Day 144.."Psalm 144...A vision of thanksgiving...Psalm145..a vision of God's greatness"

The 144th Psalm offers a vision of thansgiving and blessing...May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown,our daughters like corner pillarscut for the structure of a palace; may our granaries be full,providing all kinds of produce;may our sheep bring forth thousandsand ten thousands in our fields; may our cattle be heavy with young,suffering no mishap or failure in bearing; may there be no cry of distress in our streets! Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord! The despair of Psalms 140-141 is disappearing with hope for the future. The 145th Psalm is also hopeful..."Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,and his greatness is unsearchable." One of the most familiar passages can also be found in 145..."The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made." Again, we see God is merciful, patient, and gracious...even in the Old Testament.