Praising through Psalms

[Faithful1]

The concept here is very simple, post your verse(s) of Praise from the book of Psalms and feel free to share (if you would like to) why you chose it. This thread is not for comments or debates in regards to someone’s use of scripture or why they choose it.

Let's see how many verses in Psalms are dedicated to Praising our God!

[Faithful1]

I'll begin!

Psalm 150: 3-6

3Praise Him with trumpet sound;
Praise Him with harp and lyre.
4Praise Him with timbrel and dancing;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.
5Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
6Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!

I love this passage in Psalms because I grew up in a musical family. Music really touches my heart and I love praising God with it! No matter where I am in life, a good set of lyrics and music worshiping God can bring me back to the basics of life…. Me and My God!

[ogphatboi]

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart;I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall i be saved from mine enemies.

[Debra R]

I love this in the Psalms. I have it memorized. I sometimes use it as prayer.

Psalm 63:1) O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2) Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

3) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.

4) So I will bless You as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.

5) My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.

6) When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches,

7) For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.

8) My soul clings to You;
Your right hand upholds me.

I have a mental picture that I am sheltered under His wings.
That is the greatest comfort, that our God is watching over us. That He knows all that is going on in our lives. Especially in the difficult times, just knowing He is there and He will see us through.

Blessings

[Faithful1]

Psalms 66:1-4

1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!

3 Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.

4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name." Selah.



How awesome are God's works? I am constantly amazed by how Great my God is!

[Debra R]

Psalm 30:4) Sing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones,
And give thanks to His holy name.

5) For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

After the weeping comes Joy. Joy from our Lord.

[LibertyBelle]

PSALM 91:1 - He who is inhabited by the Lord, hidden in His Presence, will continually rest under the powerful protection of God Almighty.

This Scripture reveals to me that my life is in Christ and that He is in control of everything that concerns me.

[Debra R]

Psalm 42:5)Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.

6)O my God, my soul is in despair within me;
Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan
And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

7)Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.

8)The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime;
And His song will be with me in the night,
A prayer to the God of my life.

9)I will say to God my rock, "Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"

10)As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me,
While they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

11)Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

[Faithful1]

Pslam 18: 1-3 The first three verses in David's "Victory Song"

1 "I Love Thee O LORD, my strength."
2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.

[NewInHim]

1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations
~ Psalm 100:1-5

I love this passage, most especially because I am learning the "biggies" in my hymnal right now, and I am learning to read music, and I like to sing these joyful songs to the Lord (as love songs ) at night as I practice.

[MyRock]

Psalm 84

To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 How lovely is Your tabernacle,
O LORD of hosts!
2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the LORD;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
My King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength;
Each one appears before God in Zion.[b]

8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9 O God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.

10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
The LORD will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.

12 O LORD of hosts,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

I was reading this on the train to work this morning. I was quite tired and was struggling to find the words to praise the Almighty, this one helped.

David.

[Debra R]

Psalm 108

1) My heart is steadfast, O God;
I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

2)Awake, harp and lyre;
I will awaken the dawn!

3)I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the peoples,
And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

4)For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies.

5)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth.

6)That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

7)God has spoken in His holiness:
"I will exult, I will portion out Shechem
And measure out the valley of Succoth.

8)"Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the helmet of My head;
Judah is My scepter.

9)"Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Over Philistia I will shout aloud."

10)Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

11)Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?

12)Oh give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.

13)Through God we will do valiantly,
And it is He who shall tread down our adversaries.

[Alive-Indeed]

Priase the Lord, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!
For His lovingkindness is great toward us,
And the truth of the Lord is everlasting.
Praise the Lord!"
Psalm 117

[bfly]

Psa 16:1 Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.
Psa 16:2 I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; all the good things I have come from you."
Psa 16:3 How excellent are the LORD's faithful people! My greatest pleasure is to be with them.
Psa 16:4 Those who rush to other gods bring many troubles on themselves. I will not take part in their sacrifices; I will not worship their gods.
Psa 16:5 You, LORD, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands.
Psa 16:6 How wonderful are your gifts to me; how good they are!
Psa 16:7 I praise the LORD, because he guides me, and in the night my conscience warns me.
Psa 16:8 I am always aware of the LORD's presence; he is near, and nothing can shake me.
Psa 16:9 And so I am thankful and glad, and I feel completely secure,
Psa 16:10 because you protect me from the power of death. I have served you faithfully, and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.
Psa 16:11 You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.

[Psalmist]

Psalm 23:6

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me ALL THE DAYS of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

ALL THE DAYS of my life

For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Hebrews 13:5c

Which reminds me of Acts 27 (Paul and the shipwreck) and verse 44, "ALL SAFE."