RR Psalm 65:1-4 Part 2

Shalom,

Psalm 65:1 For the music director, a psalm, a song of David. 2  Praise is awaiting You in Zion, O God, and to You the vow will be fulfilled. 3 O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come. 4 Records of sins overwhelm me—You will atone for our transgressions.

This is too perfect.  I’m writing on the day before Yom Kippur.  (I will not be writing on Monday, Yom Kippur, for Tuesday.  I will probably republish an RR I wrote years ago which is appropriate for the occasion.)  What I’m now writing is the RR FOR this Yom Kippur.  How appropriate it is that our subject text clearly states, “You will atone for our transgressions.”  

Let’s once again meditate on God’s goodness, His love, and His grace.  He is the all powerful creator of the universe and He loves you.  The universe God created, that we have observed from planet earth is more than 90 billion light years from end to end.  That’s as far as we can see from earth, but don’t you know God is much greater than that?  His greatness is far beyond our ability to comprehend.

Psalm 8:4 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You established— 5 what is man, that You are mindful of him? And the son of man, that You care for him?

Rather than dwelling on God’s greatness (which should make us feel small and insignificant), we should meditate on His lovingkindness, (which should make us feel valued and important to Him).  One of His names is El Shaddai, the Almighty God.  Amazingly, He shows us lovingkindness even when we rebel against His righteous principles, and that’s the point of Yom Kippur.

“Kippur” is translated as atonement.  We tend to use the word as if we understand it’s full meaning, but we don’t.  After all, nobody ever went the store for a pound of atonement.  Our atonement is our protective covering. It can only be provided by God.  (What, are we going to protect ourselves?)   Who says it better than this?  

Psalm 46:2 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.    

If my life were a boat, it would be filled with holes, taking on water and in danger of sinking.  But God!  He is our “Kaper” (atonement).  In Hebrew, “Kaper” is the protective coating of pitch that prevents the boat from sinking.  When you trust in Yeshua, He writes your name in the book of life with the indelible ink of His blood.  

How sad that Jewish people are praying on Yom Kippur to be written in the book of life for another year when they could have that eternal assurance of being written forever.  Please pray that this year, Jewish eyes, ears, hearts and minds will be opened to the good news, “Yeshua is Lord, to the glory of God our Father.”  Shalom shalom.  

Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Mon    21 Sep 2026             10th of Tishrei, 5787 Yom Kippur
Le 16 Nu 29:7-11    Le 18 (afternoon)    Isa 57:14-58:14       Jonah 1-4 (afternoon)        Mic 7:18-20 (afternoon)    Jas 4:1-12, 2 Pe 3:9-14