The Psalm starts off with praise, but then goes on to recount many of Israel's sins (which is why it is quite a long Psalm!). The starting point for dealing with every situation is praise for the Lord. God is the creator of all things, He is the source of all things, He is the One who keeps everything going, He is the fundamental fact, the basic axiom (excuse the mathematical language, but I am a mathematician). He is the beginning and the end, and everything inbetween as well. In all circumstances we need to look to God.
The Psalmist reminds himself that God is good and His love endures forever. That means it endures in all situations, despite all that we do. No one can fully proclaim His greatness. John says in his gospel that there is not enough space to recount all the things that Jesus did.. No one can fully declare His praise. No matter how great we think God is, He is much greater still. In our lives we have not yet encountered the fullness of God, we have not yet seen the full extent of His greatness, there is more to come.
The one thing you can be certain of in your life is that there is still more of God's goodness to experience. And this is good news for God's people. May we enjoy the prosperity of God's chosen ones, may we know the joy of the Lord in increasing measure, may we know His inheritance. This is no cheap prosperity, but a prosperity of life, a prosperity of living a life that brings life to many others.
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