Respect for God is the true starting-point of all human wisdom

Psalm 111:1-10
Praise the Lord for his great works, his deeds are glorious and majestic.
His righteousness endures forever.
Hi precepts are trustworthy, steadfast for ever and ever, he ordained(受戒) his covenant forever.
Holy and awesome is his name.
He provides food for those who fear him; He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
Why?
Praise the Lord for He is worthy- his works are great, his deeds are glorious and majestic. His love, righteous, precepts and covenant endure forever.
Fear the Lord who doesn't lack the food.
Holy and awesome is his name so I have to be holy as He.
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, just the beginning, follow his precepts is life long duty and joy.
We are temporary, kingdom of the Lord's are endure forever.
This psalm is identical in form with psalm 112. Both consist of 22 phrase each beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
The palmist rejoices in God's greatness; his faithfulness and justice; hi integrity and trustworthiness; his provision and his redemption.
Respect for God is the true starting-point of all human wisdom.
How?
Consider the holy and awesome of the Lord, I should respect(fear) and follow his precepts with all my heart, my mind and strength.

You are priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

Psalm 110:1-7
Describe the coming Messiah authority and victory over all kings.
Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty(神聖威嚴 in holy garments), from the womb of the dawn(as from the womb of the morning) you will receive the dew of your youth( thy youth (vigor) shall be as the dew.).
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind:"You are priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
He will judge the nations , heaping up the dead and crushing the ruler of the whole earth.
He will drink from a brook beside the way; therefore he will lift up his head.
Why?
v7: He shall drink of the brook in the way - The design here seems to be to represent the Messiah as a victorious king and conqueror pursuing his enemies. In the previous verse the psalmist had represented him under the image of one engaged in battle, and slaying his enemies with a great slaughter. He here represents him as pursuing those who should escape from the battle, and as pursuing them without fainting or exhaustion. He is like one who finds abundant springs and streams of water in his journeyings; who refreshes himself at those fountains and streams; who, therefore, is not faint and weary. He pursues his foes vigorously and with success.
It is seen as pointing to God's coming King:the Christ.
How?
Jesus Christ is the victory King and priest forever, his people will array in holy majesty. Praise be to the Lord and Jesus Christ.

Let them know that it is your hand, the Lord have done it.

Psalm 109:21-31
David prayed to the Lord confessed he is poor and needy and his heart is wounded within him.
O sovereign Lord, deal well with me for your name's sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
Help me, saved me in accordance with your love. Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O lord, have done it.
They may curse, but you will bless.
With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord; in the great throng I will praise him For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save his life from those who condemn him.
Why?
Acknowledge that we are poor and needy and we need the help from the Lord, if we don't feel we are poor and needy we won't pray to the Lord, searching for Him.
Pray to the Lord for his love, and His blessing is overcome the curse of enemy.
'He loved to curse may he be cursed! He hated to give blessing - may no one bless him'. It is tit-for-tit針鋒相對,' an eye for an eye', as the law allowed.
For those who follow the way of Jesus, the longing for revenge must give way to love, even for enemies.(Matthew 5:43-48)
How?
The Lord stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save his life from those who condemn him. May my life let others know that it is the Lord done it for me.

I am a man of prayer

Psalm 109:1-20
David's prayer to his enemy, the wicked and deceitful men.
There sins:
They attack me without cause
In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.
He never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needed and the brokenhearted.
Prayer:
May their sins always remain before the lord, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
May his descendants be cut off, his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
May his days be few and his prayers condemn him.
May the Lord's payment to y accusers to those who speak evil of me.
Why?
People the psalmist has loved and treated well have returned evil for good. They have no excuse for the attack which has reduced him to a shadow.
His bitterness finds expression in a terrible curse, excused in the psalmist's mind as fitting punishment:' he loved to curse - may he be cursed! He hated to give blessing - may no one bless him'
Psalmist prayed to the Lord to revenge for him. Call for help. He is a man of prayer.
The worst punishment is the sins are never be blotted out from the Lord.
How?
Am I a man of prayer? Yes, I am a man of prayer and a man of follower of Christ. I need more prayer to the Lord.

For the help of man is worthless

Psalm 108:1-13
I will sing and make music with all my soul. I will awaken the dawn. I will praise you, among the nations.
For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.Glory be over all the earth.
Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.
Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
A hymn to God.
Why?
Sing the song to the Lord with all my soul, not for myself.
Praise among the nations preach the words of God among peoples and nations.
Praise God's love, faithfulness and glory be over all the earth.
Pray to the Lord save us and help us, that those you love may be delivered.
The Lord is my fortress, is my strength, for the help of man is worthless. Only will lead me to the fortified city.
How?
Do not rely on man for the help of man is worthless. But have good relationship with others to be good witness among nations. Pray to the Lord anytime, anywhere.

Who is wise man?

Psalm 107:23-43
Lord, help! They cried in their trouble and he saved them from their distress. He makes the Strom a clam and stilled the waves.
Oh, that men would Praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his' wonderful works to the children of men.
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the children of men.
Again their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, affiliation and sorrow.
Who is wise and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving kindness of the Lord.
Why?
Again they are minish : When people satisfied in peace a while they are easy forget the grace of God. So again diminish in sorrow

Who is wise man? Human's wise is silly compare to the Lord.

How?

O Lord, please do not forsake me, show me the way, have mercy on me, I am a sinned man, may your Glory shine upon me, for your name is Holy.

He snap our chains

Psalm 107:1-22
His faithful love endure forever
For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, north and south.
"Lord, help!" They cried in their trouble and he rescued them from their distress.
Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good thing.
He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom, he snapped their chains.
He send out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
Why?
Praise the Lord has real story and feeling. Words praise is meaningless.
What is the chains in my life? Is the successful matter, sometimes it is endless worry and business.
Cry out to the Lord, he will answer.
How?
Turn my heart and always look on Him. O Lord, forgive me, I am busy in the endless business and world matters. Please let me do the good witness among the people around me.

The love of God endure forever

Psalm 106:24-48
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,

when he heard their cry:
psalmist confessed their sins. Asked the Load gather them from  among heathen. Give thanks to the holy name.
How?
the love of God endure forever, come to the Load. Who will be saved.

Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,

Psalm 106:26-48

Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,

when he heard their cry:
psalmist confessed their sins. Asked the Load gather them from  among heathen. Give thanks to the holy name.
How?
the love of God endure forever, come to the Load. Who will be saved.

snatching them from the door of death.

Psalm 107:1-22
His faithful love endure forever
For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, north and south.
"Lord, help!" They cried in their trouble and he rescued them from their distress.
Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good thing.
He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom, he snapped their chains.
He send out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
Why?
Praise the Lord has real story and feeling. Words praise is meaningless.
What is the chains in my life? Is the successful matter, sometimes it is endless worry and business.
Cry out to the Lord, he will answer.
How?
Turn my heart and always look on Him. O Lord, forgive me, I am busy in the endless business and world matters. Please let me do the good witness.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever

Psalm 106:1-23
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them, that I may 1)enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may 2)share in the joy of your nation and 3)join your inheritance in giving praise.
The psalmist confessed their forefather sins:
Forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.
Their craving
They grew envious of Moses
Made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal
Grumbled in their tents and did not obey the Lord.
Yoked themselves to the Ball of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.
They angered the Lord by the waters of Meribah.
The psalm begins with praise of God's goodness and love. But from v 6 it becomes a confession of the nation's sin from Egypt to the psalmist's own day.
Why?
The Lord never change forever, his righteous, his love, his words.
Usually changing is our heart when the situation are changed or our life are to easy, we may forget the Lord.
We are easy forget the grace of the Lord
The sins Israelite had done, we also easy to do the same thing again in this generation.
Craving - cheap bargain, desert, little profits.
idol - job position, good title, people admire, house, money, beauty or fashion phone.
Grumble - criticize other speaking, other's work, other's honor and the fair of the Lord.
Yoked to other idols - working for idol relative matter, eat or get profit of idols. Even don't mention their god's name.
Water - for the food and wind forget the Lord.
How?
What I have to do is humble myself, turn my heart to the Lord, look on His face always. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Keep his precepts and observe his laws

Psalm 105:26-45
The Lord chose Moses his servant and Aaron to perform his miraculous signs among them in Egypt.
Egypt was glad when they left because dread of Israel had fallen on them.
For the Lord remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham. He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy; he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for - that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws.
Why?
This is the covenant God who protect and saves. 'Praise the Lord!'
The Lord brought his people out from Egypt with rejoicing, and Egyptian are glad they go for the dread of Israel had fallen on them, the Lord did ten miraculous sings - ten disasters.
The Lord is faithfulness, He has mighty hands, He is covenant God. All of these works are let his people keep his precept and observe his laws. But how weakness a man, 1000 years Israelite rebelled his laws. Jesus came to earth to be our savior, turn our heart to Jesus, believe him His only son - Jesus Christ, we will get the eternal life and erase all of our sins. This is the most miraculous sings in this generation.
How
Keep his precepts and observe his laws for the Lord is my King, my fortress, my savior.

Look on the Lord and his strength, seek his face always

Psalm 105:1-25
Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Tell of all his wonderful acts; sing to him, song praise to him.
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
He remembers his covenant forever the word he commanded, for a thousand generations.
Famine is the way of God laid down, he sent a man before them- Joseph, sold as a slave. They bruised his feet with shackles his neck was put in irons, till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the Lord proved him true.
This psalm focuses on God and his people. The call to praise is followed by a history of how God chose Israel and gave them the land: the patriarchs族長; Joseph's story.
Why?
Look to the Lord and his strength, seek his face always- for He is our Lord, He is  compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Seeking the Lord will be rejoice, the Lord provides everything to us.
Joseph didn't know what will be when he was sold as a slave, until God told him came and the word of the Lord proved him true. The procedure is difficult but more important is the word of God always is true.
Look to: to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see. Give a look.

How?
Look on the Lord and his strength, seek his face always. Let me rejoice when I am seeking the Lord's face.

The earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work.

Psalm 104:1-35
Praise God the creature.
The earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
Wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is fill of your creatures.
The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God, man goes our to his work, to his labor until evening. These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his work.
I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
Praise the Lord, O my soul.
Why?
All of the creature are good, these are the work of God. All of his creature look to God to give them good at the proper time.
This wonderfully pictorial psalm to God the Creator and Sustainer of all has parallels in texts from Egypt to Mesopotamia. The psalmist conjures up the marvels the grandeur, the detail of the earth and its creatures, sky and sea and moon - the perfection and completeness of God's work in creation. All is summed up in verse 24. The whole of God's creation depends on his unfailing provision.
Psalmist see the wonder of God's hands and his creatures, so he will sing to the Lord all his life.
Even the meditation be pleasing to the Lord, let our mind and thought are righteous and with love, the Love please with our mind and deed.
Wine, Oil and bread all are good to man. All are the creatures of the Lord.
How?
I will praise God all my life. May the glory of the Lord endure forever and may my heart, my mind and my strength be pleased before the Lord.

The love and mercy of God

Psalm 103:1-22
The love and mercy of God!
The Lord has done to one:
Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Forget not all his benefits- who forgive all your sins and heals all your disease, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
God's characters:
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
The Lord does for all :
He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
From everlasting from everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him and his righteousness with their children's children - with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion.
Why?
A psalm of humble, heartfelt gratitude to God for all his goodness, but above all for his mercy and his unchanging, unchangeable love.
What he has done foe one, he does for all: so let everyone everywhere praise him.
All of the benefit of the Lord is come with one who fear the Lord and obey his precepts, keep his covenant.
How?
How beautiful psalm to praise the Lord, it really is a heartfelt psalm from David, all the praise to the Lord are worthy, so I would like to express my heartfelt of love and praise to my God.

Let my cry for help come to you

Psalm 102:1-28
1. A prayer of an afflicted man.
The situation: my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food. My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass.
2. Turned to the Lord:
But you, O Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown名聲 endures through all generations.
You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
The Lord hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.
3. The Prayer:
Hear my prayer, O Lord; let me cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.
In the course of my life(By his power) he broken my strength; he cut short my days.
Do not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations.
4. Glory to the Lord:
You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heaven are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain. They will all wear out like garment. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.
Why?
The psalmist is a young man wearied by suffering. He pours out all his feelings to God.
I forget to eat my food: lost my appetite.
O my God, who live forever, don't take my life while I am so young!
How?
When we are groaning, pray to the Lord, he hear our prayer. He is faithfulness and reign forever. His kingdom endure forever, his year will never end. I am a little one but honest serve you, please let my cry for help come to you.

When will you come to me?

Psalm 101:1-8
David sing a song for God's justice.
God's justice will punish even cut off every evildoer and put to silence to the one who slanders his neighbor in secret, the one haughty eyes and proud heart.
God's eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with the Lord.
He whose walk is blameless will minister the Lord.
Sing of your love and justice to God
I will be careful to lead a blameless life - when will you come to me? This is David's prayer.
Why?
The king's manifesto宣言: Hebrew title,'by David'. The king pledges himself before God to root out evil from private and public life and to reward integrity.
V8 Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land. Most probably a reference to his daily administration of justice in Jerusalem.
Only he who 1)faithful in the land and 2)walk is blameless will walk with the Lord and serve Him.
To be a blameless life is not easy so it has to be careful to lead a blameless life. The Lord knows everything, if slander neighbor in secret, God will keep away from him.
How?
Walk in my house with blameless heart, set my eyes no vile thing. Dear Lord, please help me careful lead a blameless life. When will you come to me?

The Lord is God, the Lord is good

Psalm 100:1-5

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.

Worship the Lord with gladness;
    come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
    It is he who made us, and we are his^[a];
    we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving

     and his courts with praise;

     give thanks to him and praise his name. 

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Why?
The Lord is God - he made us - the Lord is good. Let all the world sing and be glad.
Enter his temple with thanksgiving and with praise, so as before his presence.
We are his people, we are no longer belong to myself, obey his words is my blessing, response with thanksgiving and praise for his endure love.
How?
We are his people, the Lord is God, the Lord is good, so we should lay down all burden and come to Him with shout for joy, glad, thanksgiving and praise his name.

Worship the Lord my God

Psalm 99:1-9
Praise the Lord for he is great, he is exalted over all the nations. Let them praise your great and awesome name- he is holy.
The king is mighty, he loves justice- you established equity.
The Lord a forgiving God, though punished their misdeeds.
The Lord is holy, is justice and is love.
Worship the Lord our God, for the Lord our God is holy.
Why?
God the King, the Holy One, is on his throne; God who forgive and is disciplines his people, from the least to the greatest. Praise and worship him.
Forgiving and punishing his people is disciplines his people, lead them to the right way, for they are his people, his many sons.
How?
Praise the Lord, He gives me the wisdom, He reminded me the mistake I have done, even the program code error. He is living God, my God, I will worship Him, follow Him in all my life.

He has done marvelous things

Psalm 98:1-9
The Lord had made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music.
Let sea, river, mountain sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Why?
Sing to the Lord a new song- always new song, write new song to shout for joy to the Lord, for there are many marvelous things could be describe for our Lord.
Honor the God for he had done salvation and all of us have seen it. And he will come to judge the earth, judge the world in righteousness and judge people with equity. For this world lost the equity and fill with evil doers.
Why so many people have seen the salvation of our God, their hearts are hard and stiff-necked people.
How?
Pray to those people living in the darkness, include my older daughter. She is belong to you, may your light come upon her, let your salvation reveal to her.
Only the Lord can do marvelous things.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne

Psalm 97:1-12
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Fire goes before him and consume his foes on every side.
His lighting lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgement. For you, O Lord, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the uptight in heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.
Why?
The images are of awesome power and shining searching light. The spirit sings with gladness for all that God has done - for God. Supreme,triumphant; the Savior and delight of all who hate evil.
Who can stand against our God?
God is the light, He lighting lights up the world, all of us sees, hear his voice with trembles and rejoice if we hate the evil. Rejoice in the Lord.
God is the fire also, consume his foes on every side. How great and powerful our God. His fire and light with power and let us follow Him. Do not pretend not see it.
How?
Hate evil and be righteous, joy and praise his holy name. When I am doing the right thing what I fear, the Lord is my shelter.

The Lord reigns

Psalm 96:1-13
Sing to the Lord a new song, sing for joy.
Praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
Ascribe to the Lord, ascribe to the Lord glory and strengths. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
The Lord reigns. The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved.
He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
Why?
The song his people sing is a song of God's salvation, of his greatness and his glory - a song of universal joy when he comes to rule with justice.
When we sing worship song should be sing for joy, why some times we still not so joy, where is our faith?
When the Lord reigns in a nation, where the nation is firmly established, it cannot be moved. When a men is reigned by the Lord, his all are firmly established, it cannot be moved.
How?
Is the Lord my king? Yes, The Lord is my God, my king, my rock of salvation. I am his servant. I am a people in his pasture.

Come before him with thanksgiving, sing for joy

Psalm 95:1-11
The altitude to the Lord: let us sing for joy, shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
How great the God: He is the great God, the great King above all gods. Earth, sea,  mountains belong to him.
The relationship between us and the God: He is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.
Warning: Hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah and Massah in the desert.
Why?
Sing for joy: Let us praise and worship God our Maker. Let us listen to him, for he expects us to obey.
Come to the Lord with thanksgiving and sing song for joy to our salvation, for our Lord reigns over everything. He takes care us, when we turn to Him, he will help us, the Holy Spirit will pray for us to the Lord. When we focus on the Lord, let our heart and mind be changed to the Christ, more like him. Don't focus on our difficulty, it will make us more frustrate and fall into pit.
How?
Each morning I come to the Lord with joy and thanksgiving, worship Him. Let my heart open to the Lord, listen to his words.

Does he who implanted the ear not hear?The Lord knows the thoughts of man

Psalm 94:1-23
Psalmist prayed to the Lord avenges, shine forth. The Lord judges the world and pay back to the proud what they deserve.
The psalmist calls on God as judge to punish the wicked How fully do these criminals deserve God's judgment for their oppression of God's people and deliberate flouting of his laws.
How log will the wicked, O Lord, how log will the wicked be jubilant?
They say, "The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob pays not heed."
Does he who implanted the ear not hear...? you fools, when will you become wise?
The Lord knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
Unless the Lord had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
When my food is slipping, you love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.
The Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness;the Lord our God will destroy them.
Why?
Christian will ask some questions as psalmist asked here, the psalmist gave answer to us. Our God will repay them for their sins, our Lord will destroy them.
The wickedness usually say the foolish words, they are futile. Unless they become wise, turn to the Lord.
Sometimes the Lord will save us delivers us to the free land, even more His consolation brought joy to my soul even the situations are the same. Be faithful to  our Lord.
How stupid they are to think they can hoodwink God. But though the thought of vengeance is never far away.
How?
The Lord knows the thoughts of man. Don't angry to the evildoers, they will be punished by the sovereign Lord who is righteous and He knows everything. Pray for them and pray to the Lord gives me the strength and faith to follow Him.

His statutes stand firm

Psalm 93:1-5
Praise the Lord for his mighty power and strength.
The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty and is armed with strength.
His throne was established long ago and from all eternity. Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, the Lord on high is mighty.
His statutes stand firm; holiness adorns his house for endless days.
O Lord, my majesty!
Why?
The Lord is King over all earth - land and sea - eternal, almighty; his laws changeless and the Temple holy for ever with his presence.
His laws and words are stand firm, changeless, no matter what generation to come, what the world is changing, His words stand firm. Obey the word of God, His blessing will come upon that land.
America and Taiwan are restoring on their economy, the essential problem is the heart of people, is they obey and honor the Lord?
How?
I will worship the Lord, He is my rock, my savior。I said to the Lord. "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."(Psalm 16:2)

Psalm 92; The Lord is my rock,and there is not wickedness in him

Psalm 92:1-15
A song for Sabbath.
It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O most High, proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night.
You make me glad by your deeds, I sing for joy at the works of your hands. How great are your works, how profound your thoughts! The senseless man does not know, fools do not understand.
Surely your enemies will perish, all evildoers will be scattered. You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been pouted upon me.
O Lord, you are exalted forever!  
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will still bear fruit in old age, and will stay fresh and green.
The Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is not wickedness in him.
Why?
Praise Lord for his love and his faithfulness with music, it is good to praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord for his works are great and his thoughts are profound, fools or senseless man do no understand. Knowing His is be loved.
Enemies will perish and be destroyed forever, but the righteous will grow like cedar of Lebanon in house of the Lord, bear fruit for all his ages.
The relationship of the Lord with me, He is my rock. There is not wickedness in him, there are full of love and righteousness in him.
How?
Praise the Lord! He is worthy to praise, His name is exalted forever. I will praise Him morning and night!

Never tire of doing what is right.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-18
Keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.
If a man will not work, he shall not eat.  Don't lazy in work.
Paul worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that they would not be a burden to any of you They did this in order to make themselves a model for all to follow.
Some one is not busy; they are busybodies. - like gossip and criticize everything
Never tire of doing what is right.
If anyone does not obey our instruction in church, 1)take special note of him. 2)Do not associate with him, in order that he may fell ashamed. 3)Yet do not regards him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
Why?
Paul gave us the instruction to treat brothers do not obey instruction he wrote to them. 1) Let him knows, 2) keep away from him, 3)but don't regards him as enemy, but warn him as a brother, with love.
Idle is not only to the physical idle, but also focus on fashion, modern matter, position or money.
Don't talk too much but do the right thing, live out the life of Christ to be a good witness among people. To be a model to attract people come to Jesus.
Paul stressed the need to work in his first letter. But excitement about Christ's coming seems to have made the situation worse, not better. So Paul speaks out in strong terms against those who idle their life way and sponge on others. They can find no warrant for this in the example he has set.
How?
Never tire of doing what is right, don't be frustrated by other idle or lazy brothers,  follow the model of Paul and walk on the way of God.

He called you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ

2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5
From the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you.
Pray for Paul' team that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, and pray that they may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith, but the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
May the Lord direct your heart into God's love and Christ's perseverance.
Paul turns, with tremendous contrast, to the Thessalonians. They were chosen and called by God - and they responded gladly to the truth. They will share in the glory of Jesus himself.
Why?
Is the Lord chose us to be saved, the factors are 1)sanctifying work of Holy spirit and 2)our belief in the truth- our choice, but it also has the work of Holy Spirit.
Preaching gospel so that people might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,  not everyone has faith to believe Him.
Paul's prayer is asked them pray for them to spread gospel rapidly and deliver them from wicked and evil men. Paul pray for brothers stand firm and hold on to the teaching they passed on to them.
It need the heart with God's love and Christ's perseverance, for it is against our flesh intend.
How?
Pray for the work and plan of the Lord, let us share the glory of the Jesus Christ in my life.

Do not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by prophecy, signs or wonders

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Paul reminded us not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us or that the day of the Lord has already come.

The day will come when 1)the rebellion occurs and 2)the man of lawlessness is revealed, 3)the man doomed命定的 to destruction.

He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped so the he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

The secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. The lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders.

They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

Why?

This passage is one of the most difficult in all Paul's letters. It is better, in some cases, to admit we do not know the meaning than to speculate.

Some of the Thessalonian Christians thought the Day of the Lord had already begun. But Paul has never said so. Before this happens, he explains, there will be a great, final rebellion against God, headed by an individual utterly opposed to him. 

At present there are forces at work restraining evil - but in the end these will be swept away. Victory will come only through Christ, when he appears.

The one who hold it back: Perhaps Paul personalized the principle of law and government which hold evil in check; perhaps he means an angelic being We really do not know.

Man of lawlessness: Not Satan himself, but the leader of the anti-God forces, who sets himself up as God.
How?
Keep this in my mind that what will be in the future and what I should keep is believe in the truth and follow the Jesus Christ and the Lord is the only God.

worthy of his calling

2 Thessalonian 1:1-12
Because their faith is growing mire and more and the love every one for each other increasing, Paul boast about their perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials they are enduring.
God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.
With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of ours and every act prompted by your faith. The name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in us, according to the grace of our god and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Why?
Paul encouraged and comforted them that God is just, he will pay back trouble to those who trouble you, punish those who do not know God.
The Thessalonians seem to have protested against the extravagant praise of Paul's first letter. He replies that it is only right to thank God for their growing faith and love and their firm stand in face of persecution.
The purpose of Christian life is let the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in us.
How?
Stand firm and encourage with faith, constantly pray for this country, land and the people for their salvation and many missionaries for the Lord in this world.

Be joyful always

1 Thessalonians 5: 12-28
Respect those who work hard, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you.Hold them in the highest regard in live because of their work.
Warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances.
Do not put out the Spirit's fire. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.
Blessing:
Paul;s prayer is comprehensive: for the whole person in every aspect (spirit, soul, body)
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Why?
Time or space is running out. Bur Paul manages to pack 17 practical and characteristic commands into these few verses.
the apostle, who never ceases to ray for his readers, know how much he needs their prayers.
Be joyful always; pray continually and give thanks in all circumstances are I needed in my living situation. One more thing is test everything, do not believe it without test. For our Lord is mighty God, nothing difficult to Him, if I believed in Him I should joyful always. Let people knows that I am a joyful Christians because the Lord loves me.
Everything, everyone living instructions are in the teaching of Paul.
How?
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstance

Be alert and self-controlled, live with love and faith

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
That the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying,"Peace and safety", destruction will come on them suddenly.
We are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled. putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
Jesus Christ died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live together with him.
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up.
Why?
When the Lord come? No one know. But he will come suddenly and unexpectedly - and we need to be ready.
Faith, love and the certainty of future salvation are the Christian's defenses against all attack.
 People said "Peace and safety" is based on their feeling and living in darkness, they do not know the light.
Do not admire those who are enjoy the world, drunk and lust in their life. let be alert for we know that we are belong to the sons of light.
How?
Encourage one another and build each other up, live with love and faith to protect us. Satan's attack or attraction are existing.