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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 78:72

First, rebellions and ingratitude (40-58). The psalmist repeats the lesson of Israel's history again. How often the people rebelled against God and tested him in the wilderness (40). They did not remember how God acted on their behalf (42). They forgot how God had delivered them from Egypt by his great power. The psalmist recounts the plagues by which God humbled the proud Egyptians and distinguished his people by protecting the land of Goshen. In the last plague of the firstborn he sent a band of destroying angels to kill all the firstborn of Egypt. Yet, despite God's grace, they forgot God and even tested him further by worshiping lifeless idols.

Second, God's wrath (59-67). God's patience is not inexhaustible. He let them fall into the hands of their enemies and be shamed. Then he awoke to their plight and beat back their enemies. He chose Judah as the lead tribe, rejecting the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom symbolized by Ephraim and Joseph.

Third, God's servant David (68-72). God chose a ruddy shepherd boy David to be king of Israel. He is a portrait of Jesus the Good Shepherd (Jn10:11). Jesus shepherds us with divine love and discipline.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, thank you for being my Good Shepherd.

One Word: Remember God's grace