Praising Scripture - Dec 5

Introduction...

12/5 Psalm 69:30-36 Praise God’s Name
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 30-31, 34-36）

30 I will praise the name of God with a song,
And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
31 This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull,
Which has horns and hooves.
32 The humble shall see this and be glad;
And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.
33 For the Lord hears the poor,
And does not despise His prisoners.
34 Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.
35 For God will save Zion
And build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.
36 Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it,
And those who love His name shall dwell in it.


[Sharing]
This psalm is one of the most quoted in the New Testament. This lament starts with David pressing for God's grace and deliverance in suffering and persecution. Like many prayer psalms, David knew by faith that his prayer had been heard by God, and thus he gave "a praise offering" to God with gratitude saying, "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord more than an ox or bull, which has horns and hooves". The poet not only praised the Lord himself, but also appealed to all the humble, those seeking God, the poor, and the prisoners to come to praise the Lord. Including all creations and all the earth, all shall praise the Lord, for He will keep all who love His name to dwell in Zion and Judah for generations.

Here we can see that when the poet dedicated his "praises as an offering" to God, it is delightful to God and better than any expensive offering. We shall also see that praising the name of God will help us go beyond difficulties, for His name is above all names. Therefore, we shall learn to praise the name of the Almighty God by faith while in our hardships, so that we will experience God managing all circumstances for us and leading us to conquer through Him, like David.