“Won’t You revive us again, so Your people can rejoice in You? (Psalm 85:6). Revival is when our minds, our emotions, and our wills rejoice in the God of our salvation.
In Psalm 143, we see a young David who was fleeing for his life, and his prayer to God was one primarily asking for help. In Psalm 144, David expressed himself with both pleas and praise to God. Life is tough and we often feel dejected; our salvation isn’t what it was when we were first saved. It is no longer exciting.
In Psalm 145, David had found that excitement again, and he offered thankfulness and praise in all the verses. In verse 1-3, David recognized the insufficiency of his words; “Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure His greatness.” (Verse 3).
In verses 4-7, David recognized that when revival comes everyone talks about the wonderful things God is doing. Instead of talking about the weather or the latest gossip, they talk about the wonderful things God is doing in their lives and their spiritual growth as the Holy Spirit opens their hearts and minds to things they had never seen in God’s work.
Verses 8-13 were written to tell about God’s love and compassion for people. In many religions, their god is angry, vengeful, and not caring. But the followers of Yahweh will praise Him because His “kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations.”
In verses 14-20, David gave examples of how God is gracious to both believers and non-believers. God fills people with hope, love, and truth. God hears our cries for help and protects those who love Him.
Revival had come to David. He closed this psalm with, “I will praise the Lord and may everyone on earth bless His holy name forever and ever.” When revival comes, we realize how great God’s love is for all the people He has made and we pray for their salvation.