Today’s passage: Psalm 111
Helpful thoughts:
- The Hebrew for “Praise the LORD!” is, “Hallelujah!”
- After this beginning, every line of this psalm begins with the next letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
- This psalm is a psalm of praise which is to be sung with the congregation.
- It is good to recount the goodness of the Lord…and it is good to praise Him together with the people of God!
- All who delight in the works of God give further attention to them (Verse 2).
- All who fear the Lord gain wisdom, which results in right practice (Verse 10).
Questions to consider:
- What reasons does the psalmist give to praise the Lord? What are the good works that are mentioned?
- How can the praise in verse 9 point our attention to Christ and our salvation in Him?
- How do both delighting in God and fearing (Reverencing) God cause us to focus our attention on Him? Why is that a good thing? What does it result in?