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Hallelujah
Scripture Passage:
Psalm 113:1-9 Introduction: The Bible spends a great deal of time admonishing us to praise the Lord. Psalms 33:1Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
See All... says, “Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.” Is your life a constant testimony and praise to the greatness of God or to the greatness of this world? This Psalm wastes no time exalting the Lord to His rightful place, but what about you? When will you exalt the Lord to His rightful place in your own heart and life?
- THE EMPHASIS ON PRAISE (Psalm 113:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
See All...) - The Bookends of Praise (Psalm 113:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
See All..., 9) - The Repetition of Praise – 5 times (Psalm 113:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
See All..., 3, 9) - The Object of Praise
- LORD found 7 times
- LORD our God found 1 time
- The Meaning of Praise
- Connected to “price or value”
- The root of appraisal
- To praise the Lord is to declare His value or worth
- PRAISING THE LORD'S NAME (Psalm 113:2-3 [2] Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
[3] From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.
See All...) - The Importance of the Lord’s Name (Psalm 113:2Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
See All...) - It is a revelation of His person (Exodus 33:12-13 [12] And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
[13] Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
See All..., 17-20 ; Exodus 34:5-8 [5] And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. [6] And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, [7] Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. [8] And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
See All...) - It is forbidden to be taken in vain (Deuteronomy 5:11Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
See All...) - The Frequency of Praising the Lord’s Name (Psalm 113:3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.
See All...) - From the rising of the sun
- Unto the going down of the same
- PRAISING THE LORD'S PERSON (Psalm 113:4-6 [4] The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
[5] Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
[6] Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
See All...) - The Lord’s Exaltation (Psalm 113:4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
See All...) - Above all nations (Psalm 113:4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
See All...; Isaiah 40:17All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
See All...) - Above all the earth (Psalm 97:9For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
See All...) - Above all gods (Psalm 97:9For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
See All...) - Above all people (Psalm 99:2The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
See All...) - The Lord’s Glory (Psalm 113:4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
See All...) - The Lord’s Uniqueness (Psalm 113:5Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
See All...) - Among created beings (Psalm 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
See All...) - Among the gods (Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
See All...) - Unable to be compared (Isaiah 40:18-23 [18] To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
[19] The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
[20] He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
[21] Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
[22] It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
[23] That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
See All...) - The Lord’s Condescension (Psalm 113:6Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
See All...) - He is the high and lofty One (Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
See All...) - He inhabits eternity
- He dwells in the high and holy place
- PRAISING THE LORD'S WORK (Psalm 113:7-9 [7] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
[8] That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
[9] He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
See All...) - The Lord’s Deliverance (Psalm 113:7-8 [7] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
[8] That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
See All...) - He raiseth the poor out of the dust
- He lifteth the needy out of the dunghill
- That He may set him with princes
- The Lord’s Blessings (Psalm 113:9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
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Conclusion: If the Lord were to measure His worth based upon your way of life and your level of praise, how would He measure up? Actually the Lord is not dependant upon our praise in order to exist in His exalted place. Yet the scriptures teach that it is comely for the upright to praise the Lord. Will you praise Him today?