Praise the Lord! I love this psalm because it very clearly displays the amount of worship that is due God. EVERYTHING should worship him. Our God is so great, so massive, so incredibly wonderous and powerful that he has the praise of everything be it spirit, heavenly bodies, forces of nature, life forms on earth, the very foundations and landscape of our planet - it all worships God. Every atom exists to praise him. How much more then should I praise him with every day, every moment, every second of my life! His name alone is exalted! He is above every other creature or power! He is powerful, holy, the Creator and Sustainer of the entire universe. My God is a big god. He deserves my honor, reverence, and praise. He deserves my worship, my life. ]One of my favorite things about this psalm, though, is that it ends by saying, "And he has raised up for his people a horn, a praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart." The fact that any human would be considered close to God's heart is astounding to me. This GREAT AND MAGNIFICENT God! And we are close to his heart?? Let that sink in for a moment... He has the praise of every conceivable thing in all of Creation, and yet we - we - are the ones that he brings in close and cherishes. This amazing God cherishes you and I...
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