Praising through Psalms

[karenoka27]

Psalm 92:1-"IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH:"

[Psalmist]

I have listened to the old spiritual song “By the Rivers of Babylon” several times, and read the text of Psalm thirty-seven many more times. In my musing and meditation of it, this is what I have learned. Rivers in our life do not last forever, nor will weeping; like when Jesus sat on Jacob’s well and talked with the Samaritan women, though not literal, but so in like fashion He sets with us and through His holy Word and the Holy Spirit He reassures us with His ever abiding peace, cheer and love.

The commentary style after the text the 137th Psalm, is mostly the weaving together of other scriptures to see that at the rivers edge where there may be weeping, it is a good thing to sing praises unto the Lord.

I hope and trust that this will keep us, the “We” of the Lord, “Praising through the Psalms”

Psalm 137, verses 1 to 4

By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it.
For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

“How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a foreign land?”

And they were exceedingly sorrowful.

Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst and said, "Peace to you." Then Jesus says, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid." Then He with compassion asks, “Why are you weeping?”

We answer, “We are strangers and pilgrims on the earth, here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.” And He says, "Do not weep, remember, I will never leave you nor forsake you." Then He asks, “What are you seeking?"

We say to Him, "Sir, our home. Our home that is beyond the mystical river of Jordan, we are exhausted but still in pursuit to go to meet the King, to go in escort with the King across the mystical Jordan.” Then all at once the scene was changed, we crossed over the mystical Jordan. And we saw, John, and what John saw . . . John saw, the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land and he raised up his hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be no delay, time is no longer.

And then he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.



After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands -

They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying -

"Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!”

Because of all His mercies . . . We shall sing like the sweet psalmist of Israel -

To make a joyful shout to the LORD . . . To come before His presence with singing, and enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.

Because, great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised . . . I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High . . . Yes, I will sing praises to the LORD . . . Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever. . . With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. Oh come, let us sing to the LORD!

Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation . . . Praise the LORD!

For it is good to sing praises to our God, for it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.

Blessed be the LORD forevermore!

Praise the Lord. Amen and Amen.

I am thankful for the times that are difficult, they may cause weeping, but that only lasts through the night because joy comes in the morning; and not only that, joy can come within the mourning.

Be comforted, cheered, and "Rejoice!"

[Psalmist]

Marvelous, this follows the sorrow of Psalm 137, be encouraged . . .

Psalm 138:1-8

A Psalm of David.

1 I will praise You with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises to You.
2 I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your loving kindness and Your truth; for You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul.

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD.
6 Though the LORD is on high, yet He regards the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; you will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me.
8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands.

[Psalmist]

Psalm 84:1-12

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

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.

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!

[Psalmist]

I found this verse about while researching Psalm 84. What a marevelous description Thomas Pierson has put forth.

"David's Heart's Desire," for the whole.

By Thomas Pierson - 1570 to 1633

O Lord of hosts, how lovely in mine eyes the tents where thou dost dwell!
For thine abode my spirit faints and sighs; the courts I love so well.

My longing soul is weary within thy house to be;
This world is waste and dreary, a desert land to me.

The sparrow, Lord, hath found a sheltered home, the swallow hath her nest;
She layeth there her young, and though she roam, returneth there to rest.

I, to thine altar flying, would there for ever be;
My heart and flesh are crying, O living God, for thee!

How blest are they who in thy house abide!
Thee evermore they praise.

How strong the man whom thou alone dost guide, whose heart doth keep thy ways.

A pilgrim and a stranger, he leaneth on thine arm;
And thou, in time of danger, dost shield him from alarm.

From strength to strength through Baca's vale of woe, they pass along in prayer,
and gushing streams of living water flow, dug by their faithful care;
Thy rain is sent from heaven to fertilise the land, and wayside grace is given till they in Zion stand.

Lord God of hosts, attend unto my prayer!
O Jacob's God, give ear!

Behold, O God, our shield, we through thy care, within thy courts appear!

Look thou upon the glory of thine Anointed's face;
In him we stand before thee, to witness of thy grace!

One day with thee excelleth over and over a thousand days apart;
In thine abode, within thy temple door, would stand my watchful heart.

Men tell me of the treasure hid in their tents of sin;
I look not there for pleasure, nor choose to enter in.

Own then the Lord to be thy Sun, thy Shield — No good will he withhold;
He giveth grace, and soon shall be revealed His glory, yet untold.

His mighty name confessing, walk thou at peace and free;
O Lord, how rich the blessing of him who trusts in thee!

"David's Heart's Desire" or an exposition of Psalm 84, in "Excellent Encouragments against Afflictions," by Thomas Pierson, M.A.

[Befaithful]

Psalm 46

1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

[Befaithful]

1. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Clap your hands all ye people shout unto God with the voice of praise!!!!!!!!



Let God be Magnified!!

[Befaithful]

Psalm 18

1I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

2The 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.

3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

24Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

28For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

29For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

33He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

38I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

47It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

49Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

This scripture ministered to my heart when I thought he did not hear. But I was wrong he heard and came swiftly to my rescue. Thank you Lord.

[Psalmist]

Psalm 1:3

He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.

Jeremiah 17:8

For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

[karenoka27]

Psalm 18-
Psalm 18-"1-I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.2The 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.
3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he "heard" my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. KJV

I love when we see the attributes of God in the Psalms...
God is: Strong, Rock, Fortress, Deliverer, Buckler, Horn of Salvation, High Tower!



God is Strong!- 1 Corinthians 1:25-"Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.


God is our Rock!-1 Samuel 2:2-"There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Matthew 7:24-"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:"
The foundation of our lives has to be built on nothing less than on our Rock..our God!



God is our Fortress!-"matsuwd"-net-

If God is our Fortress and He is...then He is our safety..like a fortified city, He is our stronghold..He keeps us safe.



God is our Deliverer-

1) to bring into security, deliver
2) to cause to escape, cast forth
Galatians 1:4-" Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:"



God is our Buckler- our shield-
1 Samuel 17-"44And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied."



God is the Horn of my Salvation-
1 Corinthians 15:51-"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

God is our High Tower-God can see what we can't. It is so good to think of Him looking out for us! We need only to trust in this:

Isaiah 55:8-9For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."

[SDG]

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

[Debra R]

Psalm 18

1I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

2The 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.

3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

24Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

28For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

29For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

33He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

38I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

47It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

49Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

This scripture ministered to my heart when I thought he did not hear. But I was wrong he heard and came swiftly to my rescue. Thank you Lord.

This had ministered to my heart too! It is some of my favorite scripture. The Lord had heard my cries and came to my rescue! How great is our Lord! Bless His Holy name!

[Debra R]

Psalm 86:12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify Your name forevermore.

[Debra R]

Psalm 56:3) Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.


4) In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?

8) You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?

9) When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because God is for me.

10) In God (I will praise His word),
In the LORD (I will praise His word),

11) In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

12) Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,

13) For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?

[karenoka27]

Psalm 18:46-"The Lord liveth; and blessed be my Rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted."