To
God Be the Glory
To God be
the glory, great things He has done;
So loved He
the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded
His life an atonement for sin,
And opened
the life gate that all may go in.
Refrain
Praise the
Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the
earth hear His voice!
Praise the
Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the
people rejoice!
O come to
the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give Him
the glory, great things He has done.
O perfect
redemption, the purchase of blood,
To every
believer the promise of God;
The vilest
offender who truly believes,
That moment
from Jesus, a pardon receives.
Refrain
Great things
He has taught us, great things He has done,
And great
our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer,
and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder,
our transport, when Jesus we see.
Refrain
(from
Biblesoft Hymnal, PC Study Bible electronic database Copyright © 2003-2006 by
Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
"Shout To The Lord"
My Jesus, my Savior,
Lord, there is none like You;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of Your mighty love.
My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, all that I am
Never cease to worship You.
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the (King);
Mountains bow down (mountains bow down) and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.
My Jesus, my Savior,
Oh, Lord there is nothing like You;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of Your mighty love.
You're my comfort (my comfort), and my shelter, yes (my shelter),
You're my tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, and all that I am
Never cease to worship You.
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the King;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in...
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing, yeah,
Power and majesty, praise to the King;
Mountains bow down (mountains bow down and the seas will roar)
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You...
(Nothing compares to the promise I have in You...)
Oh, nothing compares to the promise I have in you.
Lord, there is none like You;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of Your mighty love.
My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, all that I am
Never cease to worship You.
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the (King);
Mountains bow down (mountains bow down) and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.
My Jesus, my Savior,
Oh, Lord there is nothing like You;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of Your mighty love.
You're my comfort (my comfort), and my shelter, yes (my shelter),
You're my tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, and all that I am
Never cease to worship You.
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the King;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in...
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing, yeah,
Power and majesty, praise to the King;
Mountains bow down (mountains bow down and the seas will roar)
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You...
(Nothing compares to the promise I have in You...)
Oh, nothing compares to the promise I have in you.
Personal: Another day where I did not get as
far as I wanted. Neglected to do things I wanted to do, such as call my kids
about things going on in their lives, and sending out a check to a friend for a
book he wrote. I just spent time fixing the slice I put in a copper pipe behind
my washer when I was trying to find where the leak was coming from when I did
my wash. Instead, I made another leak. I also spent a lot of money today for a
hospital bill for my wife, shoes for me, and for dinner with my daughter, her
husband, and my grandkids. I wasted time on e-mails, and I could not come up
with a second praise song for a while. So here I am, almost at the end of the
day, feeling rattled and not relaxed. Lord calm my spirit and fill me with Your
Spirit as I enter into Your Word. Amen!
Word:
|
Ps
22:25-23:1
25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will perform before those who fear him. 26 The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever! 27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. 28 For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations. 29 All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive. 30 Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation; 31 they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it. ESV |
Ps
22:25-23:1
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows. 26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the Lord will praise him — may your hearts live forever! 27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, 28 for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations. 29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him — those who cannot keep themselves alive. 30 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. 31 They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn — for he has done it. NIV |
I have struggled with these verses, I confess.
I have spent hours poring over commentaries. Some were helpful, and others
leaving much to be desired. Perhaps they struggled too. The problem is that
each comes to these passages with a particular eschatological framework in
place, as well as certain theological assumptions. I will try to avoid these as
best as possible, but it is impossible to avoid them entirely.
Let me begin by observing, as others have,
that this psalm begins in the darkness of despair with cries of anguish from
one individual. However, it ends in bright glory with praise and worship and
proclamation on the lips of many. The crowd of both Jew and Gentile (mortal
enemies at this time) that surrounded and mocked our Lord gives way to a vast
congregation (Jew and Gentile as one in the Church). These will magnify
Yahweh(vs.26-27) and declare the righteousness of Adonai(Vs. 30-31).
Notice the multitude of wills that follows the
“will I” of verse 25. There we saw our Lord praising His Father before His
followers. There it is said: “before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows”
NIV.
From His will flows all the wills that follow.
1.
“The poor will
eat and be satisfied”-v. 26a
2.
Those “who seek
the LORD will praise him”-v. 26b
3.
“All the ends of
the earth will remember and turn to the LORD”-v. 27a
4.
“all the families
of the nations will bow down before him”-v. 27b
5.
“All the rich of
the earth will feast and worship”-v. 29a
6.
“all who go down
to the dust will kneel before him”-v. 29b
7.
“Posterity will
serve him”-v. 30a
8.
“future
generations will be told about the Lord”-v.30b
9.
“They will
proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn”-v. 31a
Yesterday has disappeared into today. Time
moves forth to the fourth hour of the morn. There are a few more things I want
to touch on, but time and weariness forbade me from going on now. How shall I
close this portion of devotions? Perhaps with a question: In light of what
Christ has done, is doing and will do. In light of what the faithful followers
have done, are doing, and will do. What will I do? What will
you do? I pray that we will do as the song I just heard
said:
Where You go, I go
What You say I say
What You pray I pray
What You say I say
What You pray I pray
(From Where You Go I Go by Jesus Culture)
To those who have not given their hearts to
follow Him where He goes hear this warning and invitation:
“12
"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to
everyone according to what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14
"Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to
the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the
dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the
idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 "I,
Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the
Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
17 The Spirit and the bride say,
"Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is
thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the
water of life.
Revelation
22:12-17 NIV
Come, now is the time to worship.
Come, now is the time to give your heart.
Come, just as you are, to worship.
Come, just as you are, before your God.
Come.
One day every tongue will confess
You are God.
One day every knee will bow.
Still the greatest treasure remains for those
Who gladly choose you now.
Come, now is the time to give your heart.
Come, just as you are, to worship.
Come, just as you are, before your God.
Come.
One day every tongue will confess
You are God.
One day every knee will bow.
Still the greatest treasure remains for those
Who gladly choose you now.
(From Come, Now Is The Time To Worship by
Phillips, Craig, and Dean)
As for me, whether in good times or bad, when
others fall away by exceeding abundant afflictions or blessings, may this be my
prayer and testimony:
"Bring The Rain"
I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You
Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on You, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times
So I pray
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain
I am yours regardless of
The clouds that may loom above
Because You are much greater than my pain
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You
Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on You, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times
So I pray
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain
I am yours regardless of
The clouds that may loom above
Because You are much greater than my pain
You who made a way for me
By suffering Your destiny
So tell me what’s a little rain
So I pray
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings you glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain
Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Is the Lord God Almighty
And I forever sing
Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Is the Lord God Almighty
Everybody sing it
Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Is the Lord God Almighty
You are holy; You are holy
Lord, You are holy
Is the Lord our God
Is the Lord our God Almighty
Everybody sing it
Holy, You are holy
Oh, holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Is the Lord God Almighty
Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Is the Lord God Almighty
(With
my corrections)
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