We Give Thanks to You God - Psalms 75:1

Psalms chapter seventy-five begins with the heading, “[[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.]]” which breaks down, “to the chief Musician” or “to the preeminent, overseeing superintendent or chief choir director”, “Alaschith” whose name means “do not destroy and was a command to the chief musician or perhaps the title of a melody used for several Psalms”, “A Psalm” or “a melody or poem set to notes” “of Asaph” which means “belonging to Asaph whose name means gatherer and was a son of Berechiah and a chief Levite musician under David”, and in chapter seventy-five and verse one of Psalms Asaph said, “Unto you, O God, do we give thanks” where we read,

Unto you, O God, do we give thanks, unto you do we give thanks:

for that your name is near your wondrous works declare.

The verse begins, “Unto you, O God, do we give thanks, unto you do we give thanks:” Asaph began with the words, “Unto you, O God” or “toward you, O Divine judge, ruler and Supreme God” “do we give thanks” which means “do we, Asaph and his people, cast forth and confess laud and praise”, “unto you do we give thanks” or “toward you, Divine judge Jehovah God, do we, Asaph and his people, cast forth and confess laud and praise”. Asaph proclaimed to the Divine judge Jehovah God that he and his people confess laud and praise to Him, and he emphasized His words by repeating them.

The verse goes on to say, “for that your name is near your wondrous works declare.” Asaph continued with the words, “for that your name is near” or “because, since and on account that your, the Divine judge Jehovah God's, reputation, fame and glory exists as allied, at hand, more ready and come close as” “your wondrous works declare” which means “your, the Divine judge Jehovah God's, marvelous, surpassing, extraordinary and distinguishing actions and deeds relate, recount, are accounted of and reckoned”. Asaph said Jehovah God's reputation, fame and glory were a close as the relating of His marvelous and surpassing actions and deeds.

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn how Asaph and his people offered worship and praise to Jehovah God because His fame, reputation and glory were as close as His marvelous actions and deeds. God has revealed Himself through His Creation (See Psalm 19:1), and He desires to have a personal relationship with every person through His Son Jesus. He sent Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and when we surrender our lives to Him as our personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and give us the ability to worship His “name” and wonderful deeds which He has given to people.

Next time Asaph shares how Jehovah God says, “When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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