Who Can Compare?
I will praise him from the bottom of my heart: “Lord, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the weak and helpless from the strong? Who else protects the poor and needy from those who want to rob them?” Psalm 35:10
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Once again David’s enemies were on the attack, trying to destroy him not only with spears or javelins but with slander and accusations. In the earlier verses of Psalm 35 he honestly expresses his fears concerning his foes and cries out to God to rescue him and to defeat those who are opposing him. But then David picks up his best weapon of all—worship. As he praises the Lord from the depths of his heart, his attitude goes from discouragement to hope, from desperation to devotion.
When we praise God from the bottom of our hearts, we, too, are consumed with hope in the Lord, who rescues the weak and helpless, protects the poor and needy, and who will do more than we could ask or think on our behalf. His Spirit can open the eyes of our understanding to see, know, and proclaim, “Lord, who can compare with you?” Truly nothing compares with the love, mercy, and saving power of our God.
Prayers:
OH, LORD, MY GOD, how worthy of praise you are! I praise you from the bottom of my heart. I lift my voice to proclaim who you are, your character, your mighty deeds, your willingness to rescue those who cannot help themselves. I am one of those, Lord, and so I give you praise. Lord, who can compare with you?
Quotes:
MOST OF THE VERSES WRITTEN ABOUT PRAISE IN GOD’S WORD WERE PENNED BY MEN AND WOMEN WHO FACED CRUSHING HEARTACHES, INJUSTICE, TREACHERY, SLANDER, AND SCORES OF OTHER INTOLERABLE SITUATIONS.
Joni Eareckson Tada (b. 1949)
The One Year Bible Readings for today are: Nehemiah 12:27–13:31; 1 Corinthians 11:1-16; Psalm 35:1-16 and Proverbs 21:17-18.
