Psalm 113 is short, only 9 verses, but how powerfully DELIGHTFUL they are!
Lert's take a gander at verse 7, that kinda' stood out for me:
"He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;"
Now this brought right to mind someone who is very near and dear to my heart ---> Job.
Job was in the dust and on that dung hill, dejected, rejected, and forlorn, it seemed by both man (even his wife and friends, and God). He was sick unto death and enduring the flaming arrows of false accusations and horrific
ripping into his very character and soul and heart by his "friends". It seemed there was not a soul to encourage, or even to "pray" for him. He was alone and was surely gonna die, as God seemed to remain silent.
But now let's go to verse 8:
"That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people."
In God's perfect timing, He DID raise Job out of the dust and lifted him OUT of the dung hill.
And THEN, set him with princes. God restored over and above that which was taken/destroyed by Satan.
Reminds me also of Jabez (but that's another story)
Then there's verse 9:
"He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD."
This reminds of precious verses of promise in Isaiah:
1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
6 For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
God gathers together as His own the dejected, forlorn, and seemingly forgotten and gives them a heritage and a fruitful bounty. There will be children where it seemed impossible before, and provision, and grace, and joy, and blessings and favor abounding.
He is a GOOD God, is He not?
Precious.
