Praise the LORD

Read Psalm 139, 145, 148, 150
 
Psalm150: Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven. 2 Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness! 3 Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn; praise him with the lyre and harp! 4 Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes! 5 Praise him with a clash of cymbals; praise him with loud clanging cymbals. 6 Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
 
THESE four psalms set our hearts to praise God. Here are some reasons God is worthy of our praise.
   The LORD is omnipresent – always with you: Psalm 139:3 You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. 4 You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. 5 You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! 7 I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! We might admit we are uncomfortable knowing God is watching all we do. So let’s live more purposefully in his commands. Find comfort he loves you so much to be with you.
    God created you: Psalm 139:13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. What do you do when you understand God has made you? Are you eager to seek, love and praise him?
   God thinks about you: Psalm 139:17 How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! 18 I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! Do you praise God in awe you are worthy of his countless thoughts of you?
   God corrects you. Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. The LORD calms our anxieties. He soothes our worries. He reveals our sins and leads us to his truth. Do you praise God, who shows you his righteous ways?
   God is creator. Psalm 148:5 Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being. 6 He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked. Do you praise God for the varied and extraordinary universe that is your home?
  
Psalm 148:13 Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven!