Psalms 111:1. Praise ye the LORD.
Or, "Hallelujah," "Praise be unto Jehovah." "Praise ye the Lord." I invite all Christians to give good heed to this injunction; whether others praise him, or not, "Praise ye the Lord." Do it now: do it always, do it heartily, do it instead of what you sometimes do, namely, doubt him, murmur at him, rebel against him: "Praise ye the Lord." Ye who are beginning the Christian life, praise him for your regeneration. Ye who have long continued in it, praise him for sustaining you. Ye who are the most ripe for heaven, begin now the praises that will never, never end.
Psalms 111:1. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
It is always well when a preacher practises what he preaches. David does that here: "Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord." One of the best ways of enforcing an exhortation is to practically obey it: "Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord." But when a man becomes an example to others, he should be very careful to set a good example. Hence, the psalmist not only says that he will praise the Lord, but that he will do it heartily, yea, with his whole heart. Such a God as Jehovah is, is worthy of all the praise we can give him. We ought to praise him with all our thought, with all our skill, with all our love, with all our zeal, with all our heart, with our whole heart.David tells us that he would render this praise both amongst the choice and select company of God’s people, "in the assembly of the upright," and also in the larger congregation, where a more mixed multitude would be found. Brethren, praise, is never out of place, and never out of season. If you are with a little company of two or three choice Christian friends, praise the Lord in their midst. Tell them your experience, and bless the name of the Lord for his grace and mercy; but if you should be in a larger assembly, where the characters of some may be doubtful, be not abashed, but still continue to praise the Lord.
Psalms 111:1. Praise ye the LORD.
Or, "Hallelujah," "Praise be unto Jehovah." "Praise ye the Lord." I invite all Christians to give good heed to this injunction; whether others praise him, or not, "Praise ye the Lord." Do it now: do it always, do it heartily, do it instead of what you sometimes do, namely, doubt him, murmur at him, rebel against him: "Praise ye the Lord." Ye who are beginning the Christian life, praise him for your regeneration. Ye who have long continued in it, praise him for sustaining you. Ye who are the most ripe for heaven, begin now the praises that will never, never end.
Psalms 111:1. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
It is always well when a preacher practises what he preaches. David does that here: "Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord." One of the best ways of enforcing an exhortation is to practically obey it: "Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord." But when a man becomes an example to others, he should be very careful to set a good example. Hence, the psalmist not only says that he will praise the Lord, but that he will do it heartily, yea, with his whole heart. Such a God as Jehovah is, is worthy of all the praise we can give him. We ought to praise him with all our thought, with all our skill, with all our love, with all our zeal, with all our heart, with our whole heart.David tells us that he would render this praise both amongst the choice and select company of God’s people, "in the assembly of the upright," and also in the larger congregation, where a more mixed multitude would be found. Brethren, praise, is never out of place, and never out of season. If you are with a little company of two or three choice Christian friends, praise the Lord in their midst. Tell them your experience, and bless the name of the Lord for his grace and mercy; but if you should be in a larger assembly, where the characters of some may be doubtful, be not abashed, but still continue to praise the Lord.