Stand Up Right

                                   

                                                                                  PSALMS 33

 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!

For praise from the upright is beautiful.

2 Praise the Lord with the harp;

Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing to Him a new song;

Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

4 For the word of the Lord is right,

And all His work is done in truth.

5 He loves righteousness and justice;

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

 

 

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;[a]

He lays up the deep in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

9 For He spoke, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.

11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

The plans of His heart to all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,

The people He has chosen as His own inheritance

13 The Lord looks from heaven;

He sees all the sons of men.

14 From the place of His dwelling He looks

On all the inhabitants of the earth;

15 He fashions their hearts individually;

He considers all their works.

 

 

16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army;

A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

17 A horse is a vain hope for safety;

Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,

On those who hope in His mercy,

19 To deliver their soul from death,

And to keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul waits for the Lord;

He is our help and our shield.

21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him,

Because we have trusted in His holy name.

22 Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,

Just as we hope in You.

 

Shout, lift Praise God all who are standing in righteousness wanting righteousness, praying for righteousness, hoping for a better world.  God looks for an upright heart, one who will stand on his beliefs and commands for His earth.  That is the only thing that will move Him closer to our needs.  Father God is a shrewd man, a thinking man, calculating good to all those who have His best interest at hand and spiritually pulverizing those who don’t.  God says draw near to me and I will draw near to you.  But our Father is a Holy God seeking love and justice for all.  He wants smiles on our faces and sincere love coming from our hearts to confuse the enemy and to keep him at bay from our hearts and minds. 
That means doing all things without complaining counting all trials as joy, not looking to the left nor to the right but planting and blazing a trail of peace and love until we’re sitting in it daily.  Stand upright and give praise unto our God who deserves it morning, noon and night.  Let righteousness rule His kingdom family.

He loves you, I love you.  Be blessed.

Vincent Young, Christian Analyst