My Journal and Diary
2017
February
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
The Rain of Blessing
The rain in this image invokes the notion of blessing from God, but this Psalm calls us to bless the Lord, which I find interesting... we usually think of blessing as something God provides us - he's blessed us with health, for example, or blessed us with friends and family.
But often in the Old Testament, the word “bless” is intended to mean praise- in fact, in modern versions the word is usually translated as “praise” or “extol.”
So as you sing along with this Psalm, I invite you to bless the Lord!