Few of us enjoy going to a dentist. The first words we usually hear are, “Open your mouth wide, please.” Most of us from our previous experiences with dentists would rather keep our mouths shut.

When the Psalms were written there were different ways to show favors to individuals. For example, if a king wanted to extend a favor to a guest he would sometimes say, “Open your mouth wide,” and then fill it with gems or sweets.

Our King said to us in Psalm 81, “Open wide your mouth and I will ...