God the Father

Worthy of Praise

How can someone possibly describe the infinite, all-knowing, transcendent God?

How can someone possibly put into words his majesty, power, and glory?

How can someone possibly speak of his immeasurable love and faithfulness?

Sometimes only songs or poems can do the job.

The collection of ancient songs in the Bible, the book of Psalms, is focused on one thing: Yahweh, the one true God, who is worthy of all our praise.

Let all that I am praise the LORD. With my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me. (Psalm 103:1)

Read & Reflect

Listen to someone read Psalm 103. (You could listen to it on Streetlights Bible. Download the free app, choose Old Testament, then the specific book/chapter.) Then read the Psalm for yourself. As you listen and read, write down the following things:

God’s actions and character
Poetic images of God
Human character and needs
How do you praise and worship the Lord when alone? with others?
How have you experienced God’s love, forgiveness, and tender compassion?
Copy Psalm 103 into your journal. Copy all the words just as they are, but format it any way you want with different colors, different styles, different sizes, different spacing, designs, and more.

Extra Info

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David wrote many of the best-known Psalms. He was a shepherd boy who grew to become the King of Judah and then of all Israel. He was described as a “man after God’s own heart” who worshipped and loved the LORD. But like all humans, he made some critical mistakes during his lifetime and failed to obey God faithfully. Psalm 51 was written after one of those instances.

Hundreds of years after King David's death, Jesus the Messiah was born in Bethlehem, a direct descendant of King David who is listed in the genealogies of Jesus in both Matthew and Luke.

This is the record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham. (Matthew 1:1)

Extra Verses

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Any Psalm from 145 through 150.

Extra Things

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BibleProject video How to Read the Bible: Poetry

BibleProject video How to Read The Bible: Book of Psalms

Andrew Peterson's song Is He Worthy

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