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Sunday, August 2, 2026

Salmo 33 - Bienaventurada la nación cuyo Dios es el Señor



Salmo 33 con comentarios de Dennis Edwards


En unos ocho manuscritos, el Salmo 32 y el Salmo 33 se encuentran como un solo salmo continuo. Por lo tanto, algunos eruditos lo consideran la segunda parte del Salmo 32, o una ampliación del último versículo, donde encontramos: «Alegraos en el Señor, y regocijaos, justos; y cantad de alegría todos los rectos de corazón». Algunos de los salmos anteriores parecen estar en pares, donde la idea de un salmo se continúa en el siguiente, como se encuentra en los Salmos 9 y 10. El hecho de que el Salmo 33 tenga 22 versículos, lo que equivale al número de letras del alfabeto hebreo, lo convierte en una composición completa. [Burgh, William de; Comentario sobre el Libro de los Salmos, Dublín, 1860, pág. 312.]


33:1-2 ¡Alegraos en el Señor, oh justos! Porque a los rectos es propia la alabanza. Alabad al Señor con arpa; cantad para él con salterio y decacordio.


Un tema recurrente en los Salmos es la importancia de la gratitud y la alabanza en nuestra relación con Dios. El evangelista Nick Vujicic, quien no tiene brazos ni piernas, afirma que nunca ha conocido a un hombre agradecido que estuviera amargado, ni a uno amargado que estuviera agradecido. Es una cosa o la otra. Vemos al apóstol Pablo escribiendo: «Regocijaos en el Señor siempre; y otra vez digo: ¡Regocijaos!» (Filipenses 4:4). En Colosenses escribe:


Colosenses 4:15-17: “Y que la paz de Dios gobierne sus corazones… y sean agradecidos. Que la palabra de Cristo more en abundancia en ustedes, enseñándose y amonestándose unos a otros con salmos, himnos y cánticos espirituales, cantando con gracia en sus corazones al Señor. Y todo lo que hagan, de palabra o de hecho, háganlo todo en el nombre del Señor Jesús, dando gracias a Dios Padre por medio de él”.


En Efesios da un mensaje similar:


Efesios 5:18-20: “Y no os embriaguéis con vino, en lo cual hay disolución; antes bien, sed llenos del Espíritu, hablando entre vosotros con salmos, himnos y cánticos espirituales, cantando y alabando al Señor en vuestros corazones; dando siempre gracias por todo a Dios Padre, en el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo”.


Salmo 33:3: Cantadle un cántico nuevo; tocad con destreza a gran voz.


En el libro de Apocalipsis, encontramos a las cuatro bestias y a los veinticuatro ancianos postrándose y cantando un cántico nuevo cuando el León de la tribu de Judá, la Raíz de David, el Cordero inmolado desde la fundación del mundo, abre el librito y desata los siete sellos (Apocalipsis 5:5).


Apocalipsis 5:9-10: «Y cantaron un cántico nuevo, diciendo: Digno eres de tomar el libro y de abrir sus sellos; porque fuiste inmolado, y con tu sangre nos has redimido para nuestro Dios, de todo linaje, lengua, pueblo y nación; y nos has hecho para nuestro Dios reyes y sacerdotes, y reinaremos sobre la tierra».


Más tarde, cuando los 144.000 santos de la tribulación llegan a los cielos, también cantan un cántico nuevo.


Apocalipsis 14:2-3: “Y oí una voz del cielo, como el estruendo de muchas aguas, y como el sonido de un gran trueno; y oí la voz de arpistas que tañeban sus arpas; y cantaban como un cántico nuevo delante del trono, y delante de los cuatro seres vivientes, y de los ancianos; y nadie podía aprender el cántico sino aquellos ciento cuarenta y cuatro mil que fueron redimidos de entre los de la tierra.”


Salmo 33:4: “Porque la palabra del Señor es recta, y todas sus obras son hechas con verdad.”


La palabra de Dios es recta y verdadera. A lo largo del Antiguo Testamento encontramos que Dios es fiel a su palabra.


Salmo 119:160: “Tu palabra es verdad desde el principio, y cada uno de tus justos juicios permanece para siempre.”


Números 23:19 “Dios no es hombre, para que mienta, ni hijo de hombre para que se arrepienta. ¿Lo dijo, y no lo hará? ¿O habló, y no lo cumplirá?”


Josué 23:14b “Ninguna de las buenas cosas que el Señor vuestro Dios habló acerca de vosotros ha fallado; todas os han sucedido, y ninguna ha fallado.”


Isaías 34:16 “Buscad en el libro del Señor y leed: Ninguno de ellos fallará, ni faltará su compañera; porque mi boca lo ha ordenado, y su Espíritu los ha reunido.”


En el Nuevo Testamento, Jesús se llama a sí mismo “el camino, la verdad y la vida” (Juan 14:6). Él dice que si perseveramos en sus palabras, conoceremos la verdad, y la verdad nos hará libres (Juan 8:31-32). Justo antes de morir, dijo que iría al Padre, pero que enviaría al Espíritu Santo, quien nos guiaría a toda la verdad (Juan 16:13).


El apóstol Pablo nos advierte que el mayor don espiritual es el amor, y que el amor se regocija en la verdad (1 Corintios 13:6). Nos dice que debemos hablar la verdad con amor (Efesios 4:15).


Salmo 33:5-9 Él (Dios) ama la justicia y el juicio; de la bondad del Señor está llena la tierra. Por la palabra del Señor fueron hechos los cielos, y todo su ejército por el aliento de su boca. Él reúne las aguas del mar como un montón; Él almacena las profundidades en depósitos. Tema al Señor toda la tierra; teman ante él todos los habitantes del mundo. Porque él habló, y fue hecho; él mandó, y existió.


En Génesis 1, vemos que Dios creó el mundo con su palabra, y era bueno. En Juan 1, encontramos que el Verbo estaba en el principio con Dios y por el Verbo fueron hechas todas las cosas, «y sin él nada de lo que ha sido hecho, fue hecho» (Juan 1:1-3). Ese Verbo se hizo carne y habitó entre nosotros, lleno de gracia y verdad (Juan 1:14). Su nombre era Jesucristo, el unigénito del Padre.


Las epístolas del Nuevo Testamento nos dan la misma idea.


Colosenses 1:16-17: “Porque en él (Jesús) fueron creadas todas las cosas, las que están en los cielos y las que están en la tierra, visibles e invisibles; sean tronos, sean dominios, sean principados, sean potestades; todo fue creado por medio de él y para él; y él es antes de todas las cosas, y en él todas las cosas subsisten.”


Hebreos 1:1-3: “Dios, habiendo hablado en otro tiempo y de muchas maneras a los padres por los profetas, en estos últimos días nos ha hablado por medio de su Hijo, a quien designó heredero de todo, y por quien asimismo hizo el universo; el cual, siendo el resplandor de su gloria, y la imagen misma de su sustancia, y quien sustenta todas las cosas con la palabra de su poder, habiendo efectuado la purificación de nuestros pecados por medio de sí mismo, se sentó a la diestra de la Majestad en las alturas.”


Salmo 33:10-11 El Señor frustra el consejo de las naciones; invalida las maquinaciones de los pueblos. El consejo del Señor permanece para siempre, los pensamientos de su corazón por todas las generaciones.


De igual manera, en Proverbios leemos:


Proverbios 19:21: «Muchas maquinaciones hay en el corazón del hombre; sin embargo, el consejo del Señor permanecerá».


Finalmente, el Señor reinará por mil años y luego por la eternidad. Lo que Dios ha dicho se cumplirá. Jesús dijo: «El cielo y la tierra pasarán, pero mis palabras no pasarán» (Mateo 24:35).


Isaías 14:27: «Porque el Señor de los ejércitos lo ha determinado, ¿y quién lo invalidará? Y su mano extendida, ¿y quién la revocará?».


Salmo 33:12: «Bienaventurada la nación cuyo Dios es el Señor, y el pueblo que él escogió como heredad para sí». Como explicó el apóstol Pablo en su epístola a los Gálatas: «Y si sois de Cristo, ciertamente linaje de Abraham sois y herederos según la promesa» (Gálatas 3:29). También escribió: «El Espíritu mismo da testimonio a nuestro espíritu de que somos hijos de Dios. Y si hijos, también herederos; herederos de Dios y coherederos con Cristo» (Romanos 8:16-17a).


Todos los que creen y obedecen a Jesucristo son la nación de Dios, sin importar en qué nación de la tierra vivan. Somos hijos de la promesa, como Isaac, no hijos de la carne, como Ismael. Como aclaró Pablo: «Los que son hijos de la carne no son hijos de Dios, sino que los hijos de la promesa son contados como descendientes» (Romanos 9:8).


El Espíritu de Dios llama a toda la humanidad a arrepentirse y a entrar en el rebaño del verdadero Pastor. Toda la humanidad, cada persona, es llamada de alguna manera. Jesús dijo: “Muchos son llamados, pero pocos escogidos” (Mateo 22:14). Tan pocos eligen Su camino, “porque estrecha es la puerta y angosto el camino que lleva a la vida, y pocos son los que la hallan” (Mateo 7:14).


Salmo 33:13-15 El Señor mira desde el cielo; contempla a todos los hijos de los hombres. Desde su morada, contempla a todos los habitantes de la tierra. Forma sus corazones por igual; considera todas sus obras.


Dios observa. Por eso, “El temor del Señor es el principio del conocimiento” (Proverbios 1:7).


Salmo 33:16-19 No hay rey ​​salvo por la multitud de un ejército; el valiente no se libra por mucha fuerza. Vano es el caballo para salvarse; ni con mucha fuerza librará a nadie. He aquí, el ojo del Señor está sobre los que le temen, sobre los que esperan en su misericordia; Para librar sus almas de la muerte y mantenerlos con vida en tiempos de hambre.


Dios es nuestra verdadera fortaleza, nuestro refugio, nuestro protector, nuestro salvador. «Es mejor confiar en el Señor que confiar en el hombre», Salmo 118:8, el versículo central de la Biblia. Es mejor confiar en el Señor que confiar en cualquier otra cosa para protegernos y salvarnos. Nuestra obediencia a Dios es nuestra mejor protección contra el mal.


Salmo 33:20-22 Nuestra alma espera en el Señor: Él es nuestra ayuda y nuestro escudo. Porque nuestro corazón se regocijará en Él, porque hemos confiado en su santo nombre. Que tu misericordia, oh Señor, esté con nosotros, conforme a nuestra esperanza en Ti.


Oración: Señor, Tú eres nuestro escudo y nuestro socorro en tiempos de necesidad. Te pedimos que nos guíes y guíes por el camino que deseas que andemos. Tú eres nuestra esperanza, ayúdanos a seguirte de cerca. Que tu misericordia y verdad nos guíen y nos mantengan en el camino que tienes preparado para nosotros. Protégenos de las trampas del maligno. Acompaña a nuestros seres queridos. Que los acerques a ti día a día. En el nombre de Jesús, oramos. Amén.


Publicado originalmente el 3 de febrero de 2025  La Voz Diaria - 3 de febrero

Psalm 33 - Blessed Is the Nation Whose God Is the Lord

 


Psalm 33 with Commentaries by Dennis Edwards

In some eight manuscripts Psalm 32 and Psalm 33 are found as one continuous psalm. Some scholars therefore consider it the second part of Psalm 32, or an amplification of the last verse where we find, “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice you righteous: and shout for joy all you that are upright in heart.” Some of the earlier psalms seem to be in pairs, where the idea of one psalm is continued in the next, as is found in Psalm 9 and 10. The fact that Psalm 33 has 22 verses, which is equal to the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet, makes for regarding it as a complete composition. [Burgh, William de; A Commentary on the Book of Psalms, Dublin, 1860, page 312.]

33:1-2 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous: for praise is comely (or appropriate) for the upright. Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto Him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

A recurrent theme in the Psalms is the importance of thankfulness and praise in our relationship with God. Evangelist Nick Vujicic, who has no arms or legs, says, he has never met a thankful man who was bitter, or a bitter man who was thankful. It’s one or the other. We see Apostle Paul writing, “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, rejoice,” Philippians 4:4. In Colossians he writes,

Colossians 4:15-17 “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,…and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever you do in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.”

In Ephesians he gives a similar message:

Ephesians 5:18-20 “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Psalm 33:3 Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

In the book of Revelation, we find the four beasts and the twenty-four elders falling down and singing a new song when the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, opens the little book and looses the seven seals, Revelation 5:5.

Revelation 5:9-10 “And they sung a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for you were slain, and have redeemed us to our God by your blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and has made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the earth.”

Later, when the 144,000 tribulation saints arrive in the heavenlies, they also sing a new song.

Revelation 14:2-3 “And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps; and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beast, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.”

Psalm 33:4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all His works are done in truth.

God’s word is right, and God’s word is true. Throughout the Old Testament we find that God is true to His word.

Psalm 119:160 “Your word is true from the beginning: and everyone of Your righteous judgments endures forever.”

Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: has He said, and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken, and shall He not make it good?”

Joshua 23:14b “Not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing has failed thereof.”

Isaiah 34:16 “Seek you out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for My mouth it has commanded, and His Spirit it has gathered them.”

In the New Testament, Jesus calls Himself, “The way, the truth, and the life,” John 14:6. He says if we continue in His words, we would know the truth, and the truth would make us free, John 8:31-32. Just before His death, He said He was going to the Father, but He would send the Holy Spirit, which would lead and guide us into all truth, John 16:13.

Apostle Paul admonishes us that the greatest spiritual gift is love, and that love rejoices in the truth, 1 Corinthians 13:6. He tells us we should speak the truth in love, Ephesians 4:15.

Psalm 33:5-9 He (God) loves righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap: He lays up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

In Genesis 1, we see that God spoke the world into existence and it was good. In John 1, we find the Word was in the beginning with God and by the Word all things were made, “and without Him was not anything made that was made,” John 1:1-3. That Word was later made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth, John 1:14. His name was Jesus Christ, the only begotten of the Father.

The New Testament epistles give us the same idea.

 Colossians 1:16-17 “For by Him (Jesus) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.”

Hebrews 1:1-3 “God, who at different times and various manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.”

Psalm 33:10-11 The Lord brings the counsel of the heathen to nought: He makes the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the Lord stands for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.

Similarly in the Proverbs we read,

Proverbs 19:21 “There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.”

Eventually the Lord will rule for a thousand years and then for eternity. What God has said shall be done. Jesus said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away,” Matthew 24:35.

Isaiah 14:27 “For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will disannul it? And His hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?”

Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom He has chosen for his own inheritance.

As Apostle Paul has explained in his epistle to the Galatians, “And if you be Christ’s, then are you Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise,” Galatians 3:29. He also wrote, “The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ,” Romans 8:16-17a.

All that believe and obey Jesus Christ are the nation of God, no matter in whatever nation on earth they may exist. We are the children of promise, like Isaac, not the children of the flesh, like Ishmael. As Paul has clarified, “They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed,” Romans 9:8.

God’s spirit is calling all mankind to repent and come into the true Shepherd’s fold. All mankind, each and every person is called in some way. Jesus said, “Many are called, but few are chosen,” Matthew 22:14. So few choose His way, “because straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads to life, and few there be that find it,” Matthew 7:14.

Psalm 33:13-15 The Lord looks from heaven; He beholds all the sons of men. From the place of His habitation, He looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashions their hearts alike; He considers all their works.

God is watching. For that reason, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,” Proverbs 1:7.

Psalm 33:16-19 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

God is our true strength, our refuge, our protector, our saviour. “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man,” Psalm 118:8, the middle verse of the Bible. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in anything else to protect and save us. Our obedience to God is our best protection from evil.

Psalm 33:20-22 Our soul waits for the Lord: He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in You.

Prayer: Lord, You are our shield and our helper in time of need. We look to You to lead and guide us in the way wherein You would have us walk. You are our hope, help us follow You closely. Let Your mercy and truth guide us and keep us in the path You have for us. Protect us from the snares of the evil one. Be with our loved ones. May You draw them close to You day by day. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Originally published February 3, 2025  Link to The Daily Voice - February 3 

SALMO 33 - Bem-aventurada a nação cujo Deus é o Senhor

Salmo 33 Bem-aventurada a nação cujo Deus é o Senhor - com comentários de Dennis Edwards

Em cerca de oito manuscritos, o Salmo 32 e o Salmo 33 encontram-se como um salmo contínuo. Alguns estudiosos consideram-no, por isso, a segunda parte do Salmo 32, ou uma ampliação do último versículo onde encontramos: “Alegrai-vos no Senhor, e regozijai-vos, ó justos: e gritai de alegria todos vós que sois rectos de coração.” Alguns dos salmos anteriores parecem estar em pares em que a ideia de um salmo é continuada no seguinte, como se encontra no Salmo 9 e 10. O facto de o Salmo 33 ter 22 versículos, o que é igual ao número de letras no alfabeto hebraico faz com que seja considerado uma composição completa. [Burgh, William de; Um comentário ao Livro dos Salmos, Dublin, 1860, página 312.]

Salmo 33:1-2 Regozijai-vos no Senhor, vós justos, pois aos retos fica bem o louvor. Louvai ao Senhor com harpa, cantai-lhe louvores com saltério de dez cordas.

Um tema recorrente nos Salmos é a importância da gratidão e do louvor na nossa relação com Deus. O evangelista Nick Vujicic, que não tem braços nem pernas, diz que nunca conheceu um homem grato que fosse amargo, ou um homem amargo que fosse grato. É um ou outro. Vemos o apóstolo Paulo a escrever: “Alegrai-vos sempre no Senhor; outra vez digo, alegrai-vos”, Filipenses 4:4. Em Colossenses escreve:

Colossenses 4:15-17 “E a paz de Cristo, para a qual também fostes chamados em um corpo, domine em vossos corações; e sede agradecidos. A palavra de Cristo habite em vós ricamente, em toda a sabedoria; ensinai-vos e admoestai-vos uns aos outros, com salmos, hinos e cânticos espirituais, louvando a Deus com gratidão em vossos corações. E tudo quanto fizerdes por palavras ou por obras, fazei-o em nome do Senhor Jesus, dando por ele graças a Deus Pai.”

Em Efésios dá uma mensagem semelhante:

Efésios 5:18-20 “E não vos embriagueis com vinho, em que há contenda; mas enchei-vos do Espírito; falando entre vós em salmos, hinos e cânticos espirituais, cantando e salmodiando ao Senhor no vosso coração; dando sempre graças por tudo ao nosso Deus e Pai, em nome de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo.”

Salmo 33:3 Cantai-lhe um cântico novo; tocai bem e com júbilo.

No livro do Apocalipse, encontramos os quatro animais e os vinte e quatro anciãos prostrados e a cantar um cântico novo quando o Leão da tribo de Judá, a Raiz de David, o Cordeiro morto desde a fundação do mundo, abre a porta. abre os sete selos, Apocalipse 5:5.

Apocalipse 5:9-10 “E entoavam um cântico novo, dizendo: Digno és de tomar o livro, e de abrir os seus selos; porque foste morto, e com o teu sangue compraste para o nosso Deus homens de toda a tribo, e língua, e povo, e nação; e nos fez reis e sacerdotes para o nosso Deus; e reinaremos na terra.”

Mais tarde, quando os 144.000 santos da tribulação chegarem aos lugares celestiais, também cantarão um cântico novo.

Apocalipse 14:2-3 “E ouvi uma voz vinda do céu, como a voz de muitas águas, e como a voz de um grande trovão: e ouvi a voz dos harpistas a tocar com as suas harpas; e entoavam um cântico novo diante do trono, e diante dos quatro animais, e dos anciãos: e ninguém podia aprender aquela canção, excepto os cento e quarenta e quatro mil, que foram resgatados da terra.”

Salmo 33:4 Porque a palavra do Senhor é reta; e todas as suas obras são feitas com fidelidade.

A palavra de Deus é correta e a palavra de Deus é verdadeira. Em todo o Antigo Testamento descobrimos que Deus é fiel à Sua palavra.

Salmo 119:160 “A tua palavra é a verdade desde o princípio, e cada um dos teus justos juízos dura para sempre.”

Números 23:19 “Deus não é homem, para que minta; nem o filho do homem, para que se arrependa; Ou ele falou e não o fará?”

Josué 23:14b “Nada falhou de todas as boas palavras que o Senhor teu Deus proferiu a teu respeito; tudo se cumpriu para vós, e nada falhou.”

Isaías 34:16 “Buscai no livro do Senhor, e lede: nenhuma destas coisas faltará, nenhuma faltará ao seu companheiro: porque a minha boca deu ordem, e o seu Espírito os congregou.”

No Novo Testamento, Jesus chama-se a Si mesmo “O caminho, a verdade e a vida”, João 14:6a. Ele diz que, se permanecermos nas Suas palavras, conheceremos a verdade, e a verdade libertar-nos-á, João 8:31-32. Pouco antes da Sua morte, Ele disse que iria para o Pai, mas enviaria o Espírito Santo, que nos guiaria para toda a verdade, João 16:13.

O apóstolo Paulo adverte-nos que o maior dom espiritual é o amor, e que o amor se alegra na verdade, 1 Coríntios 13:6. Ele diz-nos que devemos falar a verdade em amor, Efésios 4:15.

Salmo 33:5-9 Ele ama a retidão e a justiça; a terra está cheia da benignidade do Senhor. Pela palavra do Senhor foram feitos os céus, e todo o exército deles pelo sopro da sua boca. Ele ajunta as águas do mar como num montão; põe em tesouros os abismos. Tema ao Senhor a terra toda; temam-no todos os moradores do mundo. Pois ele falou, e tudo se fez; ele mandou, e logo tudo apareceu.

Em Génesis 1, vemos que Deus falou e o mundo veio à existência e ele era bom. Em João 1, verificamos que o Verbo estava no princípio com Deus e pelo Verbo todas as coisas foram feitas, “e sem ele nada do que foi feito se fez”, João 1:1-3. Mais tarde, este Verbo fez-se carne e habitou entre nós, cheio de graça e de verdade, João 1:14. O seu nome era Jesus Cristo, o unigénito do Pai.

As epístolas do Novo Testamento dão-nos a mesma ideia.

Colossenses 1:16-17 “Porque n’Ele (Jesus) foram criadas todas as coisas nos céus e na terra, as visíveis e as invisíveis, sejam tronos, sejam dominações, sejam principados, sejam potestades; e para Ele; e Ele é antes de todas as coisas, e por Ele todas as coisas subsistem.”

Hebreus 1:1-3 “Havendo Deus antigamente falado muitas vezes, e de muitas maneiras, aos pais, pelos profetas, a nós falou-nos nestes últimos dias pelo Filho, a quem constituiu herdeiro de todas as coisas, por meio de quem Ele também fez o mundo; o qual, sendo o resplendor da sua glória, e a expressa imagem da sua pessoa, e sustentando todas as coisas pela palavra do seu poder, havendo feito por si mesmo a purificação dos pecados, assentou-se à direita da Majestade nas alturas.”

Salmo 33:10-11 O Senhor desfaz o conselho das nações, anula os intentos dos povos. O conselho do Senhor permanece para sempre, e os intentos do seu coração por todas as gerações.

Da mesma forma, nos Provérbios lê-se:

Provérbios 19:21 “Há muitos propósitos no coração do homem; no entanto, o conselho do Senhor permanecerá.”

Por fim, o Senhor governará durante mil anos e depois por toda a eternidade. O que Deus disse será feito. Jesus disse: “O céu e a terra passarão, mas as minhas palavras não passarão”, Mateus 24:35.

Isaías 14:27 “Porque o Senhor dos Exércitos o determinou, e quem o invalidará? E a sua mão está estendida, e quem a fará recuar?”

Salmo 33:12 Bem-aventurada é a nação cujo Deus é o Senhor, o povo que ele escolheu para sua herança.

Como o apóstolo Paulo explicou na sua epístola aos Gálatas: “E, se sois de Cristo, então sois descendência de Abraão e herdeiros conforme a promessa”, Gálatas 3:29. Escreveu ainda: “O próprio Espírito testifica com o nosso espírito que somos filhos de Deus. E, se filhos, somos também herdeiros, herdeiros de Deus e co-herdeiros de Cristo”, Romanos 8:16-17a.

Todos os que crêem e obedecem a Jesus Cristo são a nação de Deus, não importa em que nação da Terra existam. Somos filhos da promessa, como Isaac, não filhos da carne, como Ismael. Como Paulo esclareceu: “Os filhos da carne não são filhos de Deus, mas os filhos da promessa são contados como descendência”, Romanos 9:8.

O espírito de Deus está a chamar toda a humanidade a arrepender-se e a entrar no rebanho do verdadeiro Pastor. Toda a humanidade, cada pessoa é chamada de alguma forma. Jesus disse: “Muitos são os chamados, mas poucos os escolhidos”, Mateus 22:14. Tão poucos escolhem o Seu caminho, “porque estreita é a porta, e apertado o caminho que conduz à vida, e poucos há que a encontrem”, Mateus 7:14.

Salmo 33:13-15 O Senhor olha lá do céu; vê todos os filhos dos homens; da sua morada observa todos os moradores da terra, aquele que forma o coração de todos eles, que contempla todas as suas obras.

Deus está a observar. Por essa razão, “O temor do Senhor é o princípio do conhecimento”, Provérbios 1:7.

Salmo 33:16-19 Um rei não se salva pela multidão do seu exército; nem o homem valente se livra pela muita força. O cavalo é vã esperança para a vitória; não pode livrar ninguém pela sua grande força. Eis que os olhos do Senhor estão sobre os que o temem, sobre os que esperam na sua benignidade, para os livrar da morte, e para os conservar vivos na fome.

Deus é a nossa verdadeira força, o nosso refúgio, o nosso protetor, o nosso salvador. “É melhor confiar no Senhor do que confiar no homem”, Salmo 118:8, o versículo do meio da Bíblia. É melhor confiar no Senhor do que depositar a confiança em qualquer outra coisa para nos proteger e salvar. A nossa obediência a Deus é a nossa melhor proteção contra o mal.

Provérbios 18:10 "O nome do Senhor é uma torre forte; o justo corre para ela e está seguro."

Salmo 33:20-22 A nossa alma espera no Senhor; ele é o nosso auxílio e o nosso escudo. Pois nele se alegra o nosso coração, porquanto temos confiado no seu santo nome.  Seja a tua benignidade, Senhor, sobre nós, assim como em ti esperamos.

Oração: Senhor, Tu és o nosso escudo e o nosso ajudador em momentos de necessidade. Esperamos que Você nos guie no caminho que deseja que andemos. Tu és a nossa esperança, ajuda-nos a seguir-Te de perto. Que a Tua misericórdia e verdade nos guiem e nos mantenham no caminho que tens para nós. Protegei-nos das ciladas do maligno. Esteja com os nossos entes queridos. Que Tu os atraias para perto de Ti dia após dia. Em nome de Jesus, oramos. Amém.

Publicado originalmente 02-02-2025  A Voz Diária - 3 de fevereiro

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Psalm 32 - The Blessedness of Forgiveness

Psalm 32 A Psalm of David with Commentaries by Dennis Edwards

32:1-2 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputes not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

David had sinned in the situation with Bathsheba. His sexual desires led to the death of Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband. David tried to hide his sin. He had Uriah killed in battle purposely by enemy fire through withdrawing his protection. Psalm 51 describes David’s lament and repentance to the Lord on being found out by the prophet Nathan. The situation is detailed in 2 Samuel 11 & 12. Traditionally, Psalm 32 is another psalm of repentance connected with the Uriah/Bathsheba event.

Psalm 32:3-4 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

In the Old Testament we read,

Proverbs 28:13 “He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.”

In Hebrews we find,

Hebrews 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous, nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

David did hide his sin. It wasn’t until the prophet Nathan came and exposed him that he repented and confessed. No doubt God had been working on him as we see in the lines of the psalm “my moisture is turned into drought of summer.” Let’s read the account from Samuel.

2 Samuel 12:7-14And Nathan said to David, you are the man. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul; And I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto you such and such (more) things.

Wherefore have you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.

“Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them unto your neighbour, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

“And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Howbeit, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto you shall surely die.

David’s sin was great, but his repentance was also great. Through it, we, the sinner, have received some beautiful prayers of repentance that have been a blessing to ourselves, and to many other sorrowful sinners like David. We all have fallen short of the glory of God.

Psalm 32:5 I acknowledge my sin unto You, and my iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

We see that David acknowledged his sin once he was caught. How much better for us to confess our sins to the Lord knowing that He knows them anyway.

Jesus said that there is nothing hidden that shall not be revealed. He said, that which was done in secret shall be shouted upon the housetops, Luke 12:2-3. In the Old Testament we read, “Be sure your sin will find you out,” Numbers 32:23b.

The epistle of John deals with the question of covering, or confessing our sin.

1 John 1:8-9 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sin, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sin, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

The truth is that we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. There is none of us who only does good. We are all sheep that have gone astray, and have all together become filthy. We have turned everyone to his own way.

But God has offered us a way of salvation from our rebellious condition. If we come unto Him in repentance, rather than try to hide in the trees of the forest like Adam and Eve did, we can be saved. God has laid on Jesus the iniquity of us all, and has made His soul an offering for our sin.

“What must we do? Repent, and be baptised … in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost,” Acts 2:37b-38.

Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, that He will not hear.

But “the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that He cannot hear,” Isaiah 59:1. We just need to confess and forsake our sins.

Isaiah 55:6-7 “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.”

In Micah we find the same sentiment.

Micah 7:18-19 “Who is a God like unto You, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retains not His anger forever, because He delights in mercy. He will turn again; He will have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”

Psalm 32:6-7 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto You in a time when You may be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

The Lord has promised to keep us from the hour of trouble that shall come upon the whole world, because we have kept His word, and not denied His name, Revelation 3:10. He has told us that He has created us, has formed us, has redeemed us, and has called us by name; and we are His, Isaiah 43:1. He continues,

Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon you.”

Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with my eye.

God promises to be our guide throughout life. His word can help do the job, if we spend time reading and meditating on it.

Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

Psalm 119:9 “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to Your word.”

Psalm 32:9 Be not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto you.

Apostle James uses the same imagery of the horse with the bit and bridle in his chapter on the tongue and the problem we have controlling it in James 3. God can help us control our tongue and our other desires, if we come unto Him with all our hearts. Jesus said,

Matthew 11:28 “Come unto me, all you the labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Maybe your heavy laden with sin and problems which you can’t seem to get the victory over. Jesus is saying to come to Him and He will give you rest from the constant strife or defeat you are experiencing. He will bring victory.

Matthew 11:29 “Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly of heart: and you shall find rest for your souls.”

He wants us to find that place of peace and rest of spirit, not the constant striving, the constant anguish of heart and mind and soul. But we have to come unto Him. We have to cast our burdens, our problems, even our sins upon Jesus. His shoulders are broad enough to carry any load of sin or guilt or addiction we may be struggling with and bring victory.

Psalm 32:10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusts in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

The choice is ours: self-righteously carry our own sin; or confess and forsake our sin, that God may extend His mercy to us.

James 4:6b & 10 “God resists the proud, but give grace unto the humble… Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.”

Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you righteous: and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart.

We can be glad. We can rejoice. We can shout for joy. Why? Because we have believed on the name of the Son of God. Our sins are pardoned and we are washed in the blood of the Lamb. We have no fear of death, nor fear of judgment for our sins, because we have repented of them, confessed them, forsaken them, and been made new. “Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new,” 2 Corinthians 5:17b.

Have you believed on the name of the Son of God? He calls us all to just come as we are and He will make us new. We’ve got to do the coming. He’ll do the rest!

Originally published February 1, 2025


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