Suffering With Joy

Praying the Psalms – Psalm 21

June 5, 2010

Jenny at Just a Minute hosts a weekly “Praying the Psalms” meme and all are invited to join her and fellow bloggers to consider Psalm 21 this week.

This psalm speaks of King David in the literal sense, but the King of Kings in the spiritual sense. We are co-heirs with Christ of the great blessings the Father bestows on His Son, and we, in this fallen world, pray that all mankind exalt our Lord and Savior.  That is the purpose of celebrating the feast of Christ the King in our sacred liturgy.

The splendor and majesty bestowed on our souls at Baptism will one day allow us to share in the glory of the King if we continue to strive to make Christ first in our lives.

Verses 5-7, 13:

His glory is great through thy help; splendor and majesty thou dost bestow upon him.

Yea, thou dost make him most blessed forever; thou dost make him glad with the joy of thy presence.

For the king trusts in the Lord; and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

Be exalted, O Lord, in thy strength!  We will sing and praise thy power.

We belong to God – what comfort to know that if we are faithful, we will be most blessed forever in the presence of the Holy Trinity. Moreover, on earth we enjoy the presence of the King in the tabernacle as He fulfills His promise, “I will be with you always.”

Jesus gave us the example of trusting in His Father. If we put our trust in men, chariots, or horses (the government, weapons, possessions, etc.) we will be disappointed. But we know in this psalm that with the steadfast love of the Most High, we shall not be moved to sell our souls for transient gains and thus be overcome by the great Adversary. God will always give us the grace we need to remain faithful.

In all we do, let us sing and praise the power of the King who is one with the Father and the Holy Spirit. It is only by His exalted strength that victory over the evils in this world is ours.

I think often of the quote from Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta: “God does not ask us to be successful.  He asks us to be faithful.” (Not the exact words, but the idea.)

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1 Comment to Praying the Psalms – Psalm 21

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   Wonderful reminder to constantly focus and meditate on God’s Love for us, as this gives us the grace and strength to remain faithful to Him. Thanks for sharing!
Sweetums5 on June 8th, 2010