Defeated or victorious?
Psalms 107:1-2 NLT
Give thanks to the lord , for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Has the lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
Unfailing Love
Psalms 103:8 NLT
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
Where’s the party?
Psalms 100:1-5 NLT
Shout with joy to the lord , all the earth!
Worship the lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy.
Acknowledge that the lord is God!
He made us, and we are his.
We are his people,
the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him
and praise his name.
For the lord is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
Thankful for the thorns? Really? REALLY?
PSA 92:1 ESV
It is good to give thanks to the Lord , to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
Sand, Water, and Staircases
Psalms 90:12 NLT
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.
Where are my feet planted?
PSA 143:10 ESV
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
Do battle! Make WAR!
Psalms 84:11-12 NLT
For the lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. O lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.
Have you found your nest egg, or is it waiting for you?
PSA 84:2-4 ESV
My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise!
Selah
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Will our dog or cat “out praise” us?
Psalm 150:6 AMP
Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Revelation 5:13 ESV
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
Little Eyes and Little Hearts Watch Us Each Day
Psalms 78:4-8 NLT
We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the lord , about his power and his mighty wonders. For he issued his laws to Jacob; he gave his instructions to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, so the next generation might know them— even the children not yet born— and they in turn will teach their own children. So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. Then they will not be like their ancestors— stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful, refusing to give their hearts to God.
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