A PSALM THAT DEFEATS FEAR, ASSERTS GREAT JOY

Metropolitan Anthony (Paсkanich) advises reading a psalm that overcomes all fear and panic.

The 95th psalm is an appeal to all living people. It’s the proclamation that God rules the entire universe, judges all nations, and this should be the occasion for our joy.

The psalm tells about the kingdom of Christ. It presents a call to all nations to glorify God, worship Him and give Him glory as one God.

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth.Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

During the reading this psalm, our hearts open towards God. And faith in God, in His undivided power, must overcome all fears in our heart before any trials. We must feel happiness from the dominion of Christ on earth and in heaven. Only He is our God and Lord, the eternal Ruler of our life. All other earthly authorities going against God are idols, no more. Their rule is temporary and illusory.

For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the Lord made the heavens.

Nothing can outshine the glory of God. No one can be stronger and more powerful than Him. God is our strength and hope.

Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

If we fall at God's feet with all our heart, with trembling and reverence, if we thank Him for all His mercies and benefits, if we bow to His might and strength, then all misfortunes will disappear from our life, they will have no place in it. Everything will be filled with God, all sorrows will vanish in Him. And this reality must necessarily come in the life of every christian.

Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Give to the Lord glory and strength.Give to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts.Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.

Only God must be the Ruler of our thoughts and words. Only He must control our actions. Our earth and the universe are based only on It. Only He is righteous.

Say among the nations, «The Lord reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.»

Human is commanded to rejoice. This is our response to God's love. It’s our little victim. And we must not betray this love, we must remain faithful to it. Let our joy warm our hearts and strengthen faith in the Almighty Father from the realization that God exists and we are His children.

Let all miseries be defeated by this joy and dissipate in the spring air. Let the spiritual spring overcome the cold, the darkness, and shine with the Sun of Truth in our hearts.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord.For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with His truth.

 

Recorded by Natalia Goroshkova

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