Our unknown psalmist is relishing in the Lord's goodness to him and understood through God's Word that the prosperity of the wicked is only temporary. This psalm praises God for the goodness of His acts and the righteousness of His character as it deals with the ultimate overthrow of the wicked and the ultimate victory of the righteous.
Delitzsch in his studies wrote, "Man can neither measure the greatness of the divine works nor fathom the depths of the divine thoughts; he who is enlightened, however, perceives the immeasurableness of the one and the unfathomableness of the other."
It is so true. My dad had a saying above his desk, "When you're through learning, you're through." I always loved this. And as I read God's Word, I have come to realize that it is different every time. Which is to say, my circumstances are different each time, so what stands out or what ministers to me is different. I have also come to realize that the more I learn, the more I know I really can't learn enough. I say that if I win the lottery, I would quit for a year and just take time to study God's Word. Even then it won't scratch the surface of all that He wants us to know. 1 Corinthians 13:12 says, "For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." So by design, there is a thirst for knowledge to seek Him daily and get to know Him better.
And the rightful response is always praise. This God we seek to know has done so many marvelous things. And I am not near grateful enough. Hence the gratitude attitude for 2017. I need and seek to be more conscientious of all that I am grateful for in my own life and in the world and praise God for it. He is so worthy of it all.
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