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Praise the Lord, by Tom Norvell
The finale of praise that crowns the collection of Psalms calls us to
praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
praise him with timbrel and dancing,
praise him with the strings and pipe,
praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. (Psalm 150 TNIV)
We sing these familiar words,
Help us to praise You on all occasions.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Amen.
(Thomas Ken, 1695)
Father, help us to realize that You are the source of all our
blessings. You, God, are the source. You are the one who gives all
blessings. Remind us every day that everything we have has come from
You. Nothing, absolutely nothing, we have has come from us or by our
efforts. You have given the powers of government their powers. You have
established Your church for Your purposes. You have placed the people
in our lives who have taught us, guided us, protected us, nurtured us,
and encouraged us. God, You are the source of all our blessings. So, we
praise Him.
Father, help us join in the praise from all Your creatures. All Your
creatures praise You. Everything that has breath praises You. All the
creatures that inhabit the earth praise You. All the creatures that
live in the forests and the jungles praise You. All creatures that
dwell high in the mountains praise You. All the creatures that hide in
the bushes around our houses praise You. All the fish that swim in the
sea, in the rivers, in the lakes, and in ponds and streams praise You.
All the birds that fly in the sky praise You. All creatures . . . those
that are great and small, those that are strong and weak praise You.
Let us join with all creatures as we praise You.
Father, help us to praise You on all occasions. Whether inside an
earthly sanctuary or outside under the mighty heavens, we want to
praise You. Wherever we go, whatever we do, when we rise in the
morning, as we go about our daily tasks, and we lie down at night
before we want to fall to sleep praising You. We want to praise You all
the time. We praise You freely and without reservation. We want to
praise you during the holidays when many focus upon your goodness and
greatness and on routine days when many forget your providential care.
We want to praise You all the time for Your power and Your greatness.
Father, at all times and in everything we do, we praise You; for we
know that all blessings come from You.
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(c) 2007 Tom Norvell <tomnorvell@mac.com>. Used by permission. A
Norvell Note <http://www.anorvellnote.com> is a weekly email
message from Tom Norvell. Check it out!
RELATED LINKS:
* Praise the Lord Anyway!
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200711/20071104_anyway.html
* The Power in Praise
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200203/20020320_diary45.html
* Made to Praise
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200001/20000106_psalm8.html
* A Norvell Note
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http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200712/20071202_praisethelord.html
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