Today, I am reading and commenting on  Psalms 18-22.

I love the imagery the psalmist uses in Psalm 18 to show God’s power and magnificence of His action when He moves to deliver.  However, I want to write about verses 25 and 26:

To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

Here, the psalmist reminds us that God responds honestly to those with good motives, but will not be tricked by those who think they have found a loophole in His instructions.  From there the psalmist reminds us that our skills, in whatever area they lie, come from God.  Therefore let us use those skills to bring glory to His name.

The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Savior!

For those who wish to justify their rebellion against God by claiming He does not exist, the psalmist states that the Universe declares that God exists; its splendor reflects God’s glory, and its very existence demonstrates His power and knowledge.  Finally, this collection of psalms reminds me why I wish to read the Bible regularly;

The law of the Lord is perfect,
    refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
    making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
    giving joy to the heart.

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