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Psalm 105

This is a song about God's everlastingly gracious covenant with Israel and  about how He so mightily delivered them by that grace  from the land of Egypt and gave them their promised land.  It's a song of worship, one intended to remind God's people of how graciously He's dealt with them and about the praise they owe  Him for it and the trust they can have in Him as they remember that grace. 

The first 6 verses state the psalmist's purpose. He calls upon the people to give their Deliverer thanks, to often tell the wonderful story of their exodus from Egypt under the mighty protecting arm of the Lord. They are, in fact, to "talk of all His wondrous works," to "glory in His Name," to rejoice in Him, and to "seek the Lord and His strength; (to) seek His face evermore!"  After all, they're His special, His chosen people, and they need to be reminded often of how wonderful that is!

The leader next recalls the Covenant God made with Abraham, renewed with Isaac and Jacob, and continued with Israel. It was a permanent covenant, a covenant that was to last "forever." He continues by recalling a particular aspect of that covenant – the gracious supply of Canaan to be their own, their special land. With that in mind, he recounts, step by step how they went to Egypt, were treated badly, were wonderfully delivered, and then were led by Moses through the waterless wilderness, where they were wonderfully provided for until they entered and conquered their promised land!

It's a wonderful history, and it's one that was to be sung often in the temple worship so that the people might not forget their glorious relationship with their covenant God. 

There's a wonderful lesson in it for us as well.  We too are governed by God's covenant, the blessed new covenant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  We too have been delivered from our Egypt of sin and bondage. We too have been provided for during the entire journey through this world's wilderness.  Surely we too should "give thanks to the Lord!"  Surely we too should "Call upon His Name; make known His deeds among the peoples, sing to Him, sing psalms to Him, talk of all His wondrous works, glory in His Name, and rejoice in Him!"  Oh let us daily "remember His marvelous works which He has done" for us.  It would be well for us to take at least a few moments each day for this blessed exercise!