PRAISE HIS NAME!


Psalm 145:1-21 NASB95
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 highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable.
[4] One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.
[5] On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
[6] Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And I will tell of Your greatness.
[7] They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
[8] The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
[9] The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.
[10] All Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD, And Your godly ones shall bless You.
[11] They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power;
[12] To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom.
[13] Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
[14] The LORD sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down.
[15] The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time.
[16] You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
[17] The LORD is righteous in all His ways And kind in all His deeds.
[18] The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
[19] He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them.
[20] The LORD keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
[21] My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.

Psalm 145 is an incomparable Psalm of praise and the Jews have it in such high estimation, that they assert that, if one reads it with sincerity of heart repeatedly thrice daily, one will enjoy the infallible blessings of the world to come.
How can one extol and magnify God’s majestic splendour?
This marvellous psalm is bursting with attributes of God and revelations of his character:
He is compassionate to all his creations.
He is gracious and generous, loving, and all-powerful, righteous, watchful, protective, near to us, great and good, and ever faithful.
The passage also reveals some of God’s titles: Judge, King, and Lord.
Think of the Saviour: Jesus is the Bread of Life, the Light of the World, our Counsellor, our Good Shepherd. Prayerfully studying and meditating on the character traits and names of God is one of the most faith-building, encouraging things you can do for your spiritual life. It will dispel your anxiety and boost your faith. It will help you to trust God more.
Knowing the true character of God will renew and transform your mind with the truth, dissolve any doubt you may have, and breathe life into your soul.
The Lord is good to all—There is not a soul in the world that is not continually under God’s merciful love.
His tender mercies—His bowels of compassion are over all His works; He feels for His intelligent offspring, as the most affectionate mother does for the child of her bosom. And through this matchless mercy, these bowels of compassion, His son Jesus tasted death for every one of us.
David was praising and celebrating God for His goodness and generosity toward His creatures, especially His people. One remarkable feature is the way David used so many different words for “praise”: “extol”; “bless”; “praise”; “commend”; “declare”; “meditate”; “speak”; “pour forth”; “sing aloud”; and “give thanks, can you think of a better way to praise and celebrate the name of you Father, creator, and God?
Hallelujah! Which we all shout in worship is the English word for Hālal, a Hebrew word for “to praise.” It is to boast in, glorify, extol, and celebrate the Lord who is most “worthy of praise,” and David seemed to have had a standard of boasting in his God and praising Him in everything and all circumstances.
Praise His name! we don’t have to wait for victory before we praise the Lord as learnt from David and as directed by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, let praise and thanksgiving be your lifestyle.
Giving thanks and praise to God is required of all believers in acknowledgement of God’s sovereignty and gratitude for all the goods that come from his hands and give Him the praise due for His grace and mercy.
Leah was so full of gratitude and praise to God that she names her son Judah! A confession of God’s goodness to her in Genesis 29:35.
How do you confess your gratitude and praise to God?
Loudly declaring the attributes of God and thinking about how you’ve experienced different aspects of his character can be a powerful act of worship.
Take a few moments to pray this psalm aloud. Ask God to reveal himself to you in greater clarity than you’ve ever experienced before and PRAISE HIS NAME.
Shalom

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