Psalm 135 English Standard Version (ESV)
135 Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord,
give praise, O servants of the Lord,
2 who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God!
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
sing to his name, for it is pleasant![a]
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his own possession.
5 For I know that the Lord is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all deeps.
7 He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,
who makes lightnings for the rain
and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
8 He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both of man and of beast;
9 who in your midst, O Egypt,
sent signs and wonders
against Pharaoh and all his servants;
10 who struck down many nations
and killed mighty kings,
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
12 and gave their land as a heritage,
a heritage to his people Israel.
13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever,
your renown,[b] O Lord, throughout all ages.
14 For the Lord will vindicate his people
and have compassion on his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
16 They have mouths, but do not speak;
they have eyes, but do not see;
17 they have ears, but do not hear,
nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them become like them,
so do all who trust in them.
19 O house of Israel, bless the Lord!
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord!
You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion,
he who dwells in Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord!
We do have One Magnificent God! He is the creator and destroyer of ALL things. I think so many times we forget His power unless we want or need something. We begin to lean on those things that bring pleasure in life rather than remembering that He is the One we should give our praise. Many of us can shake our heads at people who bow down to worthless idols, and not understand why they choose to worship a chunk of gold rather than One true God. However, we seem to forget that we do much the same thing when we choose to not worship God. We may not bow down to a god but we busy ourselves with life rather than giving Him our all.
The past couple of weeks I have been on vacation and sick. It was very difficult for me to get up early to write my blog. While on vacation though I saw some beautiful creations that our God made. I witnessed with my own eyes the beauty He created and I praised Him for that. Yet, I didn’t devote my quiet time to be alone with Him. We find so many more treasures in life when we spend time in the Word rather than so many other activities that can distract us from being with Him. I am thankful that I am feeling better and able to get up and read and write with a semi clear mind!
As you seek Him today, may you find that He is the One True God the only One worthy of our praise.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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