Praise for Gods Mighty Acts
For the choir director. A song. A psalm.

“1 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!
2 Sing about the glory of His name;
make His praise glorious.
3 Say to God, ‘How awe- inspiring are Your works!
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.
4 All the earth will worship You
and sing praise to You.
They will sing praise to Your name.’ Selah

5 Come and see the wonders of God;
His acts for humanity are awe- inspiring.
6 He turned the sea into dry land,
and they crossed the river on foot.
There we rejoiced in Him.
7 He rules forever by His might;
He keeps His eye on the nations.
The rebellious should not exalt themselves. Selah

8 Praise our God, you peoples;
let the sound of His praise be heard.
9 He keeps us alive
and does not allow our feet to slip.
10 For You, God, tested us;
You refined us as silver is refined.
11 You lured us into a trap;
You placed burdens on our backs.
12 You let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but You brought us out to abundance.
13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings;
I will pay You my vows
14 that my lips promised
and my mouth spoke during my distress.
15 I will offer You fattened sheep as burnt offerings,
with the fragrant smoke of rams;
I will sacrifice oxen with goats. Selah

16 Come and listen, all who fear God,
and I will tell what He has done for me.
17 I cried out to Him with my mouth,
and praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19 However, God has listened;
He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.
20 May God be praised!
He has not turned away my prayer
or turned His faithful love from me.”
Psalm 66:1-20
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God’s faithfulness knows no end. He has provided over and over again for His people, He has sifted and sorted and refined our hearts. He lays out the paths of righteousness, and marks our ways in His love. We do not wander, we have no need to grope around in the darkness, because He has given us His Word and He has shown us His ways.

What grace our King has shown us! How richly He has supplied for our needs. Though we continue in our little rebellions, His love and justice point us back toward His heart, in Christ He has provided. In Jesus, He has shown us the way. His grace is staggering. His mercies are new every morning.

He molds us, sculpts us and removes the impurities that would tarnish us. He loves us, He glorifies Himself in us and He included us in His work. This is joy beyond measure and priceless beyond hope. We are entitled to nothing. We have only purchased destruction for ourselves, but He has given us life! We should not need reminders to GoLove in His Name, to share what He has done. We should be overflowing with gratitude and love for Him, eager to do His work, eager to serve our King and Savior.