PrayerBits for Friday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Friday

Scripture Lesson: Psalm 47 Babylon's time is coming

Time to reflect: We see this theme in Ezekiel also, that Babylon's job was to punish Judah for its wickedness, but it did too good a job, enjoyed it too much and it also was wicked. Therefore, it too would be destroyed, which happened around 70 years after its conquest of Judah. No nation is exempt and needs to remain humble and curb its natural tendency to wickedness.

Moving through the day: How would you feel if this was addressed to the United States (or your home country)?

 1 Clap your hands, all you nations;
       shout to God with cries of joy.

 2 How awesome is the LORD Most High,
       the great King over all the earth!

 3 He subdued nations under us,
       peoples under our feet.

 4 He chose our inheritance for us,
       the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.
       Selah

 5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
       the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.

 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;
       sing praises to our King, sing praises.

 7 For God is the King of all the earth;
       sing to him a psalm [a] of praise.

 8 God reigns over the nations;
       God is seated on his holy throne.

 9 The nobles of the nations assemble
       as the people of the God of Abraham,
       for the kings [b] of the earth belong to God;
       he is greatly exalted.