PRAYER Part 3
- Prayer of Praise.
- Adoration (Thanking Him for who He is)
This psalm is a solemn meditation on, and admiration of, the glory and greatness of God, of which we are all concerned to think highly and honorably. It begins and ends with the same acknowledgment of the transcendent excellency of God’s name. It is proposed for proof v. 1 that God’s name is excellent in all the earth, and then it is repeated as proved (with a “quod erat demonstrandum”-which was to be demonstrated) in the last verse. For the proof of God’s glory, the psalmist gives instances of his goodness to man; for God’s goodness is his glory.
Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible.
Psalm 8:1-9 (HCSB)
1 Yahweh, our Lord, how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth! You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.
2 Because of Your adversaries, You have established a stronghold from the mouths of children and nursing infants to silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I observe Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You set in place, 4 what is man that You remember him, the son of man that You look after him?
5 You made him little less than God and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him lord over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet: 7 all the sheep and oxen, as well as the animals in the wild,
8 the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea that pass through the currents of the seas.
9 Yahweh, our Lord, how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!
Thanking God, Yahweh, for Who He Is, that is Adoration!!!
Thanksgiving (Thanking Him for what He has done)
This psalm has something of David in it, but much more of Christ. It begins with such expressions of devotion as may be applied to Christ; but concludes with such confidence of a resurrection (and so timely a one as to prevent corruption) as must be applied to Christ, to him only, and cannot be understood of David, as both St. Peter and St. Paul have observed.
Acts 2:24-25 (NKJV)
24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
25 For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the LORD always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
Acts 13:36 (NKJV)
36 “For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption;
Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible.
Psalm 16:1-11 (NKJV)
1 Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
2 O my soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.”
3 As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor take up their names on my lips.
5 O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.
10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Thanking Him for what He has done, and there nothing more important than being able to be with God when we die.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 (NKJV)
6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
Pray a prayer of Praise, Thanking Him for who He is, and thanking Him for wat He has done and will do. Those are some of the sweetest prayer times you can have.
Hebrews 13:15 (NKJV)
15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
When you are down, Praise Him
When things aren’t going like you like, Praise Him
When tears are pouring down your face, Praise Him
When things are going great then, Praise Him
When the world seems like it’s falling apart, Praise Him
In all things Praise Him
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
And when you do, you are inviting Holy God to come and Sit and spend some beautiful time with Him!
Psalm 22:3 (NKJV)
3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.
Enthroned means to sit down with, He comes and sits with you when you are Praising Him. That’s really good company to be in. As Lazarus was one setting at the table with Jesus, after being raised from the grave. John 11, and 12 are some of my most favorite passages in the Bible.
John 12:1-2 (NKJV)
1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.
2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
Setting at the Table with Jesus, it doesn’t get any better than that.
Ezra 3:11 (NKJV)
11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.” Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Psalm 7:17 (NKJV)
17 I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Psalm 9:1 (NKJV)
1 I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
Psalm 35:18 (NKJV)
18 I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 13:15-16 (NKJV)
15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
So, that will bring us to next week’s lesson on PRAYER Part 4
How Does God Answer Prayers? YES. NO. or
Wait, or I have something better.
