Psalm 66

The sub heading on this psalm is " Praise To God For His Awesome Works " In this rather long psalm of 20 verses, We see the psalmist start by talking about the great things God has done for the whole earth. Then slowly transitions to what he has done in an individuals life. As an example in verse one it says, " Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth !"  By verse nine  he says ," Who keeps our soul among the living, and does not allow our feet to be moved."

Another awesome spiritual truth is revealed here when in verse 12 it says,"You have caused men to ride over our heads;" That hardly sounds like giving praise to God ! But the psalmist reveals the truth when he wraps it up in verse twelve by saying," But you brought us out to rich fulfillment." In other words in order for souls to be rich and fulfilled we must go through fire WITH Jesus !

The last thing I want to show here is the answer to "Why are my prayers not being answered ?"  According to Gods word there are many reasons, but here in verse eighteen we see one reason. " If I regard inequity in my heart, the Lord will not hear." Which means if you have sin in your heart, that will cause God to not hear your prayer. That does NOT mean you must be sinless. It means you must be saved and not harbor the sinful nature of man in your heart.

Psalm 65

The title of this psalm is, "Praise to God for His Salvation and Providence".  This is a beautiful psalm written by David giving praise and glory to God for His salvation. One thing to notice and learn from David is this: when we want to praise God we should be specific ! As an example instead of saying thank You for all you do, say thank you for saving me from dying in my sin and saving me from hell ! In this psalm we see David being very specific in thanking God for the things He has done for the Jews and for David. I count 25 times the words You or Your is used in reference to God in a total of 13 verses. "You water it's ridges abundantly, You settle it's furrows,You make it soft with showers,You bless it's growth." (Verse 10)  Another thing to notice is that in this psalm of thanks and praise there is NO complaining, NO cursing of his enemies, and NO asking for his enemies to be punished. We should go therefore and do likewise.