Proclamation:
“It is good to praise The
Lord … proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night …”
Psalm 92:1-2 (NIV)
Explanation:
Most Bible scholars, but not
all of them, attribute this psalm to King David. This is a song for the Sabbath day which was
written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God. Here the psalmist expounds upon the virtues and
benefits of praising The Lord. The
benefits are that: "The righteous
shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of The Lord
shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall bring forth fruit in old age; they
shall be fat and flourishing ..." (Psalms 92:12-14) He clearly states that the people ought to
praise The Lord more than once each day, i.e. morning and night.
Application:
These verses were recorded in a psalm for the
Sabbath day. Unfortunately, some of us
only praise The Lord on Sunday when we attend worship services. We breath every day, we eat every day, our
hearts beat every day, and we should thank God and praise Him every day. As believers we should give thanks and praise
to The Lord in prayer the first thing in the morning and the last thing at
night. Doing this several additional
times during the day would not be a bad idea either. In fact, it would be good to praise Him all
day long. (Psalm 34:1) He is worthy of
all of our praise. No one can comprehend the extent of His greatness. (Psalm
145:3) Regularly and repeatedly praising
The Lord will lead to the blessings of a long, productive, and fruitful life,
even into one's old age. “Praise The
Lord…Let everything that has breath praise The Lord. (Psalm 150:1 and 6)
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