God accuses Israel of cynicism. "You have said, 'It's foolish to serve the LORD God All-Powerful. What do we get for obeying him and from going around looking sad?'"
Another translation interprets "looking sad" to mean "feeling sorry for what they have done wrong".
The psalms are full of examples of men who are feeling that God has not treated them right even though they have been faithful. Do you feel God has not paid attention to your devotion?
And yet almost all the psalms end with the psalmist reiterating God's faithfulness and love. We often have to speak faith without understanding. So the psalmist did.
The rest of the passage is a vision of God reasserting that yes he does notice our devotion, our fear, our respect for him.
"Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another and the Lord gave attention and heard it and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name."
Malachi concludes, "So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him."
The "you" is us. We will again see that God does not sleep. He is very much involved and does note those who love him.
Let us rejoice that God does love us. He cares to reward us. He has sent his Savior to make up for our shortcomings, our sins. Thank you Lord.
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