Today, I am reading and commenting on  Psalms 117-118.

I am struggling with a lot of stress in my life right now.  So, today’s two psalms really lifted my spirits.  I am not quite sure how to express why that is the case, but part of it comes from reading them as if the break between the psalms came after Psalm 118:1, rather than before:
Praise the Lord, all you nations;
    extol him, all you peoples.
 For great is his love toward us,
    and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.
Let everyone praise the Lord. let everyone from every nation praise Him because of His great love for us, and let us thank Him because He is good.  The psalmist then goes on in 118 to tell us that when he cried to the Lord, the Lord brought him into a good space.  He reminds us that when the Lord is with us we should not fear, because who, or what, can threaten us when the Lord defends us?  It is better to put our trust in the Lord than in any human being, even if they are a powerful government official.  We may be surrounded on all sides by trouble, but if we trust in the Lord we will cut through those troubles with ease.  Even though I see no way through the troubles around me, I know that I will soon be able to proclaim what the Lord has done to take those troubles from me.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.