Saturday, August 23, 2025

Reflection - Psalm 69:29-36 - Be Glad!

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 69:29-36, "Be Glad!", Page 98.
By Julie Ackerman Link, Our Daily Bread Writer


 Psalm 69:29-36
PHOTO: Psalm 69:29-36
I am in pain and distress,
may your salvation, O God, protect me.

I will praise God's name in song
and glorify him with thanksgiving.
This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hoofs.
The poor will see and be glad —
you who seek God, may your hearts live!
The Lord hears the needy
and does not despise his captive people.

Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and all that move in them,
for God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will settle there and possess it;
the children of his servants will inherit it,
and those who love his name will dwell there.


Be Glad!
For several days after my husband and his brother sang a duet in church of "Be Ye Glad," I was unable to get the lyrics by Michael Blanchard out of my mind. But they're good words to get stuck on, reminding us to be glad because the Lord's grace has paid our debts in full.

Ancient Israel's beloved songwriter and king often wrote about gladness. In three consecutive songs, David spoke of being glad: Psalm 68:3; 69:32; 70:4. His lyrics assure us that it's not the rich or the powerful that have reason to be glad but those who are poor or humble and right with God.

David expanded on this theme in another song: "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered . . . Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!" (Psalm 32:1, 11).

If you are feeling poor and powerless today, you can still be glad. You can have something of far more value: a debt-free relationship with God.

When we stop defending our own sinful ways and humbly acknowledge that God's ways are right, true gladness will spring forth in songs of glorious praise.
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Psalm 69:29-36
I am in pain and distress,
may your salvation, O God, protect me.

I will praise God's name in song
and glorify him with thanksgiving.
This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hoofs.
The poor will see and be glad —
you who seek God, may your hearts live!
The Lord hears the needy
and does not despise his captive people.

Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and all that move in them,
for God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will settle there and possess it;
the children of his servants will inherit it,
and those who love his name will dwell there.
Be Glad!
For several days after my husband and his brother sang a duet in church of "Be Ye Glad," I was unable to get the lyrics by Michael Blanchard out of my mind. But they're good words to get stuck on, reminding us to be glad because the Lord's grace has paid our debts in full.


 For several days after my husband and his brother sang a duet in church
PHOTO: For several days after my husband and his brother sang a duet in church of "Be Ye Glad," I was unable to get the lyrics by Michael Blanchard out of my mind. But they're good words to get stuck on, reminding us to be glad because the Lord's grace has paid our debts in full.
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Ancient Israel's beloved songwriter and king often wrote about gladness. In three consecutive songs, David spoke of being glad: Psalm 68:3; 69:32; 70:4. His lyrics assure us that it's not the rich or the powerful that have reason to be glad but those who are poor or humble and right with God.


 Ancient Israel's beloved songwriter and king often wrote about gladness.
PHOTO: Ancient Israel's beloved songwriter and king often wrote about gladness. In three consecutive songs, David spoke of being glad: Psalm 68:3; 69:32; 70:4. His lyrics assure us that it's not the rich or the powerful that have reason to be glad but those who are poor or humble and right with God.
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David expanded on this theme in another song: "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered . . . Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!" (Psalm 32:1, 11).
 

 David expanded on this theme in another song:
PHOTO: David expanded on this theme in another song: "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered . . . Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!" (Psalm 32:1, 11).
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 If you are feeling poor and powerless today, you can still be glad.
PHOTO: If you are feeling poor and powerless today, you can still be glad. You can have something of far more value: a debt-free relationship with God.
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 When we stop defending our own sinful ways and humbly acknowledge that God's ways are right, true gladness will spring forth in songs of glorious praise.
PHOTO: When we stop defending our own sinful ways and humbly acknowledge that God's ways are right, true gladness will spring forth in songs of glorious praise.
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 Dear Lord
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Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 69:29-36, "Be Glad!", Page 98.
By Julie Ackerman Link, Our Daily Bread Writer


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Reference
[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 69:29-36, "Be Glad!", Page 98.

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