Psalm 126 begins our morning readings for the week, closing with Psalm 145. These are largely psalms recounting God's wonderful goodness, His promises to Israel, His power to save and to keep; His goodness with all the dealings of the children of men.
Psalm 136 was one of the many responsive songs. We could understand something of what wonderful power would be manifest in it sung by Solomon's chorus of a thousand voices, with the continued response: “For His loving-kindness endureth forever;” the song itself recounting His goodness and His dealings with His people in the great chorus and the response in the refrain, “For His loving-kindness endureth forever.”
Psalm 137 shows it to have been written by the captive exiles by the River of Babylon. Psalm 138 shows how God has magnified His truth; in 139 His wonderful knowledge of us and our motives, is strongly presented. How every longing soul can adopt as his prayer Psalm 143! How full of majesty and food for thought is Psalm 145!
The lessons of the evening begin with 1 Cor. 10:19 and close with the 14th chapter. Much is said in this epistle regarding the matter of eating, of eating food offered to idols, with instruction as to how God's children should relate themselves to the prevalent customs. Over questions that arise now, one splendid rule is given us in the 31st verse of the 10th chapter, one which will guide the humble, truly teachable child of God at all times, under all circumstances: “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God;” remembering always the instruction in the following verse: “Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews or to Greeks, or to the church of God.”
Chapter 11 is Paul's statement of the Lord's Supper as revealed to him and in harmony with that given in the Gospels. The question of spiritual gifts and Paul's wonderful panegyric on love occupy chapters 12 to 14 inclusive.
