Psalm 104:34: May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
My meditation of him shall be sweet. Sweet both to him and to me. I shall be delighted thus to survey his works and think of his person, and he will graciously accept my notes of praise. Meditation is the soul of religion. We ought, therefore, both for our own food and for the Lord’s honor to be much occupied with meditation, and that meditation should chiefly dwell upon the Lord himself: it should be meditation of him. For want of it much communion is lost and much happiness is missed. I will be glad in the Lord. To the meditative mind every thought of God is full of joy. Each one of the divine attributes is a well-spring of delight now that in Christ Jesus we are reconciled to God. 1
Living the Transformed Life
I will also meditate on all Your work, and talk of Your deeds. Psalm 77:12
- I will meditate upon Your wondrous Word…and rejoice in the everlasting love, and grace, and truth, that You have generously bestowed upon me.
- I will meditate upon Your wondrous Cross…and humbly bow before You for being the precious Lamb of God who died for me, so I could live with You.
- I will meditate upon You wondrous Creation…and surrender my heart and my will before Your throne, and praise You for being the Lord of every situation in my life.
To meditate upon Him is much better than meditating upon me.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for Your sovereign majesty over everything. Dear Jesus, please teach me to be overwhelmed with You, and not my circumstances.
1. PACKER, J. I. (1993). Introduction. In Psalms (p. 87). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
