Praise again! It is good to praise the Lord, and it is fitting and pleasant to do so.
In verses 3-7 we see both the universal power of the Lord in keeping the whole universe going, His concern for Israel, and for the humble. He binds up the broken-hearted. Atheists try to reduce the universe to mere physical/material phenomena, futilely seeking to explain everything in pure material terms. In doing so they seek to render our thoughts and emotions as worthless, but in the process they of course render their own thoughts as having no intrinsic value. But more seriously, they render the heart of our being as worthless. God, on the other hand, gives true value to our lives.
At the same time God judges the wicked.
The Lord has concern for all of creation. Extreme environmentalism is an unbiblical idea, but it is equally unbiblical not to have any concern for the environment. The environment is not there just to be exploited. We are to make use of it, but we are also to take care of it.
The world seeks to get us to put faith in human power, even in our own strength. At times we can feel intimidated by the seeming power or wisdom of others. We should not be so, for God does not delight in human strength. Rather He delights in those who fear Him and put their hope in His love.
So we should praise the Lord, and He will strengthen our gates. Ie He will bring blessing and security into our lives.
Then again we get the global power of God, this time in commanding the weather. Finally the Psalmist exults in the fact that God has revealed His law to Israel and to no other nation. Now Israel's failing was that she did not keep the law, and did not show others how to live as God intended. Today we should delight in the fact that God has revealed His ways to us. Sadly much of the church is currently in the process of abandoning God's ways and adopting the world's ways. What fools we are!
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