Your Name Is Near – Psalm 75
What is wrong with us Christians of late? We have acted as if some political leader is the salvation of our nation. No political leader can bring the justice or peace we long for. Have we become idolaters?
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
“At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn; do not lift up your horn on high, or speak with haughty neck.’”
For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up, but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another. For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.
But I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. (Psalm 75 ESV)
We are thankful that we can know the nearness of our God and remind ourselves of the wonderful things He has done for us. He promises to bring equitable judgment to all the earth, humbling those who wickedly exalt themselves and lifting up those who fear Him. This “lifting up” will not come from any nation or human leader, from the east or the west, but from Yahweh alone.
About the Author
Randall Johnson
A full-time pastor since 1979, Randall originally graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary (ThM) in 1979 and from Reformed Theological Seminary (DMin) in 1998. He is married with four grown children and a pile of epic grandchildren.