Psalm 149:4

Psalm 149:4

He crowns the humble with victory

What a patient, gracious God it is whom we worship. Frankly, our disobedience and our lack of consistency and true faith must drive Him nuts at times! This was certainly true of Israel and there were occasions when the Lord must have let out a deep groan of exasperation before putting into place what was needed to bring them back into line. He must have been particularly pained as He watched them being enslaved and taken captive or conquered by Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians and Romans, but the Lord never gave up on Israel and because of this we know that He ultimately takes delight in His people. Not least the millions who have been dragged back to the land from every corner of the planet in recent decades. 

Jews are not really renowned for their humility, maybe that is part of their downfall over the centuries, but it is the humble man or woman who is exalted by the Lord, the verse tells us that the humble are crowned by Him and given victory. Humility here is about recognition of His supremacy and our dependence, a willingness to trust in the Lord rather than trying to do it all by ourselves. It is the acceptance of a greater power and authority and most of all, being ready to submit to Him!

Now, that is a lesson for us all, how willing are we to humble ourselves before Our God, to call upon Him when in need and to believe that He is greater in all things and that our future is not in our hands but we are weak, human creatures who cannot exist without the over-riding support of our Maker who delights in us?

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