The LORD has been Mindful of Us - Psalms 115:12

In Psalms one hundred fifteen the Psalmist said, “O Israel, trust you in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. You that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield”, and in chapter one hundred fifteen and verse twelve of Psalms the Psalmist said, “the LORD has been mindful of us” where we read,

The LORD has been mindful of us: he will bless us;

he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

The Psalmist began with the words, “The LORD has been mindful of us: he will bless us;”. The Psalmist began, “the LORD has been mindful” or “Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the One True God has remembered, recalled, called to mind and made record” “of us” which means “pertaining to us, the Psalmist and his people”: “he will bless us” or “he, Jehovah God, shall praise, salute and congratulate us, the Psalmist and his people”. The Psalmist said Jehovah God would remember him and his people and that He would salute and congratulate them.

The verse continues, “he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.” The Psalmist added the words, “he will bless the house” or “he, Jehovah God, shall praise, salute and congratulate the household, family, shelter, dwelling place and abode” “of Israel” which means “belonging to Israel whose name means God prevails and is the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob”; “he will bless the house” or “he, Jehovah God, shall praise, salute and congratulate the household, family, shelter, dwelling place and abode” “of Aaron” which means “belonging to Aaron whose name means light bringer and is the brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest”. The Psalmist said Jehovah God would salute and congratulate the households and dwelling places of “Israel and Aaron”.

When we consider the Psalmist's words in this verse, we see how Jehovah God remembered him and his people. He loves “Israel and Aaron” and the people within that nation. God wants to “bless” everyone, and He proved it by sending His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind. When we put our faith and trust in Jesus, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and allow us to be among the people whom God “blesses” and cares for throughout eternity.

Next time the Psalmist says, “He will bless them that fear the LORD”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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