Month of Praising - Day 24

Day 24

Psalm 135:1-5

1Praise the Lord!Praise the name of the Lord;Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord! 2 You who stand in the house of the Lord,In the courts of the house of our God, 3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant. 4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,Israel for His special treasure. 5 For I know that the Lord is great,And our Lord is above all gods.

The poet says "Praise the Lord" for four times in verses 1 to 3. He calls all God's people to praise Him in the house of the Lord and in the courts of the house of our God; to sing praise to His name, for all things that the Lord does are good and pleasant. He turns Jacob from a scurvy, selfish and dishonest man into a "new man", which is Israel the God's prince. The poet praises God's love, honor, greatness, and His name that is above all gods.

There is a hymn saying "I praise here; I praise there; I praise everywhere. Sing loudly, hallelujah, hallelujah...". For I know that the Lord is merciful and that our Lord is above all gods. He also transforms us who are scurvy, selfish and dishonest into new creatures, being the children of the God Most High. Therefore, we  shall praise Him and sing praises to the name of our Lord, our God.

第24天

詩135:1-5

1你們要讚美耶和華！你們要讚美耶和華的名！ 2.耶和華的僕人站在耶和華殿中，站在我們神殿院中的，你們要讚美他！3 你們要讚美耶和華，耶和華本為善；要歌頌他的名，因為這是美好的。 4 耶和華揀選雅各歸自己，揀選以色列特做自己的子民。5 原來我知道耶和華為大，也知道我們的主超乎萬神之上。

詩人在1-3節一連用了四次“你們要讚美耶和華”，來呼召屬神的人都當起來讚美神；在神的殿中讚美祂、在神的院中讚美祂；歌頌祂的名，因為神所做的都是良善的、都是美好的。祂使卑鄙、自私和詭詐雅各成為一個“新人”就是以色列屬神的王子。詩人讚美神的慈愛、尊貴偉大、超乎萬神之上的名！

有一首詩歌說：“我在這裡讚美，我在那裡讚美，我在任何地方都是要讚美，高聲唱，哈利路亞、哈利路亞……”。只因我知道耶和華為大慈愛，也知道我們的主超乎萬神之上。祂也使我們這卑賤、自私和詭詐的人成為一個新造的人，成為至高神的兒女，所以我們要讚美祂、歌頌我主、我神的聖名。