Psalm 105:5,6 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, O descendants of Abraham his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
The he is clearly the LORD who has been mentioned three times already in the Psalm, the LORD to whom we should give thanks, proclaiming his name, praising him, rejoicing in him and looking to him. The body of the psalm gives plenty of examples of God's miracles and judgements, focusing particularly on the way he kept the patriarchs, even rebuking kings at times; the story of Joseph; the plagues in Egypt that led up to the Exodus and some of the miracles in the desert. We could carry on through the Old Testament in a way similar to Hebrews 11, citing miracles and judgements that occurred in Israel's subsequent history. We could go on into the New Testament era and do the same. We could even go beyond that although at that point we would need to be less dogmatic in what we called a wonder, a miracle or a judgement. Such meditation would soon convince us that (7) He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
The he is clearly the LORD who has been mentioned three times already in the Psalm, the LORD to whom we should give thanks, proclaiming his name, praising him, rejoicing in him and looking to him. The body of the psalm gives plenty of examples of God's miracles and judgements, focusing particularly on the way he kept the patriarchs, even rebuking kings at times; the story of Joseph; the plagues in Egypt that led up to the Exodus and some of the miracles in the desert. We could carry on through the Old Testament in a way similar to Hebrews 11, citing miracles and judgements that occurred in Israel's subsequent history. We could go on into the New Testament era and do the same. We could even go beyond that although at that point we would need to be less dogmatic in what we called a wonder, a miracle or a judgement. Such meditation would soon convince us that (7) He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
These words are addressed to the descendants of Abraham God's servant, to the sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. Initially, that would be the Jews but, more accurately, this is those who have the same faith as Abraham and who have been chosen and loved by God as Jacob was, despite his evil nature, that is Christians. They are called upon here to remember. They have a duty to recall certain things. He speaks here of the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced. These are the sorts of things that we should often be remeebring and praising God for.
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