Psalms 103:5
This entire Psalm is worth your time in reading. In it, you will find David’s response after his prayer of affliction in the previous chapter. As if restored by the supernatural power of God, he comes roaring back in this song to give such high praise to his Redeemer. “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies” (Psalms 103:3, 4). It is so full of beauty and praise that no other words need to be added!
The great 5th verse should be applied to memory, for it contains a great promise for each believer. It tells us that God will satisfy our mouth with good things. This translation drops the ball so to speak, as the Hebrew word for mouth is “peh”; but here the word used is “ade”, which means “ornaments”. God is promising to satisfy your ornamentation with good things. What ornamentation do we have in His eyes?
Isaiah 61:10 holds the answer:
“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”
The robe of righteousness that we wear is not of our own works, for our works are as “filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6). These robes are given to us by our faith in Jesus and we can wear them because He was made to be sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21). The comparison to bridegrooms and brides is due to the fact that we all dress and look our best on our wedding day. In God’s eyes, He always sees His children the same way you saw your spouse on the day of your wedding. In God, you are never the “wife”, but always the “bride”!
When we become satisfied by the robes of righteousness, our “youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalms 103:5). Don’t take the power out of this statement by calling it “young at heart”. We have a promise that as we are satisfied in the right standing that Jesus has given us we can literally have our youth restored to us in this body. I don’t presume to say that you will wake up and be 18 again, but the robe of righteousness that you wear is so powerful that the process of aging in this body can literally be slowed and in many ways reversed, due to His glory in you!
When an eagle is about 30 years of age, it ascends to a high place and begins the process of renewal. It claws at its face and tears out its old feathers. This process is very painful and causes much bleeding, but by doing so, it enables the eagle to live at least another 10 years. God put all of that scratching and clawing into Jesus, so that you could be clothed over with the robes of righteousness. When you rest in the folds of that robe, you have your youth restored to you just like the eagle.
Isn’t it exciting to know that your youth is in His cross? You are righteous in Christ, so let the ornamentation of that righteousness satisfy you today.
This entire Psalm is worth your time in reading. In it, you will find David’s response after his prayer of affliction in the previous chapter. As if restored by the supernatural power of God, he comes roaring back in this song to give such high praise to his Redeemer. “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies” (Psalms 103:3, 4). It is so full of beauty and praise that no other words need to be added!
The great 5th verse should be applied to memory, for it contains a great promise for each believer. It tells us that God will satisfy our mouth with good things. This translation drops the ball so to speak, as the Hebrew word for mouth is “peh”; but here the word used is “ade”, which means “ornaments”. God is promising to satisfy your ornamentation with good things. What ornamentation do we have in His eyes?
Isaiah 61:10 holds the answer:
“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”
The robe of righteousness that we wear is not of our own works, for our works are as “filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6). These robes are given to us by our faith in Jesus and we can wear them because He was made to be sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21). The comparison to bridegrooms and brides is due to the fact that we all dress and look our best on our wedding day. In God’s eyes, He always sees His children the same way you saw your spouse on the day of your wedding. In God, you are never the “wife”, but always the “bride”!
When we become satisfied by the robes of righteousness, our “youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalms 103:5). Don’t take the power out of this statement by calling it “young at heart”. We have a promise that as we are satisfied in the right standing that Jesus has given us we can literally have our youth restored to us in this body. I don’t presume to say that you will wake up and be 18 again, but the robe of righteousness that you wear is so powerful that the process of aging in this body can literally be slowed and in many ways reversed, due to His glory in you!
When an eagle is about 30 years of age, it ascends to a high place and begins the process of renewal. It claws at its face and tears out its old feathers. This process is very painful and causes much bleeding, but by doing so, it enables the eagle to live at least another 10 years. God put all of that scratching and clawing into Jesus, so that you could be clothed over with the robes of righteousness. When you rest in the folds of that robe, you have your youth restored to you just like the eagle.
Isn’t it exciting to know that your youth is in His cross? You are righteous in Christ, so let the ornamentation of that righteousness satisfy you today.
