Psalm 111: Praise God Forever! Wisdom From God Psalm 111: Praise God Forever!

Do You Ever Lose Your Praise? “I Never Lost My Praise – Tremaine Hawkins “I’ve lost some good friends along life’s way, some loved ones departed in heaven to stay, But thank God I didn’t lose everything. I’ve lost faith in people who said they cared, in time of my crisis they were never there, But in my disappointment, in my season of pain, One thing never wavered, one thing never changed…

I never lost my hope, I never lost my joy, I never lost my faith, But most of all, I never lost my praise! Are we of sufficient faith to be able to praise God during the good times and the bad? Joke: Do we praise the Lord here?

Habakkuk 3:17-18 “Though the fig tree should not blossom and there be no fruit on the vines, though the yield of the olive should fail and the fields produce no food, though the flock should be cut off from the fold and there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.”

Praise God For His Works – v. 1-6 Verses 1-3 -- “Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, in the company of the upright and in the assembly. Great are the works of the Lord; they are studied by all who delight in them. Splendid and majestic is His work, and His righteousness endures forever.” God’s work is splendid and majestic!

His Splendid and Majestic Works Psalm 8:1, 3-4: “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! … When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained; What is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him?”

Reasons to Praise God Forever Verse 4-6 – “He has made His wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate. He has given food to those who fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever. He has made known to His people the power of His works, in giving them the heritage of the nations.”

10,000 Reasons + His enduring righteousness His grace and compassion His bountiful provision His faithfulness in keeping covenant with His people. We serve an awesome God!

How wonderful is this? Psalm 139:14 – “I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.”

Praise God For His Holiness – v. 7-9 “The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are sure. They are upheld forever and ever; they are performed in truth and uprightness. He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; Holy and awesome is His name.

Praise For Holiness and Guidance Praise for truth Praise for justice Praise for sure precepts Psalm 19:8 – “The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.”

Praising God For Holiness…. Praise for redemption Praise for covenant relationship Praise for the awesome name of Almighty God Revelation 4:10-11 – “…the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying…

“Worthy are You, Our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

Praise God Forever! Verse 10: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever.” Psalm 145:1-2, 21 – “I will extol You, my God, O King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever….My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.”