My hope is in you all day long

Psalm 25:1-22
No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame.
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Who, then, is the man that fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.
The psalmist is harassed by the incessant attack of his enemies, and disquieted in his own conscience. Deeply aware of his need, he turns to God for help and guidance, asking to experience again his love and forgiveness.
Why?
Integrity: 廉正
 a)adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moralcharacter; b)honesty.
the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished:

ex. to preserve the integrity of the empire.

Turn to the Lord Almighty who is my rescue, my hope. Pray to the Lord for I take refuge in Him.

Asked for the Lord guide me the way and instruct me the truth, let my won't be put to shame.

When one who deeply aware of his need is in the Lord, he will focus on God.

How?

Be aware that only God is my hope, I need the Lord. My hope is in you all day long

Clean hands and a pure heart

Psalm 24:1-10
Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. The Lord Almighty - he is the King of glory.
This psalm is a processional hymn, possibly written for that great occasion in David's life when the Ark was first carried into Jerusalem.
The whole world and everything in it is God's. Who then is worthy to stand in his presence? The answer would lead to despair if God were  not ' the God of Jacob' - that mixed-up, twisted character God chose to become the founder of Israel.
The Ark is at the gates: open the doors for God himself to enter and own!
Why?
Clean hands and pure heart is an honest man. No give up to an idol and speak in truth is the requirement to be blessed from the Lord Almighty.
Lift up your heads, O you gates. Come focus on the Lord, lift up you head, my hope is in the Lord.
How?
My Lord is mighty God, everything in the world is belong to God. Be an honest Christian. Glory be to the Lord!

Dwelling in the house of the Lord forever

Psalm 23:1-6
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He make me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.
He restore my soul. He guide me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear not evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint me head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
This best-known, best-loved of all psalms pictures God, the Good Shepherd. He provides all that his people need.
He leads them through life. He secures them from all harm.
Verse 5 introduces a second picture: God, the perfect host, feasting his people with good things, And it goes further: because 'in the Old Testament world, to eat and drink at someone's table created a bond of loyalty' the picture is not simply of a guest but of a friend.
Why?
The Lord is my shepherd, he will provide me everything I need, God loves me.
God make me rest and peace and comfort my soul.
God's training, guidance and punishment comfort me and turn me on the right way.
God's protection is full so I won't shaken and fear.
Deepest darkness has generally been taken to mean death: hence 'vally of the shadow of death'
How?
How great is one who belong to the Lord, dwelling in the house of God forever.

The poor will eat and be satisfied

Psalm 22:21-31
For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.   Jesus love everyone.
The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the Lord will praise him - may your hearts live forever! Financial poor and spiritual poor, humble one.
For dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations. He is the sovereign Lord!
The final prayer bring new inward assurance, expressed in open praise.
If, at the deepest level, the early verses of Psalm 22 speak of Christ's suffering, surely the closing verses speak of the worldwide deliverance he made possible.
Why?
David received the inspiration from Holy Spirit so he can write these Psalm to described his suffering and Christ's suffering.
Spiritual poor, be humble, then will be satisfied from the Lord.
It is the promise that those who seek the Lord will praise him.
How?
Seek the Lord and be humble before Jesus Christ! Praise his Holy name!

Lord is my Strength, my hope and joy

Psalm 22:11-20
Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
But you, O Lord, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
David vividly described the situation what he was and corresponding to the situation of Jesus Christ on the cross.
Why?
That feeling of desertion by God becomes a terrible reality for Jesus, enduring the crushing, suffocating(令人窒息) weight of human sin which tears him apart, seeming to sever the essential unity of Father and Son.
The psalmist's own situation alternates with hope - hope that springs out (湧出)of every recollection of God's past dealings with him.
Those evil men like dogs, they are crowded and noise maker.
God is my strength, my hope and my joy!
How?
Pray to the Lord, He is my hope and my Strength!

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Psalm 22:1-10
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Jesus said this word on the cross also.  David was in misery so he cried out to the Lord.
David humble himself that he is not a man but a worm, he was scorned by men and despised by the people.
They mock him, "He trusts in the Lord; let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."
From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
Hebrew title 'by David', Kidner calls this "The psalm of the cross", because Jesus used the opening words to cry his anguish on the cross. The experience goes far beyond David's own, describing not an illness but what would appear to be ' an execution'. The terms in which the sufferer's agony of mind and body are described became an extraordinarily precise description of Jesus' last hours
Why?
Men do not trust in the Lord so they mock David and Jesus Christ. So Christian will be scorned by people.
From birth I was cast upon you, even I was trusted in Jesus when I was 29, but I knew from birth I belong to the Lord. God had chosen me as his inheritance.
Suffering and waiting is lesson to our faith, God won't forsake me. I trust in Him.
How?
Trust in the Lord, God is my fortress and my shepherd. I will not shaken for my God is live.

Trusts in the Lord, rejoice in his strength; Psalm 21

Psalm 21:1-13
Royal thanksgiving
O Lord, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength we will sing and praise your might.
God give blessing and splendor and majesty to him, granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips.
The occasion may be a victory, or an anniversary.
The king counts his blessings, rejoicing in God's goodness. His confidence for the future rests in God's constant love.
With God' help, all his enemies will be put down.
The last verse is the counterpart cheer God to the echo.
Why?
All of the blessing are because the king trusts in the Lord. And the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken, so I won't be shaken either.
How great is the strength of the Lord. Rejoices in his strength.
How?
Trust in the Lord, I won't be shaken.