Sunday, March 16, 2008
Psalm 135:1-5
135:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord,
give praise, O servants of the Lord,
who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God!
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his own possession.
For I know that the Lord is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods. (ESV)
by Linda Harris
Psalm 135 calls for praise from God’s people, beginning with the priests in the temple. When the temple was completed, priests and people alike were free to praise God continually. Verse 3 ends with the Hebrew word naim, which means pleasant, lovely, gracious, or delightful. Commentators disagree whether this word describes God, his name, or the act of praising him. It makes little difference, since all of these are true.
How would you describe God? Do you view him as gracious? Is his name pleasant and lovely to you? Is praising his name a delightful experience?
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
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