Verse of the Day - weekend 5/30

Through the Bible - 2 Chronicles 1-6, John 12:20-13:20   Greetings,   For the weekend I'd like you to consider meditating on Psalm 145. It's difficult to pick one verse from this great Psalm of David but the first verse does set the tone for the entire 21 verses.   Psalm 145:1 "I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever." ESV   This is the last of the 75 psalms of David, in fact, this is the last words of David we have in Scripture. James Montgomery Boice comments, "Psalm 145 is indeed a monumental praise psalm, a fit summary of all David had learned about God during a long lifetime of following hard after the almighty."   John MacArthur says, "Here, the king of Israel extols and celebrates the King of Eternity for who He is, what He has done, and what He has promised."   This Psalm is a wonderful example to help us praise the same wonderful God that David loved with all his heart. When you study this Psalm look at how many different words are used for "praising". Extol, Bless, Praise, Commend, Declare, Speak, Sing, and the list goes on.   Boice points out that David praises the Lord; For His Greatness For His Graciousness For His Faithfulness For His Righteousness   In this Psalm David appears to be relentless in using every word and concept he knows to give praise to God; using my imagination I wouldn't be surprised if David was never completely content in what he wanted to convey about the Lord because he knew what he was feeling about God isn't possible to completely describe in human words.   Have you ever felt like that, that your praise isn't satisfying what you're feeling inside? I am always dealing with feeling my praise is inadequate no matter how hard I try, but giving praise we must and we have to rely on the Holy Spirit to bring our praises to God for acceptance.   As you enter into your personal time with God and you join your church family this Sunday let David help you worship our King with this psalm; pour over this psalm and marvel at the depth of its words.   Boice concludes his commentary on Psalm 145 with this thought, "The last verse of Psalm 145 is the last word we have from David in the Bible. It is his last will and testament. If he has said nothing else in his long life, these words would be a fine legacy for future generations. In it he praises God and invites others to praise God also."   The last verse 145:21, "My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever." NASB   Will you take that invite to praise God like David?   LPR