A Psalm of Peace

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

    He has become my salvation.

15 Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous:

  “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,

16 the right hand of the Lord exalts,

    the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!

22 The stone that the builders rejected

    has become the cornerstone.

23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

24 This is the day that the Lord has made;

    let us rejoice and be glad in it.

When I read this psalm, I always wish I had the capacity to know it and that I could recite it from memory. It’s that good. 

It is packed with God’s goodness and steadfast love, the promise of our deliverance. Peter will cite it. Luther will declare it his favorite. “I fell in love with this psalm especially. Therefore, I call it my own” (The Lutheran Study Bible).

Our salvation is Christ, the stone whom the builders rejected. Our faith in Him is what we rejoice each day. The Lord, when capitalized like that, is the God of the covenant. It is also known as “steadfast love.” The covenant to provide us with a Savior, Christ the Lord. The LORD made this day. Let us rejoice and be glad in the steadfast love of God. 

We pray: Gracious God, we give thanks to You for this day. In Christ, do we have salvation. In Him, do we have refuge. In Him, do we find peace. Amen.