May 13, 2014
The psalmists’ exhortations to praise can be discouraging if not viewed in light of the Gospel. In this message, Christopher Ash turns to the book of Psalms to lead us into a deeper of understanding of who God is. Psalm 146 demonstrates how the typical question “How’s your praise life?” is inadequate. Instead, the Psalms invite us to see how Jesus rightfully and perfectly fulfilled these exhortations to praise, enabling us to live a life of praise to God as well.
1nPraise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2I will praise the Lord oas long as I live;
pI will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3qPut not your trust in princes,
rin a son of man, in whom there is sno salvation.
4When this breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
5uBlessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose vhope is in the Lord his God,
6wwho made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
xwho keeps faith forever;
7ywho executes justice for the oppressed,
zwho gives food to the hungry.
aThe Lord sets the prisoners free;
8bthe Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
cThe Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
dthe Lord loves the righteous.
9eThe Lord watches over the sojourners;
fhe upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but gthe way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10hThe Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, to all generations.
nPraise the Lord!
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