Psalms of Praise
Psalm
8 A psalm of David.
1 Lord,
our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the
earth!
You
have set your glory in the heavens.
2 Through the
praise of children and infants you have established a
stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and
the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the
work of your fingers, the moon and the stars,
which
you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are
mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
5 You
have made them a little lower than the angels and
crowned them with glory and honour.
6 You made them
rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything
under their[g] feet:
7 all
flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild,
8 the
birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all
that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord,
our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the
earth!
Our
first hymn is known as the old 100th. Here are two of
the very first verses that were written
You
faithful servants of the Lord, sing out his praise with one
accord,
while
serving him with all your might and keeping vigil through the
night.
Unto
his house lift up your hand and to the Lord your praises send.
May
God who made the earth and sky bestow his blessings from on high.
Psalm100
.
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.
Hymn:
All
people that on earth do dwell
All
People That on Earth Do Dwell (youtube.com)
A
psalm of praise. Of David. Psalm 145
1 I
will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise
your name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will
praise you and extol your name for ever and
ever.
3 Great is
the Lord and most worthy of praise; his
greatness no one can fathom.
4 One generation commends
your works to another; they tell of your mighty
acts.
5 They speak of the glorious splendour of your
majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful
works.
6 They
tell of the power of your awesome works— 7 They celebrate
your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your
righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious and
compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
9 The Lord is
good to all; he has compassion on
all he has made. 10 All your works praise you, Lord; your
faithful people extol you. 11 They tell of the
glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, 12
so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the
glorious splendour of your kingdom.13 Your kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures
through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in
all he promises and faithful in all he does.
14 The Lord upholds all
who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15 The
eyes of all look to you, and you give them their
food at the proper time.
16 You open your hand and
satisfy the desires of every living thing.
17 The Lord is
righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he
does.
18 The Lord is near to all who call on
him to all who call on him in truth.
19 He
fulfils the desires of those who fear him; he
hears their cry and saves them.
20 The Lord watches
over all who love him, but all the wicked he will
destroy.
21 My
mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let
every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
Let
us pray
we
thank you for those who spread your
word we gave you thanks for the ones that led us to you, we thank you
for the authors who
recorded theses psalms.
Give
us courage to
proclaim your great deeds. and
to spread your
word. We
give you thanks that
we are able to
praise your holy name in
freedom.
Lord we ask
in the
name of your son that you hear our cries for Mersey
for we know we have
let you down so many times Father forgive
our wrong doings fill
us with your love .
We
thank you that we can come to you. Be with all ,our
Christian brothers and sisters through out the world
and unit us, fill our lips with praise, for
ever may you be praised amen
Lord’s
prayer.
Hymn:
Sing to God new songs of
worship
Sing
to God New Songs of Worship (Hymn to Joy - 3vv) [with lyrics for
congregations] (youtube.com)
Psalm
98 NIV
1 Sing
to the Lord a new song, for he has done
marvellous things; his right hand and his holy arm
have
worked salvation for him. 2 The Lord has made his
salvation known and revealed his righteousness to
the nations. 3 He has remembered his love and
his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God. 4 Shout for
joy to the Lord, all the earth burst into jubilant
song with music; 5 make music to the Lord with the
harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, 6 with
trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn— shout
for joy before the Lord, the King. 7 Let the
sea resound, and everything in it, the world,
and all who live in it.
8 Let the rivers clap their
hands, let the mountains sing together for
joy;
9 let them sing before the Lord, for
he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in
righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Psalm
150 King
James version
1 Praise
ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the
firmament of his power.
2 Praise
him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent
greatness.
3 Praise
him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and
harp.
4 Praise
him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments
and organs.
5 Praise
him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6 Let
every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye
the Lord.
Hymn:
O praise ye the Lord
O
PRAISE YE THE LORD! (youtube.com)
A
man name John writes the following article which I have edited
One
of the reasons why the Dam-busters raid has entered the British
consciousness to such a degree is because it has been celebrated in
music by the wonderfully evocative march composed by Eric Coates. It
is impossible not to hear the Dam-busters March and feel the sinews
stiffen to some degree. Music has the ability to make truth enter our
hearts and grip our emotions. In the Bible the great victories of
God, which save and deliver his people from their enemies, are
celebrated in song. We are called to sing “a new song” to
celebrate our salvation through the death and resurrection of Christ
. Songs are ways of remembering and conveying the emotion of victory,
to subsequent generations who were not there when it happened. This
is why corporate singing is such a central aspect of the Christian
life. We need great hymns and songs that declare the truth in ways
that stirs our emotions. That is why it is so important that what we
sing is Biblically faithful. Richard Bewes has done us a great
service by setting Psalm 46 to the tune of the Dambusters
march. It certainly helps to remember that “God is our strength
and refuge”.
Our
next psalm number 46 is taken from The Message Bible
1-3 God
is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need
him.
We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous
in sea storm and earthquake,
Before the rush and roar of
oceans, the tremors that shift
mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for
us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us. 4-6 River
fountains splash joy, cooling God’s city this
sacred haunt of the Most High. God lives here, the streets are
safe, God at your service from crack of dawn. Godless
nations rant and rave, kings and kingdoms threaten, but Earth
does anything he says. 7 Jacob-wrestling God fights
for us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.
8-10 Attention,
all! See the marvels of God! He plants flowers and
trees all over the earth,
Bans war from pole to pole, breaks
all the weapons across his knee. “Step out of the traffic! Take a
long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics,
above everything.”
11 Jacob-wrestling
God fights for us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.
It
is therefore only right and just that we give God our praise.
Hymn:
God is our strength and refuge
God
is Our Strength and Refuge (Tune: Dam Busters March - 3vv) [with
lyrics for congregations] (youtube.com)
Psalm
147 : 1
– 11 NIV
Praise
the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God how pleasant
and fitting to praise him!
2 The Lord builds
up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He
heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He
determines the number of the stars and calls them
each by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in
power; his understanding has no
limit.
6 The Lord sustains the humble but
casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing
to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to
our God on the harp.
8 He
covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with
rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He
provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when
they call.
10 His
pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor
his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the Lord delights
in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing
love.
Hymn:
Fill
our hearts with joy and gladness
Fill
Your Hearts With Joy And Gladness Song Lyrics Video - Divine Hymns
(youtube.com)
psalm
18 :1
– 3
How
I love you, Lord! You are my defender. 2 The Lord is
my protector; he is my strong fortress.
My God
is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me
like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. 3 I
call to the Lord, and he saves me from my enemies.
Praise the Lord!
Taken
from “Our daily bread”
By: Bill
Crowder dated 24th
November
2023
Many
consider Ferrante and Teicher to be the greatest piano duet team of
all time. Their collaborative presentations were so precise that
their style was described as four hands but only one mind. Hearing
their music, one can begin to grasp the amount of effort required to
perfect their craft. But there’s more. They loved what they did.
In fact, even after they had retired in 1989, Ferrante and Teicher
would occasionally show up at a local piano shop just to play an
impromptu concert. They simply loved making music. David also loved
making music—but he teamed up with God to give his song a higher
purpose. His psalms affirm his struggle-filled life and his desire to
live in deep dependence upon God. Yet, in the midst of his personal
failures and imperfections, his praise expressed a kind of spiritual
‘perfect pitch’, acknowledging the greatness and goodness of God
even in the darkest of times. The heart behind David’s praise is
simply stated in ,Psalm 18:1which reads, “I love you, Lord, my
strength.” David continued, “I called to the Lord, who is worthy
of praise” (v. 3) and turned to Him. Regardless of our situation,
may we likewise lift our hearts to praise and worship our God. He’s
worthy of all praise!
Hymn:
O Lord my God
WINCHESTER
CATHEDRAL-HOW GREAT THOU ART (youtube.com)
May
the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine
upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up His countenance
to you and give you peace.
