Psalm 145
This Psalm is titled "A psalm of praise. Of David" - I think the King James version it is titled "David's Psalm of praise" - in which case this would be like "The Archbishop's best sermon"
As you might guess from the title, it is quite upbeat!
I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
It is interesting that David (king of Israel) acknowledges God as his King.
As I've mentioned before, one of the people who inspired me to start this blog is a Jewish agnostic journalist who tried to live according to all the laws in the Bible for a year - the book is called "My year of living biblically"
One of the lessons AJ Jacobs says he learned was to be thankful and live with an attitude of gratitude as it were.
The Psalm continues in this vein
Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever
Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise, his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation commends your works to another, they tell of your mighty acts.
The speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty - and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
They tell of the power of your awesome works - and I will proclaim your great deeds. They tell the power of your awesome works.
Sometimes I worry that churches are filled with a lot of elderly people (at least in the UK) - there was an old hymn that had a chorus "Tell me the old, old story....of Jesus and his love".
Perhaps the church has not been as good at telling the story of the works of God to the next generation?
God, the God of David, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is not a wrathful or vengeful deity who has given loads of restrictions on fun and basically waits, thunderbolt in hand to smite the wicked - the psalm goes on
I will proclaim your great deeds. They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
The LORD is good to all, he has compassion on all he has made.
The God of David is described in the Psalm as
Trustworthy in his promises and faithful in all he does
He upholds those who fall, and lifts those bowed down
The Psalm ends with a promise
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfils the desires of those who fear him, he hears their cry and saves them.
The LORD watches over all who love him.
Please note - I've found that the desires that God grants generally don't include winning the lottery! God would prefer us to desire knowing him better than riches.
This Psalm is titled "A psalm of praise. Of David" - I think the King James version it is titled "David's Psalm of praise" - in which case this would be like "The Archbishop's best sermon"
As you might guess from the title, it is quite upbeat!
I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
It is interesting that David (king of Israel) acknowledges God as his King.
As I've mentioned before, one of the people who inspired me to start this blog is a Jewish agnostic journalist who tried to live according to all the laws in the Bible for a year - the book is called "My year of living biblically"
One of the lessons AJ Jacobs says he learned was to be thankful and live with an attitude of gratitude as it were.
The Psalm continues in this vein
Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever
Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise, his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation commends your works to another, they tell of your mighty acts.
The speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty - and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
They tell of the power of your awesome works - and I will proclaim your great deeds. They tell the power of your awesome works.
Sometimes I worry that churches are filled with a lot of elderly people (at least in the UK) - there was an old hymn that had a chorus "Tell me the old, old story....of Jesus and his love".
Perhaps the church has not been as good at telling the story of the works of God to the next generation?
God, the God of David, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is not a wrathful or vengeful deity who has given loads of restrictions on fun and basically waits, thunderbolt in hand to smite the wicked - the psalm goes on
I will proclaim your great deeds. They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
The LORD is good to all, he has compassion on all he has made.
The God of David is described in the Psalm as
Trustworthy in his promises and faithful in all he does
He upholds those who fall, and lifts those bowed down
The Psalm ends with a promise
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfils the desires of those who fear him, he hears their cry and saves them.
The LORD watches over all who love him.
Please note - I've found that the desires that God grants generally don't include winning the lottery! God would prefer us to desire knowing him better than riches.
