Julie
Today is a tough day for concentration. It seems though that in this reading they were really pointing out that they have done well at following God's law and the God is with them.
This psalm was about God's covenant with the house of David and how he would bless them.
Michelle
In today's passage a couple things stand out. The Eastern tribes are being sent home as they have fulfilled their agreement. Verse 5, "But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul". This verse simplifies all that we should be. It's very clear what we are to do in this verse and that it should apply to all aspects of your life. The other thing that stood out was that assumptions were made and the immediate thought was that war needed to take place because the other side of the Jordan had built an alter of their own. So they prepared to war with them, only to then find out that it was not done in disobedience but in remembrance for the future generations. This makes sense to me and makes me think of all the historical monuments and statues that get removed as time goes on. I have never thought of them as celebrating events or people in history but more as a reminder of what happened and a way to share that with future generations so that the same mistakes are not made going forward. As we have seen in the bible, the same mistakes are made over and over and I think this unused alter was their way of presenting a reminder for the future. The next chapter makes it sound as if Joshua is coming to the end of his life.
While I don't recall the story of David, I think you are right in your assessment of this psalm.
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