Psalms 33:10-12
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
Tag: Washington D.C. is a Mess and God Plans it That Way
In the above passage we have the song writer in Psalms creating a song about the nations. He has just reminded the reader that God is in the heavens and, in fact, made the heavens and with the breath of his mouth, “all their host.” This psalm in general is about the steadfast love of the Lord. But in the above verses the writer is speaking about the pathetic nature of mankind. God looks down from heaven and sees the plans of man. They are not His plans. The last couple of verses in the above section tell us that when a nation is God’s and has God in their midst, they are blessed. He makes His plans happen in them and for them. However, when the nations are not about God and they want to parse God into so many little “gods” that anyone can name and manipulate to their favor, God is not well pleased. So the point of the text is that God takes the plans of man, the plans that do not fit His plans, and makes them come to nothing. He then “frustrates” the plans of the people. If we have ever been frustrated with our government, it is now. But, that is because God can’t bless us, because we are pushing God out of our nation. We are allowing our nation to reject God’s truths and to write their own versions of truth, as they seem fit. God will make their plans to come to nothing and frustrate the plans of the people.
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