"H" is for Heart
The psalmist's joy in praising the Lord is contangious as he determines to praise the Lord with his whole heart. In essence, the psalmist makes a vow to praise God whether anyone else does or not. Neither will he consider his feelings nor his emotions in the matter, but he will put forth the strenth of his will in this high calling of praise.
Psalms 9:1 <> I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
With enthusiasm, the psalmist also declares that by his will he should be enabled to give whole hearted praise the Lord, no halfhearted measures are sufficient. If an athlete running a race wants to win, he must run with his whole being set on the goal. Otherwise, any halfhearted effort guarantees failure. Moreover, whatever occupation a person has, he must pursue it wholeheartedly, or he will not be successful. Would we desire to have a surgeon operate on us if he would not do his best? Or would we have an attorney represent us if he possessed an indifferent attitude? No, whatever our task, we need to do it with quiet determination, yet with confidence and joy knowing that we have done our best.
So with the psalmist, there is no proper way to praise the Lord except with a "whole heart." Having made this declaration, the psalmist adds that the will then show forth all of God's marvelous works.
What are these marvelous works? They're simply God's dealing with each of us, beginning with the work of Christ's salvation. But daily we see the Lord's provision for us in many things - a good night's rest, strength for the day, His watch-care over us in keeping us from harm, our daily bread, family and friends, and overall, His peace and joy.
May the Lord grant us grace to praise Him with our whole heart - and thus to show forth His marvelous works.
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With enthusiasm, the psalmist also declares that by his will he should be enabled to give whole hearted praise the Lord, no halfhearted measures are sufficient. If an athlete running a race wants to win, he must run with his whole being set on the goal. Otherwise, any halfhearted effort guarantees failure. Moreover, whatever occupation a person has, he must pursue it wholeheartedly, or he will not be successful. Would we desire to have a surgeon operate on us if he would not do his best? Or would we have an attorney represent us if he possessed an indifferent attitude? No, whatever our task, we need to do it with quiet determination, yet with confidence and joy knowing that we have done our best.
So with the psalmist, there is no proper way to praise the Lord except with a "whole heart." Having made this declaration, the psalmist adds that the will then show forth all of God's marvelous works.
What are these marvelous works? They're simply God's dealing with each of us, beginning with the work of Christ's salvation. But daily we see the Lord's provision for us in many things - a good night's rest, strength for the day, His watch-care over us in keeping us from harm, our daily bread, family and friends, and overall, His peace and joy.
May the Lord grant us grace to praise Him with our whole heart - and thus to show forth His marvelous works.
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