WORSHIP = Bragging on God for who He is
PRAISE = Thanking God for what He has done
Psalm 145 gives us 22 reasons to PRAISE GOD, all of which are based on who God is and what He has done for us. That’s almost as many reasons as verses in this Psalm.
Sometimes circumstances are so weighty it’s hard to lift our voices and Praise Him from within the mess, but speaking the Living Word out loud can cause a spark of life, that if we persist, can and will release us from the burden of our situations.
Let’s read together why the Psalmist says we should praise God, even when we don’t feel like it:
1. God is a personal God (vs. 1)
2. God is the Sovereign King (vs. 2)
3. God is great (vs. 3)
4. God is unsearchable (vs. 3)
5. God acts on my behalf (vs. 4)
6. God is majestic (vs. 5)
7. God is good (vs. 6)
8. God is righteous (vs. 7)
9. God is gracious (vs. 8)
10. God is full of compassion (vs. 8)
11. God is slow to anger (vs. 8)
12. God is merciful (vs. 8)
13. God is powerful (vs. 10)
14. God makes himself known to me (vs. 11)
15. God helps me (vs. 14)
16. God provides for me (vs. 15)
17. God is generous (vs. 16)
18. God is near to me (vs. 18)
19. God listens to me (vs. 19)
20. God saves me (vs. 19)
21. God preserves me (vs. 20)
22. God brings justice (vs. 21)
Imagine the impact on our hearts and in our lives if we recited this passage three times a day!
I encourage you – be determined to continue to praise Him, even in the midst of the messes, and watch Him turn them around into something beautiful.
We have much to Praise Him for – 22 reasons to be precise . . . just in this verse!