A Praise of David.
I will extol You, my God, O King;
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
And His greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And on Your wondrous works.
6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,
And I will declare Your greatness.
7 They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness,
And shall sing of Your righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 The LORD is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.—Psalm 145:1-9
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised!
Beloved…It is so freeing to praise our God and to bless and love the people with which He surrounds us. It brings our souls out of the prison of self and adjust and directs our focus from the deadly inward to the heavenly upward and outward.
The “garment of praise is the antidote for the spirit of heaviness. Heaven…where there are no more tears…only unspeakable joy…is a place of praise. If you are looking for a little piece of heaven here on this earth, do as David does. Extol Your God and bless His name. Every day, every hour open your mouth in praise. Meditate on His character and His wondrous works. Utter the memory of His great goodness and sing of His righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 The LORD is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.
I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].—Philippians 1:6
3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."—Isaiah 61:3
