Let the Name of the Lord Be Praised

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Let the Name of the Lord Be Praised

Date: Jun. 29, 2022

Passage

Psalm 113:1-9 (ESV)

1   Praise the LORD!
  Praise, O servants of the LORD,
    praise the name of the LORD!
2   Blessed be the name of the LORD
    from this time forth and forevermore!
3   From the rising of the sun to its setting,
    the name of the LORD is to be praised!
4   The LORD is high above all nations,
    and his glory above the heavens!
5   Who is like the LORD our God,
    who is seated on high,
6   who looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
7   He raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8   to make them sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
9   He gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
  Praise the LORD!

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 113:3

From the rising of the sun to its setting,
the name of the LORD is to be praised!

God’s majesty deserves to be praised with the most eloquent poetry. Imagine how beautiful the world would be if people from the East to the West were all praising the name of the Lord (1-3).

We praise God because he is seated on his throne in glory in the highest place, far above the earth and all its problems and changeableness (4). When we think about this, our hearts are lifted up above mundane things. Then we praise God even more because in Jesus, he gave up his glory! God stoops down to help the lowly and needy on earth (5-6). He raises up the poor and needy and gives them high positions. He seeks out the lonely and gives them better homes and families than the successful and popular (7-9). God’s glory is so much greater than earthly glory because it reverses the injustice of this world’s order. It is a cause for endless praise.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, thank you for being high and mighty so I can look up to you and praise something greater than myself. And thank you even more for stooping down to save us and to show mercy in Jesus.

One Word: One Word: Praise the Lord.

Joseph is Put in Prison

Genesis 39:13-23

Key Verse: 39:23

The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the LORD was with him. And whatever he did, the LORD made it succeed.

Today's Question

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