Forthright Fixation

Today I want to just make a (seemingly) simple statement. God is good. To support this three word sentence, I thought I’d be good to take a look at the Psalms. I’ve found myself many times lately forgetting this simple truth and being pointed back to the Word encourages me. This is a fundamental truth that often times go hand-in-hand with my trust in God. If I do not believe that He is good, then I cannot trust Him with my heart, mind and soul. Hope you are encouraged!

According to the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, here is the definition of good.

Good. a.
Valid; legally firm; not weak or defective; having strength adequate to its support. Sound; perfect; uncorrupted; undamaged. Complete or sufficiently perfect in its kind; having the physical qualities best adapted to its design and use; opposed to bad, imperfect, corrupted, impaired.

Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

Psalm 27:13
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!

Psalm 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

Psalm 52:9
I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.

Psalm 54:6
With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

Psalm 68:10b
In your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

Psalm 69:16
Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.

Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 86:5
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

Psalm 100:5
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 106:1
Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Psalm 107:9
For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

Psalm 119:68
You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.

Psalm 135:3
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant.

Psalm 145:7
They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

Psalm 145:9
The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.

(All scriptures are taken from the English Standard Version)

Filed under: Attributes of God, Trusting God