Today’s Word
Customer Complaints
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doing; I muse on the work of Your hands Psalm 143:5 Muse – If you want to see the primary meaning of this word, you’ll have to look at the Bible’s longest complaint – the book of Job. Job 7:11 says, “Therefore, I will…
Soul Prayer
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doing; I muse on the work of Your hands Psalm 143:5 Declare – Prayer proclaims. In praise, in cries, in pleas, in exultation, we have discovered that most prayer in the Hebrew world is vocalized. Prayer is the personal, announced testimony of the grace…
The Last and the First
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6 Praise – In the end, it’s haleluyah. If my life amounts to nothing more than praise for God, it will have reached its zenith. In fact, David tells us that the purpose of all creation is to praise Him. The Hebrew is…
What We Know
O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting. 1 Chronicles 16:34 O Give Thanks – David knew what he was doing when he assigned Asaph the task of giving thanks to God. Asaph’s prayer, recorded in 1 Chronicles 16:8 to 36 is a powerful example all of us. …
What The Title Says
A psalm of praise, of David (notation before Psalm 145:1) Psalm – Our title, “Psalms,” comes from the title found in the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint). In fact, it is a transliteration of the Greek word psalmoi. That means the Greek word is not translated. It is simply phonetically moved…
Prayer Ratio
You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the LORD your God. Joel 2:26 Praise – The most common Hebrew word associated with prayer is palal. In most contexts, it means “praise.” Think about that for a minute. Hebrew prayer is eight times more likely to be about praise…
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