-life”, here and now, but have an everlasting life of total security, peace, such prosperity that you don’t even notice it, in heaven with God?

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:16-18 KJV)

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life” (Revelation 21:1-27)

The choice is yours? But as the old Master told David Caradine in the TV series Kung Fu, choose wisely grasshopper?

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08/31/2026

Psalm 72: A Prayer for God-like Leaders!

“Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.” (Psalm 72:1-20 KJV)

King David was singing this prayer song for himself and the future kings of Israel! Knowing or unknowingly he was also describing the King of Kings, Jesus Christ, whom God had promised him would sit on the throne and reign forever!

This prayer song is also appropriate for us to pray for our own country’s leader(s)! And for the leaders of nations throughout the whole world!

Five (5) Powerful things to pray that God desires for our and all leader(s) to be: Oh God, our Father, give us a leader(s) that:

1. Reflect Your justice and compassion.

2. Has a heart like Yours reflecting Your justice and compassion!

3. Lead like Christ in bringing true peace and flourishing to our Nation!

4. Find Your compassion, seeing, hearing, and understanding to rescue those in need!

Here’s to remembering: “Psalm 72 paints a vivid picture of a just and righteous king, [Leader] one who prioritizes the welfare of his people and fosters peace throughout the land.”

May we never forget to pray, prayers like the above for our LEADER(s) and those throughout the world!