Psalms 65:5-8 (ESV Strong's)
5 By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
O God of our salvation,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas;
6 the one who by his strength established the mountains,
being girded with might;
7 who stills the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
the tumult of the peoples,
8 so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs.
You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.
He Is Awesome
God, by awesome deeds, proves Himself awesome for us and to us. God is the God of “hope” from the farthest seas. Notice the “deeds” the writer outlines for us to prove that God is “awesome.”
1. The One, who my His strength, established the mountains. Just think how hard it is to climb a mountain, much less create one.
2. The One stills the roaring seas and the roaring waves. That is a reference to Jesus calming the seas for the disciples. Imagine the power to make the roaring seas, calm!!
3. He calms the “tumult of the peoples.” This might be the most amazing of all; God calms the souls of man in a riot. The concept of “mob mentality” is true in the Psalmist’s day and in our day. Yet, God has the power to calm the souls of man.
4. The sunrise and the sunset show the power of God. He makes the “going out of the mourning and the evening” to cause us to shout for joy. He makes the sun “shout” His glory.
That is the awesomeness of God. We can and should praise Him for His power.
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