Use This Verse / Chorus Pattern (summary of this Psalm)
for Prayer, Worship, and Meditation
TO RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS PROMISED HERE
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Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Ch
He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
Vs
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,
The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
Ch
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm of the Week
Psalm 147
A PROMISE FROM “THE SUPREME GOD & POWER OF THE UNIVERSE
TO HUMBLE HIMSELF AND MEET US RIGHT WHERE WE ARE (in our humility)
GOD ADDRESSES EVERY PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL NEED WE COULD HAVE,
AND OFFERS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS THROUGH OUR PRAYERS & PRAISE
date Aug 23-29
Praise to God for His Word and Providence
….AND ALL WE NEED TO DO TO RECEIVE IT IS KEEP PRAISING HIM !
LET US “LEARN THE LESSON” FROM GODS' COMMITMENT TO ISRAEL
(and us “who have been grafted into the family of God”)
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN EVERY PROMISE, WITH THE MEANS TO RECEIVE THEM FROM GOD
AND IT ALL COMES BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE AND MERCY TOWARD US