A Psalm of 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 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.
As the Spring of 2024 continues, I am surrounded by constant reminders of the glory of God: the budding flowers, the busy bees, the gentle rain, and the list goes on and on. To our God alone, the One David praised in this Psalm, does all the glory and honor belong. His kingdom is everlasting and He is righteous in all of His ways.
In a world that is becoming increasingly Godless, I can’t help and thank God for all of the many blessings I have. There are several places in scripture that mention that “the earth is wearing out like a garment.” Psalm 102 states:
25 Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
In Isaiah, 15 we are reminded that even though the earth will wear out God’s salvation will last forever:
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment,
and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever,
and my righteousness will never be dismayed.
And yet, while this earth that the Lord created remains, we will continue to see His glory in His creation. May our Lord bless you and your family in the Spring of 2024.
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And may the Lord bless you and your family in this Spring of 2024, Chris! Thank you for helping my blogging day begin with Him!
Thank you, Maria, for your kind words of encouragement and I’m glad this post may have helped you in any way!
May the Lord bless you are your family as well!
Thank you, Chris!
You’re welcome, Maria!
Thanks for this beautiful post Chris – and the reminder of His goodness and the glory of His creation. May you and your loved ones be blessed too.
You’re welcome, Elizabeth, and thank you for your kind words.
You and your daughter continue to be in my prayers.
Happy Spring!
Thanks for the good post, Chris! My wife and are sitting on the backyard porch for the second time this Spring (69F in Rochester), thankful for the sunshine and mild temps and admiring the Lord’s nature handiwork.
You’re welcome. Tom, and I appreciate your reply. It is 70 in Hot Springs today and we just had a few sprinkles to water my tomato seedlings.
I’m glad you are enjoying our God’s creation as well.
God’s blessings…
Good post! I recently heard a sermon on Psalm 145 so this is timely
Thank you, Pastor Jim. Good timing, Indeed! All of the Psalms are amazing but this one seemed to fit the occasion.
God’s blessings….
Blessings!!
Great Post
Amen 🙏🤗
Thank you, Willie.
My Pleasure. God Bless You and Please continue to share your God Given Gifts
Thank you for your kind words, Willie. I will continue to share as God gives me His grace.
May God bless you as well!
(I have subscribed to your blog btw. It looks very good!)
Thank you so much. I subscribed to you as well. May the Lord use us to bring Him Praise and Glory and to Build His Kingdom.
Amen!
Amen & Amen! 🙌
I praise His name always 🙏🙏
Amen, Priti. I appreciate your comment and I am now subscribed to your blog.
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Thank you for reposting this!
God’s blessings…
Give thanks 🙏. God bless
Enjoyable post, well done, good luck and have a good day Chirs 💖💖🙏🏻👋🏻
Thank you, noga, noga. I hope you have a good day as well!