May 10 - Reading 38: Psalms 109-111

Published May 10, 2026
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“Glorious and majestic are His deeds; He has caused His wonders to be remembered; (Psalm 111:3a, 4a)

Mention “David & Goliath” and most everyone knows the story. From Genesis through Revelation, we find recounted many “glorious and majestic deeds”  of our God Almighty. Through the Bible, God has caused His wonders to be remembered for thousands of generations.

Some people say the Bible is so old, it must have been corrupted with time. But the Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in 1947, demonstrate that, because of reverence for God’s commands, our current Old Testament is incredibly accurate. The first century Jewish historian Josephus explained, “For, although such long ages have now passed, no one has ventured either to add, or to remove, or to alter a syllable; and it is an instinct with every Jew from the day of his birth to regard them as the decrees of God.”

Similarly, the accuracy of our New Testament is upheld by the volume of ancient manuscripts that, with remarkable consistency, recount the Apostles’ eye-witness accounts and teachings. One commentator writes, “There are now more than 5,600 ancient manuscripts of the Greek New Testament. Add to that nearly 10,000 Latin manuscripts and 9,300 other early versions, and we have nearly 25,000 early manuscripts of the Bible. No other ancient document even comes close. The next most commonly copied document is Homer’s “Iliad,” with 643 manuscripts, all of them partial. Thus, the Bible manuscripts outnumber those for Homer by nearly 40 to 1.

Although the Bible is the most authenticated, copied and most-read book of all time, people will still question its authenticity and authority. But we have every reason to trust it as the divinely inspired Word of God, remarkably preserved so that His wonders are remembered. As we read our Psalms to Him today, may we treasure His gift that has been faithfully passed down through the ages. May His “glorious and majestic deeds” bolster our courage as we intercede today. What a mighty God we serve!