2 - the praise psalm

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The Praise Psalm


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Praise vs. Worship

WorshipA l i festyle with the

sole purpose ofacknowledging and

submi t t ing to the

incomparable

greatnessofGod.

PraiseTo speak highly of orto compliment

someone or

something that you

appreciate.


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What is a Praise Psalm? Praise psalms focus purely on

proclaiming the greatness of God. They focus on who God is based on

the things He has done

In Israels history In Creation

Because you did this, we know you

are this.


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Parts of a Praise Psalm1. Call to Praise

2. Cause for Praisea. Gods greatness

b. Gods goodness

3. Conclusion1. Renewed call to praise

2. Request

3. Lesson


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Psalm 104 Call to PraisePsalm 104:1a

Praise the Lord, O my soul. (NIV)

Praise the Lord, I tell myself. (NLT)

My whole being, praise the Lord.

(NCV)


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Psalm 104 Cause for PraisePsalm 104:1-4 (NIV)

1b O Lord my God, you are very great; youare clothed with splendor and majesty.

2 He wraps himself in light as with agarment; he stretches out the heavenslike a tent

3 and lays the beams of his upper chamberson their waters. He makes the clouds hischariot and rides on the wings of thewind.

4 He makes winds his messengers, flames offire his servants.


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Psalm 104Psalm 104:5-9 (NIV)

5 He set the earth on its foundations; it cannever be moved.

6 You covered it with the deep as with agarment; the waters stood above themountains.

7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at thesound of your thunder they took to flight;

8 they flowed over the mountains, they went

down into the valleys, to the place youassigned for them.

9 You set a boundary they cannot cross;never again will they cover the earth.


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Psalm 104Psalm 104:10-11

(NIV)

10 He makes springs

pour water into the

ravines; it flows

between themountains.

11 They give water to

all the beasts of

the field; the wild

donkeys quench

their thirst.


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Psalm 104Psalm 104:12-13

(NIV)

12 The birds of theair nest by thewaters; they singamong the

branches.13 He waters the

mountains fromhis upper

chambers; theearth is satisfiedby the fruit of hiswork.


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14 He makes grass grow for the cattle,and plants for man to cultivatebringing forth food from the earth:

15 wine that gladdens the heart of man,

oil to make his face shine, and breadthat sustains his heart.

16 The trees of the Lord are well

watered, the cedars of Lebanon thathe planted.

17 There the birds make their nests; thestork has its home in the pine trees.


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18 The high mountains belong to the wildgoats; the crags are a refuge for theconeys.

19 The moon marks off the seasons, and thesun knows when to go down.

20 You bring darkness, it becomes night,and all the beasts of the forest prowl.

21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their

food from God.22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they

return and lie down in their dens.

23 Then man goes out to his work, to his

labor until evening.


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24 How many are your works, O Lord!In wisdom you made them all; the

earth is full of your creatures.

25 There is the sea, vast and spacious,teeming with creatures beyond

number living things both large and

small.

26 There the ships go to and fro, and

the leviathan, which you formed to

frolic there.


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27 These all look to you to give them theirfood at the proper time.

28 When you give it to them, they gather it

up; when you open your hand, they are

satisfied with good things.29 When you hide your face, they are

terrified; when you take away their breath,

they die and return to the dust.

30 When you send your Spirit, they are

created, and you renew the face of the

earth.


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Psalm 104 ConclusionPsalm 104:31-35 (NIV)

31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;may the Lord rejoice in his works

32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,who touches the mountains, and theysmoke.

33 I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will singpraise to my God as long as I live.

34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as

I rejoice in the Lord.35 But may sinners vanish from the earth

and the wicked be no more. Praise theLord, O my soul. Praise the Lord.


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The Message of Psalm 104Theme: Creation

vv. 1-4 Day 1 (Gen. 1:1-4)

Heaven & earth, light

vv. 5-9 Day 2 (Gen. 1:6-10)

Sea & clouds (separation of waters)

vv. 14-18 Day 3 (Gen. 1:11-12)Land & plants

vv. 19-23 Day 4 (Gen. 1:14-18)

Heavenly bodies

vv. 24-26 Day 5 (Gen. 1:20-22)

Sea creatures

vv. 27-30 Day 6 (Gen. 1:24-31)

Land creatures


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The Message of Psalm 104 But why a Psalm?

This is not simply another Creation

story.

Its focus is on praising God for His

Creation.


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The Message of Psalm 104 How is God pictured in this Psalm?

GardenerCaretaker

Pet owner

How are we pictured in this Psalm?

Gods pets


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The Message of Psalm 104

God is to be praised because Hecreated and is sustaining the

universe.


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The Praise Psalm in Our Lives Praise psalms put things in

perspective for us.

They remind us of who we are

compared to God and His creation.

They allow us to set our stress aside

and simply appreciate God.

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