History Testifies – Psalm 105:1-27
Psalm 105 picks up where Ps 104 left off, chronicling the revelatory faithfulness of the Lord according to His covenant unfolding in Genesis and beyond. The occasions for worship in Ps 105 expand beyond creation to include covenant. The author (many assume David), references the legacy of God's unfolding purposes in redemption amplified by the history of His covenant relationship to His elect from Abraham to Joshua. The historical scope of the Psalm is particular in its citations while universal in its application. God's people in every era are called to recount their own legacy traced back to the patriarchs as occasion for worship, faith, and obedience. David himself applied these themes in recovering the Ark of the Covenant in I Chron 16. We are charged with applying these themes yet today as we discern our times in light of the eternal covenant purposes of a sovereign God. As the word of the Lord tested Joseph (v:19), So the word of the Lord tests us today. Are we to be discouraged by the probability calculations given the trials of our day? Let us look to the record of fulfillment in the timeline of redemption that precedes us and realize that the space between declaration and fulfillment is always bridged supernaturally and against the odds by the covenant sovereign. He is the Lord our God, just as He was the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Aaron.... Let us worship accordingly.