PRAISE THE LORD

PRAISE THE LORD

Proclamation:

"I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all Your wonderful deeds.
I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing the praises of Your name, O Most High." Psalms 9:1-2 (NIV)

Explanation:

The human author of this psalm was King David, who wrote it under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  David was essentially praising God for protecting the people of Israel from their enemies and for being God.  His praise was sincere and whole-hearted.  His joy was because of who God is rather than what He had done.

Application:

As believers we should praise The Lord during the times when things are good in our lives and when things are not so good.  No matter what happens to us we should give God praise.  God knows what has happened, why it happened, and what the results will be because it happened.  Everything will work for our benefit. (Romans 8:28)  We cannot see the big picture or the future and God knows everything.  He has blessed us in more ways than we can count.  He is worthy of all praise, honor, and glory.  We should dedicate ourselves to the sincere worship and praise of God.  He has done great things throughout history and in each of our lives.  He gives us what we need, let's give Him what He wants and that is our praise.