Psalm 33

What joy for this nation! Reminder that our hope must be in the Lord.

"What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. . . . But the Lord watches over those who fear...."

"But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love. He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of..."

"Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp. Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp,..."

What do you do when you can't think of anything else to do to hang on? Phil Ware talks about the death of a friend who died with friends singing praises to God and how we can sing our way through anything.

"We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround..."

"The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love."

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 33:4-5 -- The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.

When you sift through the rubble, what hope do you find? Tom Norvel shares several observations from being out of his house for more than six months and how it relates to our spiritual lives.

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance."

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."

e-card about a godly nation: Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen for his own. - Psalm 33:12

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 33:12 -- Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.

Can you tell what God is doing? Ron Rose shares a very personal story about his daughter and her husband and their grandchildren and an adoption and reminds us of car games when he was a child.

And if you aren't you, we won't ever get you. The world misses out. You offer a gift to society that no one else brings. Max Lucado wants us to know there is only one of each of us and each of us needs to be who we are to honor God, bless others, and bless ourselves.

Why should I excited about fearing the Lord? The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and worship, but it is not a terror of the Lord, but an enraptured love-filled walk with a holy God.