PSALM 68 Blessed be God

Psalm 68:19 ESV
Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation.
Psalm 68:35 ESV
Awesome is God in his sanctuary, the God of Israel --
he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God.

With David, we bless the Lord.
With David, we attribute our strength , our power and our
salvation to the Lord who daily bears us up.
For our ongoing physical and spiritual provision, we bless the Lord.

The Israelites were obedient to Psalm 105:4-5 NRSV
Seek the LORD and his strength
seek his presence continually.
Remember the wonderful works he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.

In Psalm 68 the people of Israel literally " Remember
the wonderful works he has done."
In liturgical processions, in keeping feasts and in making regular
pilgrimages up to Jerusalem, they kept alive the context of their
existence as people of God.

Psalm 68:24 ESV
24  Your procession is seen , O God,
            the procession of my God, my King into the sanctuary
25  the singers in front, the musicians last,
            and between them virgins playing tambourines.

Today we continually celebrate all that God has done for us.
We value the spiritual context in which we live.

Ephesians 4:8  ( Which refers to Psalm 68 )
When he ascended on high he lead a host of captives.

We see , in this passage , the ascension of Christ
who draws the redeemed after him,
and the church filled with the gifts of the Spirit.

Those who do not remember what God has done for them
have lost something;- like lost creatures, wandering,
without a shepherd, detached from their spiritual inheritance.

Discernment here is straight forward.
Those who remember what God has done for us
give a resounding  AMEN to Psalm 68:19

Blessed be the Lord
Who daily bears me up.           AMEN.