Psalm 33:4-5–"For the word of the Lord is upright, and all His work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord."
What a beautiful testament to the great awesomeness of God! But what stands out is that this beautiful phrase comes after the psalmist exhorts us to "Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!" The point is that this statement is a not merely built upon the truths therein. Rather, this testimony to the Lord flows out of the assumption that we will shout it! In other words, the very essence of this verse is dependent upon the fact that it is an utterance of praise, a declaration of worship, an exclamation of His amazing awesomeness. We would do well to keep in my the command to declare who He is just as quickly as we understand who He is. Recognizing His nature is penultimate to exclaiming it.
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