The Foundation for Praise
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The Foundation for Praise

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How do we avoid indifference in our praise? Alistair Begg urges us to begin by acknowledging the majesty of God. While we are naturally fixated on our own glories, celebrating God’s splendor is the only way to see ourselves rightly. He created us in His image and has given us dominion over His world; the glory in us is made visible only as we praise Him. May this truth give us new energy and purpose in our worship!


How Majestic Is Your Name

To the choirmaster: according to The pGittith.1 A Psalm of David.

1O Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your qname in all the earth!

You have set your rglory above the heavens.

2sOut of the mouth of babies and infants,

you have established tstrength because of your foes,

to still uthe enemy and the avenger.

3When I vlook at your heavens, the work of your wfingers,

the moon and the stars, xwhich you have set in place,

4ywhat is man that you are zmindful of him,

and athe son of man that you bcare for him?

5Yet you have made him a little lower than cthe heavenly beings2

and crowned him with dglory and honor.

6You have given him edominion over the works of your hands;

fyou have put all things under his feet,

7all sheep and oxen,

and also the beasts of the field,

8the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,

whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

9O Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

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Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.