Come, Follow Me · Week 34 · August 17–23

Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46

This Week's Reading

This week's Come, Follow Me reading invites us to contemplate the character of God through the lens of King David's Psalms. We explore how a righteous life is rooted in delighting in God's law, recognizing Jesus Christ as the promised Son and King, and finding our identity within His magnificent creation. The readings collectively teach that true security comes not from worldly stability but from trusting in the Lord who reigns supreme over all nations and nature. Ultimately, these scriptures point to a Savior who cares for us personally, crowns us with honor, and promises to make wars cease so we may dwell safely in His holy presence.

Key Passages

Psalms 1:1–3: This passage teaches that spiritual prosperity comes from avoiding evil company and finding our greatest joy in meditating on God's law day and night.
Psalms 2:4–9: These verses declare that the Lord has set His Son upon Zion, promising to give Him the nations as an inheritance and to rule with a rod of iron for our protection.
Psalms 8:1–9: Here we learn that despite our smallness, God has crowned us with glory and honor, granting us dominion over all creation because He is mindful of us.
Psalms 19:7–11: This section describes the Law of the Lord as perfect, converting the soul, and sweeter than honey, providing great reward to those who keep it.
Psalms 46:1–10: These powerful words assure us that God is our refuge and strength in trouble, promising that He will make wars cease and help His people when they are moved.

Questions to Ponder

In what specific areas of my life do I need to stop walking in the counsel of the ungodly to better delight in the law of the Lord?
How can I shift my perspective from fearing earthly instability to trusting that God is exalted among all nations and will help me right early?
When I consider the vastness of the heavens and the stars, how does this remind me that God has made me a little lower than angels yet crowned with glory?
What practical steps can I take today to "be still" so that I may truly know that I am God's child and that He is my very present help?

A Thought to Take Home

These ancient songs of praise remind us that our security is found entirely in the Lord, who has set His Son upon Zion to rule over all things. We are encouraged to find joy in His commandments, which are sweeter than honey, and to rest in the promise that He will make wars cease so we may live in peace. As we meditate on these words, our hearts are softened to trust that God is mindful of us and has prepared a glorious inheritance for those who belong to Him.

Further study

Psalms 1:1–3 Psalms 2:4–9 Psalms 8:1–9 Psalms 19:7–11 Psalms 46:1–10

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Key passages

Psalms 1:1–3

¹Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ²But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. ³And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Psalms 2:4–9

⁴He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. ⁵Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. ⁶Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. ⁷I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. ⁸Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. ⁹Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Psalms 8:1–9

¹O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. ²Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. ³When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; ⁴What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? ⁵For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. ⁶Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: ⁷All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; ⁸The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. ⁹O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Psalms 19:7–11

⁷The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. ⁸The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. ⁹The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. ¹⁰More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. ¹¹Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Psalms 46:1–10

¹God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. ²Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; ³Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. ⁴There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. ⁵God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. ⁶The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. ⁷The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. ⁸Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. ⁹He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. ¹⁰Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.