It Is Good to Praise the LORD

Psalm 92:1-5

It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.

For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done. How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!

It is good for us to praise God. It changes us for the better. I saw this recently while writing out a prayer when I was emotionally out of sorts. After a couple of pages I noticed that I was talking mostly about myself: confessing what I had done wrong, talking about what I was going through, how I felt, and what I wanted God to do to help me. It wasn't helping much. So I decided that I was going to start talking about God instead. I started talking about God's amazing qualities: his righteousness, his might, his grace and mercy. After finishing out the prayer I felt at peace and stronger. God is so amazing that merely focusing on his awesome characteristics changes our moods and uplifts us. It can fill us with joy, peace, comfort, and security. So I wanted to take some time to share some scriptures about the God we serve to inspire your praise of him.

Psalm 48:9-11

Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness. Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments

Zephaniah 3:17a

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves...

Isaiah 12:2

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation

Deuteronomy 33:12

...Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long...

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

Psalm 139:4-6

Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Deuteronomy 31:8

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.

Psalm 121:8

the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 25:9

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

Exodus 15:13

In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.

Isaiah 40:22-23

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.

Psalm 68:6

God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing

Deuteronomy 10:18

He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.

Psalm 145:14

The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down

John 6:33

...it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world

Acts 2:28

You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence

Psalm 9:10

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you

Isaiah 40:29

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Psalm 77:13-15

Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God? You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. With your mighty arm you redeemed your people...

Psalm 103:8

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love

Daniel 9:9

The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him

Colossians 3:21-22

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of[g] your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 10:21

But concerning Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people..."

Psalm 55:22

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken

Psalm 18:18

They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support

We are loved. We are cared for. We are upheld. Our God is amazing. We just need to be reminded. Take time to remind yourself how great our God is by praising him, and you will be filled with the peace that comes from knowing our God.