Thursday, November 15, 2007

Week of November 18, 2007, Psalm 98

One of the Scriptures for Sunday is Psalm 98 – a psalm of praise, of all creation shouting a new song and praising the living God:
1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
2 The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3 He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,
6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn-- shout for joy before the LORD, the King.
7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy;
9 let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Dear Lord, help me to give praise to with every breath, to sing a new song – praise that may be a new song, but always to give You thanks and praise, for Your right hand and Your holy arm have worked out our salvation.

You are a God of love, and You are faithful to Your promises. Jesus, You are our Savior and Redeemer.

The whole earth shouts for joy to You Lord – all the earth with jubilant song. Your whole creation makes music with the harp and trumpets and blasts of the ram’s horn – everything bursts into glorious song as we shout for joy before You, Lord, the King. May our worship reflect Your joy and praise and truth and may Your Spirit move us to worship You with the best that we have.

Let the sea resound and everything in it. Let the rivers clap their hands with praises. Let the mountains sing together for joy before You, Lord. Let us all worship You for You are our great God.

Thanks for Your presence and joy and love, Jesus, as we respond to You, knowing that You are with us wherever we go.

May the Lord bless you as you go on your way. May He go before you to show you the way. May He go behind you to encourage you. May He go beside you to guide and befriend you. May He always be above you to watch over you. And may He be within you to give you peace.

In the name of the Father and of the Son of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

If you would like to leave a message or have a prayer request, you can e-mail me at: peacewm@tds.net.

May God, our King, our Savior and Friend be with us now and always.

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