Psalm 92 continues with some of the thoughts in Psalm 90. “It is good to give thanks to the Lord… to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night”. In other words, our minds should be continually focused on God.
The Psalmist writes “How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!” Even the wisest of men can’t comprehend how great God is, and the depths of His grace and mercy. But we’re also given a sober warning, “The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: that though the wicked sprout like grass…they are doomed to destruction forever”.
Without God in our lives, we are like that fool, doomed to destruction forever. Although we can’t currently understand the greatness of God, we can understand that He loves us, and is faithful to us, if we remain faithful to Him. That’s all we need to understand, to “flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”
The idea of focusing our minds on God also is found in Exodus 35, through the reference to the sabbath. In a farming community where manual labour is essential for subsistence, having a day where no work was to be done would be difficult. Would require faith that God would bless one’s labour on the remaining six days. The Sabbath ensured that everyone had a chance to contemplate the greatness of God. In our lives of luxury and time-saving devices, we have so much more time available to contemplate God’s steadfast love and His faithfulness. Let’s make an effort to really meditate on God’s word, be encouraged and strengthened by His word.