For the Christian “every day” is a new opportunity! In this particular sense: “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

David the “sweet singer of Israel” (2nd Samuel 23:1) is so determined to make “each day” count that he resolves to the Lord … “Every day will I bless thee.” (Psalm 145:2)

Not, every day will I grumble!

Or curse!

Or ignore Thee!

“Every day will I bless thee.”

The verb “bless” (in Hebrew “barak”) is intensive in this Sentence, energetically (maybe even emotionally) blessing the Lord!

“Barak” further indicates “bowing down, worshipping” our dear God, our sweet Saviour!

What a noble goal for all us Christians to possess … “Every day will I bless thee.”

David, if he’s the author of the 119th Psalm (the Bible’s longest Chapter), may have gone even farther than blessing Jesus “every day!”

Do look at what I mean… “Seven times a day do I praise thee.” Psalm 119:164, seven times a day!

Now, I am wondering … “How early in the day did David begin this ‘blessing’ the Lord?”

Well, Psalm 119:62 suggests he began as early as possible! “At MIDNIGHT I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.” Can’t get any earlier … the very first minute of the new day!

This kind of blessing the Lord eliminates a lot of negativity from our individual lives! From our corporate (Church wide) lives too!

Now, back to our Text verse once again, only this time including its last (explanatory) Clause … “Every day will I BLESS thee; and I will PRAISE thy name for ever and ever.”

Amen and Amen!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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