Psalm 145:1-2 NRSV
I will extol you, my God and King
and bless your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless you
and praise your name for ever and ever.
Lord may we always have a heart and mind to praise you,
to be in harmony with your will by praising you
to be in harmony with the choirs of heaven in our praise
and to be in harmony with the whole community of faith
by praising you in Spirit and truth.
Psalm 9:11 NRSV
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion
Declare his deeds among the peoples.
Heavenly Father we pray for glad hearts and cheerful voices
to sing our praise to you.
May our sung praises be a beautiful and honouring
witness to You.
Psalm 51:15 NRSV
O Lord , open my lips
and my mouth will declare your praise.
Psalm 145:21 NRSV
My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD
and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
Psalm 34:1 NRSV
I will bless the LORD at all times
his name shall be continually in my mouth.
Psalm 48:1 NRSV
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised.
Hebrews 13:15 NRSV
Through him (JESUS) then, let us continually
offer a sacrifice of praise to God.
That is the fruit of lips which confess his name.
Right from the start of Psalm 145,
the praise in which we participate
is continuous and unending
"and I will praise your name for ever and ever" (verse 1)
The Lord our God is the object and the subject of our praise.
We take delight in expressing our praise.
The Spirit leaps within us when we recognize
the same Spirit of praise in those around us.
There is joy in being "one in the Lord" together in praise.
And since the Lord inhabits the praises of His people,
our joint praise draws us into the love and union of the Trinity.
Psalm 22:3 AV
But thou art holy
O thou that inhabitest the praises of ISRAEL.
I will extol you, my God and King
and bless your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless you
and praise your name for ever and ever.
Lord may we always have a heart and mind to praise you,
to be in harmony with your will by praising you
to be in harmony with the choirs of heaven in our praise
and to be in harmony with the whole community of faith
by praising you in Spirit and truth.
Psalm 9:11 NRSV
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion
Declare his deeds among the peoples.
Heavenly Father we pray for glad hearts and cheerful voices
to sing our praise to you.
May our sung praises be a beautiful and honouring
witness to You.
Psalm 51:15 NRSV
O Lord , open my lips
and my mouth will declare your praise.
Psalm 145:21 NRSV
My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD
and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
Psalm 34:1 NRSV
I will bless the LORD at all times
his name shall be continually in my mouth.
Psalm 48:1 NRSV
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised.
Hebrews 13:15 NRSV
Through him (JESUS) then, let us continually
offer a sacrifice of praise to God.
That is the fruit of lips which confess his name.
Right from the start of Psalm 145,
the praise in which we participate
is continuous and unending
"and I will praise your name for ever and ever" (verse 1)
The Lord our God is the object and the subject of our praise.
We take delight in expressing our praise.
The Spirit leaps within us when we recognize
the same Spirit of praise in those around us.
There is joy in being "one in the Lord" together in praise.
And since the Lord inhabits the praises of His people,
our joint praise draws us into the love and union of the Trinity.
Psalm 22:3 AV
But thou art holy
O thou that inhabitest the praises of ISRAEL.
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