A Contemplation Of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.

For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments; And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Another of Asaph's magnificent paeans of praise with a special emphasis on teachings to the next generations. Oh, how I would have loved to sit at his feet to listen. It is my prayer that in the study of these 72 verses we are able to find some significant guides that will bring each of us into a closer relationship with the LORD, God, the Almighty, our Trinitarian LORD.

For starter, look at the above paragraph where at least three specific directions are laid out. 1) A law is established that brings consistency and order. 2) This law is to be passed on to future generations in a manner that preserves its consistency and order. 3) Each generation has the responsibility to search out and eliminate deviations from the established consistency and order introduced by past benerations.

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Morning Psalm 33, Noon Psalm 119:153-160, Evening Psalm 79