SINGING
HIS PRAISES
BREAD
1 O LORD, our
Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above
the heavens. Psalm 8:1 (NIV)
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the
moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4
what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you
care for him? Psalm 8:3-4 (NIV)
8 Give thanks to the LORD,
call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 9 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all
his wonderful acts. 10 Glory
in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 11 Look
to the LORD and his strength; seek
his face always. 12 Remember
the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced. 1
Chronicles 16:8-12 (NIV)
23 Sing to the LORD,
all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. 24 Declare his glory among the nations, his
marvelous deeds among all peoples. 25 For
great is the LORD and most worthy
of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. 26
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. 27 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength
and joy in his dwelling place. 28 Ascribe
to the LORD, O families of
nations, ascribe to the LORD glory
and strength, 29 ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name. Bring an
offering and come before him; worship the LORD
in the splendor of his holiness. 1 Chronicles 16:23-29 (NIV)
26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all
these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by
name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is
missing. Isaiah 40:26 (NIV)
28 Do
you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD
is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow
tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and
increases the power of the weak. 30 Even
youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They
will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will
walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)
11 “Who
among the gods is like you, O LORD?
Who is like you-- majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? 12 You stretched out your right hand and the
earth swallowed them. 13 In
your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your
strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.” Exodus
15:11-13 (NIV)
1 Then
Job replied to the LORD: 2 “I know that you can do all things; no
plan of yours can be thwarted. 3 You
asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke
of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.” Job
42:1-3 (NIV)
9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering
and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of
Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit,
and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11 which said: “Write on a
scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna,
Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man,” dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” Revelation 1:9-18 (NIV)
12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man,” dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” Revelation 1:9-18 (NIV)
13 Then the LORD
said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now
that I am old?’ 14 Is
anything too hard for the LORD? I
will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son.” Genesis
18:13-14 (NIV)
8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor
all day long. Psalm 71:8 (NIV)
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“Men in general
praise God in such a manner that He scarcely obtains the tenth part of His
due.” John
Calvin
“There
is nothing that pleases the Lord so much as praise.” Anonymous
“Man’s
chief work is the praise of God.” St. Augustine
“Since I know I
have nothing I have not received – I can’t even claim the breath in my lungs –
all things come from His loving and good hands – all things. I am to be grateful. I must train my mind and my mouth to be
perpetually thankful for all that He has given me. God delights in the praise of His people.” BHY
“Whenever
you react with praise and thanksgiving for an opportunity to grow more like
Jesus in your way of reacting to things, instead of grumbling or feeling
self-pity, you will find that that whole situation will be changed into a great
blessing.” Hannah Hurnard
“Be
not afraid of saying too much in the praises of God; all the danger is of
saying too little.” Matthew Henry
“The
pulse of prayer is praise.” William Arthur Ward
“Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light
inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of
Days, Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise. Unresting, unhasting and silent as light, Nor
wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might; Thy justice like mountains high
soaring above Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.” Walter
C. Smith
“Praise elevates our eyes off our
circumstances and places them on to Him Who is able to keep us from falling. Praise often precedes the movement of God’s
hand for His children because it demonstrates our love and dependence upon Him having
full knowledge it is He Who is actually in
control of all things – not us.” BHY
“O the deep, deep love of Jesus. Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free! Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness
over me! Underneath me, all around me,
is the current of Thy love, leading onward, leading homeward, to my glorious
rest above! O the deep, deep love of
Jesus, spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He loveth, ever loveth, changeth never, never more! How He watches o’er His loved ones, died to
call them all His own; how for them He intercedeth, watcheth o’er them from the
throne! O the deep, deep love of Jesus, love
of every love the best! ‘Tis an ocean
full of blessing, ‘tis a haven giving rest!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, ‘tis a heav’n of heav’ns to me; and it
lifts me up to glory, for it lifts me up to Thee!” Samuel Trevor Francis
“In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like
angels.” Thomas Watson
“The invitation to enjoy
God is not icing. It is the cake of Christianity. If he is not enjoyed
in real measure, then he is not truly believed, trusted, feared, obeyed, or
worshiped. God is not seeking disinterested praise, but “worship in spirit and
truth” (John 4:24). He isn’t enlisting dutiful soldiers, but those who will
serve with gladness (Psalms 100:2). He is the kind of God, so rich and full, so
free and secure, that he will not settle for human compulsion and going through
the external motions. He calls, and effects, the willing and eager. He wants,
and is worthy, to capture the heart. The trust he wins is not disinterested
faith (as if that were really possible), but the kind of faith that enjoys him
(2 Corinthians 1:24; Philippians 1:25; Hebrews 11:6).” David Mathis
“I cannot understand Him, but I
can trust Him. And so today, when everything physical and
emotional in me is completely drained, and there is not a single note of praise
in my heart, I choose to praise Him anyway. Not for
what He does, but for Who He is. When I cannot praise Him out
of joy, I will praise Him out of obedience. And I am learning that when I
praise Him out of obedience from the depths of the pit, it is always more
meaningful than when I praise Him out of an overflow of my heart from the
heights of the mountain. And because I know His nature, and I know that
even when I don’t feel it, He is still a kind, loving, good God, then I know
that soon, He will fill my heart with joy once again. And the praise will
flow easily from the depths of my heart.” Laura Black
7 O
LORD, when you favored me, you made my mountain stand firm; but when you hid
your face, I was dismayed. Psalms
30:7 (NIV) “See, my soul, in this verse, a picture of thine own experience; how
much art thou like David! When I look up
to heaven, how often do I see the sun both shine and set! When I look down into myself, how often do I
see my comforts rise and fall! One while
I am upon Mount Tabor, and have a glance of heaven; another while I lie in the
valley of Bochim, weeping, because I have lost sight of my heavenly country. Joshua’s long day is many times turned into
Paul’s sad night. When God would quicken
my affections, he gives me a glance of heaven, that so I may be in love with
what I see. When I begin to bless
myself, and rest in my happy privileges, he draws a veil over the bright
vision, that I may rest in nothing but himself, nor loathe what I so greatly
love. He suffers my happiness here to be
imperfect, that so I may be pressing on to that place where I shall be
perfectly happy forever. Lord, when thou
showest thyself, let me love thee; when my mountain stands strong, let me praise
thee; when thou withdrawest thyself, let me follow thee; when thy countenance
is hid, let me still believe that thou lovest me: under all my changes here, let my soul be
always breathing, panting, longing, and reaching after thee, till I shall so
perfectly enjoy thee, that I may never lose thee more Amen. Lord, guide me in
this Christian race, and keep my mind intent on thee; rejoicing when I see thy
face, and trusting when I cannot see.” K. H. Bogatzky
“You
awaken us to delight in Your praise.” Augustine
HEART
SAVOR
- · God is ever worthy of all our praise.
- · God delights in the praise of his people.
- · The Giver of every good and perfect gift deserves our highest praise. The One Who gives the power gets the glory.
