All your works shall praise you, O LORD; and your saints shall bless you Verse 10
We
have seen these words used more than once already by David in the first
half of his psalm, but he sure doesn’t tire of using them!
To praise means to lift up for high admiration and exuberant thankful acknowledgement of greatness.
To
bless, in this usage, means to bow and to kneel before in adoration
and reverent awe. Have you knelt before the King lately? In some of
our church denominations we never kneel. Yet, it is amazing how our
posture impacts our praise. Try it at home if you never have.
As
often as you or I casually say these words to God Almighty, I pray we
will be more deliberate and thoughtful as a result of this study.
Remember that what we say to Him is called a sacrifice of praise. We
let go of our agenda and make all the time which may be required to let
our words of worship lift Him up. May they truly rise up within our
hearts and overflow our lips. Entering into praise brings the peace and
presence of God in a powerful way. We receive a blessing as we bless
the Lord.
May
our hearts swell with such love that we have no words at all, but only
groanings and utterances of our spirits before Him who is the
Self-Existent One, the Everlasting God, Holy , Mighty, Awesome Yahweh,
LORD God.
There is a whole lot of praising going on in this verse. We can see that His works encompass two separate activities.
First,
the creation He spoke into existence, and second, the work of His
merciful grace. That means us, we who are made new creations as the
redeemed in Christ. So both creation at large, and sinners saved by
grace do bless and praise the LORD. The LORD gets the praise and the
glory because His works are noteworthy.
Consider:
Does not the famous Mona Lisa elicit praise for Da Vinci’s skill? And
beautiful buildings such as Fallingwater earn praise for their
creator, Frank Lloyd Wright? Is it not the parents who deserve
compliments for the sensibilities and character of well-mannered
children we encounter?
In
the same way, the heavens declare the glory of God, all His creation is
shouting for joy. The displays of nature point to the One who created
it and elicit praise from human hearts, if not from the creatures
themselves! Who is to say if the rooster is crowing praise to God for
the new day?
Further,
we are the work of God’s manifold grace towards us through Jesus. By
receiving that grace, we are now saints of God, citizens of His
kingdom. We praise the King for His righteousness and goodness, and we
praise His life saving plan by which we may share everything as heirs
in Jesus Christ. What a Savior!
LORD, Jehovah, the One Who was, Who is, and Who is to come,
We offer You praise. We bless Your name and humbly ask for Your strength to brightly reflect Your glory! Amen.
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