The psalmist declares His intention to praise, describes the character of the Lord, gracious and compassionate. Then proceeds to tell us what He has done. His deeds validate the proclamation of His character? What has He done? He has provided food. We now begin to see a concrete application of the virtues of God extolled […]
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The LORD’s works are great, studied by all who delight in them. All that He does is splendid and majestic; His righteousness endures forever Great, here refers to dimensions and to significance. His works are huge and extraordinary. His works are significant in dimension and in scope. His works are significant in character and in performance. You are brought face to face with
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The works of the Lord are the expression of His goodness, His compassion, and His mercy or His graciousness. And what a wonderful thing for us it is that the Almighty God who rules the universe is also a benevolent Being. How wonderful that He is full of mercy and overflowing in compassion. He extends
God’s works are great. All His activity, His intent, His action is great. Everything that is orchestrated and accomplished by God is great. The greatness of His works does not refer to number, but rather dimension. In other words, God’s works are huge, extraordinary, and significant in dimension and in scope. When we begin to
As we continue to explore and get a better understanding of Psalm 111, this week we will focus on praising God with a whole heart. In Psalm 111:1 the Psalmist declares, “I will praise the Lord with all my heart, in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.” The Psalmist’s positioning and attitude
Psalm 111 is a meditation on the Lord, His Person, character, nature, and works. The presentation in this psalm is awe-inspiring and joy-inducing. You simply stand back in admiration and gasp at this extraordinary being who is God. And think on Him we must, though we rarely do. What we have our received and preconceived
