Psalm 115
I have verse 1 of this Psalm in latin on the back of a T shirt celebrating Medieval knights. In particular the knights templar.
It is a famous prayer - ordered by Henry V following the battle of Agincourt.
In latin verse 1 reads (the famous soldiers prayer)
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam"
In the NIV bible is is
Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
The Psalm goes on to talk about the difference between God of Israel and the gods of the other nations -
Why do the nations say "where is their God?"
Our God is in heaven he does whatever pleases him.
But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.
They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears but cannot heat, noses but cannot smell
They have hands, but cannot feel, feet but cannot walk.
They can't make a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will end up like them as will any who trust in them
The Psalm continues with the injunctions to God's people -
All you Israelites, trust in the LORD
He is their help and shield
House of Aaron (the priestly leaders), trust in the LORD
He is their help and shield
You who fear (respect) him, trust in the LORD
He is their help and shield
Do you see a pattern emerging here?
There is faith in this Psalm that God remembers and will bless us.
May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children, May you be blessed by the LORD the maker of heaven and earth.
There is an interesting bit at the end of this Psalm -
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down the the place of silence; it is we who extol the LORD both now and evermore.
Jesus was asked a question by a group of leaders who did not believe in life after death - Jesus quoted from Exodus and God's introduction to Moses "I AM the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob" God's friends and followers are NEVER in the past tense for God is "Not the God of the dead, but of the living" to quote from Jesus
I have verse 1 of this Psalm in latin on the back of a T shirt celebrating Medieval knights. In particular the knights templar.
It is a famous prayer - ordered by Henry V following the battle of Agincourt.
In latin verse 1 reads (the famous soldiers prayer)
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam"
In the NIV bible is is
Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
The Psalm goes on to talk about the difference between God of Israel and the gods of the other nations -
Why do the nations say "where is their God?"
Our God is in heaven he does whatever pleases him.
But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.
They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears but cannot heat, noses but cannot smell
They have hands, but cannot feel, feet but cannot walk.
They can't make a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will end up like them as will any who trust in them
The Psalm continues with the injunctions to God's people -
All you Israelites, trust in the LORD
He is their help and shield
House of Aaron (the priestly leaders), trust in the LORD
He is their help and shield
You who fear (respect) him, trust in the LORD
He is their help and shield
Do you see a pattern emerging here?
There is faith in this Psalm that God remembers and will bless us.
May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children, May you be blessed by the LORD the maker of heaven and earth.
There is an interesting bit at the end of this Psalm -
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down the the place of silence; it is we who extol the LORD both now and evermore.
Jesus was asked a question by a group of leaders who did not believe in life after death - Jesus quoted from Exodus and God's introduction to Moses "I AM the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob" God's friends and followers are NEVER in the past tense for God is "Not the God of the dead, but of the living" to quote from Jesus
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