Psalm 115

This week we will have a series on Psalm 115 that will answer the question: How Should We Properly Respond to God?

 

Introduction

          Written during the period of restoration under Ezra and Nehemiah, the writer of this Psalm observes the contest that goes on between the truth as contained in God’s Word, and error that comes from the superstitions of men.  The people the Psalm is written to were somewhat defeated.  The nation had been taken over by the Babylonians, and the people had been living there in captivity for 70 years.  They finally come home, and everything was run down—everything was wrong---certainly nothing to praise God about.  This psalm challenges us to understand what God is really like, and then to respond to Him in the right way.  The writer makes four declarations about God, and then invites us to respond to God in a proper way.  Studying Psalm 115 will greatly enhance your own spiritual life.  Tomorrow we will begin the first declaration.  Read Psalm 115 in anticipation.  Here are the first verse, one of the most blessed in all of Scripture;  Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to your name give glory, because of Your mercy, because of Your truth.