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XIII.
Prayer and Public Worship
Chapter 147
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Praise and Thanksgiving
1. WHEN did the
psalmist say he would bless the Lord?
"I will bless the Lord at all
times: His praise shall continually be in
my mouth." "Every day will I bless
Thee; and I will praise Thy name forever and
ever." Ps. 34:1; 145:2.
2. What do those do who
offer praise?
"Whoso offereth praise glorifieth
Me." Ps. 50:23.
3. Where does David say
he will praise God?
"My praise shall be of Thee in the
great congregation: I will pay my vows
before them that fear Him." Ps. 22:25.
4. What does he exhort
all to do?
"O magnify the Lord with me, and
let us exalt His name together." Ps. 34:3.
5. What personal
experience does he say he will declare in the
hearing of all who fear God?
"Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I
will declare what He hath done for my soul."
Ps. 66:16.
6. What effect do such
testimonies have upon the humble?
"My soul shall make her boast in the
Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be
glad." Ps. 34:2.
7. Into what condition
did those lapse anciently who failed to glorify
God and to be thankful?
"Because that, when they knew God,
they glorified Him not as God, neither were
thankful; but became vain in their
imaginations, and their foolish heart was
darkened." Rom. 1:21.
8. What element should
enter into all our worship?
"Be careful for nothing; but in
everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known
unto God." Phil. 4:6. See Col. 4:2.
9. In how many things
should we give thanks?
"In everything give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you." 1 Thess. 5:18.
10. How often, and for
how much, should we render thanks?
"Giving thanks always for all
things unto God and the Father in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ." Eph. 5:20.
11. With what
exhortation does the psalmist c16se his songs of
praise?
"Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in
His sanctuary: praise Him in the firmament of
His power. Praise Him for His mighty acts:
praise Him according to His excellent greatness.
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise
Him with the psaltery and harp. Praise Him with
the timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed
instruments and organs. Praise Him upon the loud
cymbals: praise Him upon the high-sounding
cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise
the Lord. Praise ye the Lord." Psalm 150.
O
WORSHIP the Lord in the beauty of holiness,
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience, and incense of
lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him, the Lord is His name.
Low
at His feet lay thy burden of carefulness,
High on His heart He will bear it for thee,
Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy
prayerfulness,
Guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.
Fear
not to enter His courts in the slenderness
Of the poor wealth thou wouldst reckon as thine:
Truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness,
These are the offerings to lay on His shrine.
These, though we bring them in trembling and
fearfulness,
He will accept for the Name that is dear;
Mornings of joy give for evenings of
tearfulness,
Trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear.
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