Psalms Praise

Singing is my passion.  Years before becoming a Christian, once my feet hit the floor notes were filling the air.  Upon making the most important decision of my life… to follow Christ… the words to the songs intensified the joy… these are happy memories warming the Spirit during times of loss.  It seems my voice has days when it takes a vacation without me and I am left to sing His Praises through Psalms.  Playing the melodies and harmonies in my mind, I read scripture-based songs while my insides dance to the rhythm. 

Today I’m sharing a few of my favorite Psalms and I hope they’ll be as uplifting to you as they are to me!

“I will give Thanks to the Lord because of His righteousness and will sing praise to the Name of the Lord Most High.  O Lord, our Lord, how Majestic is Your Name in all the earth!  You have set Your Glory above the heavens.  O Lord, our Lord, how Majestic is Your Name in all the earth! ”   Psalm 7:17-8:1,9

“… I trust in Your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in Your Salvation.  I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me.”   Psalm 13:5-6

“The Lord lives!  Praise be to my Rock!  Exalted be God my Savior!  Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O Lord; I will sing praises to Your Name.”   Psalm 18: 46,49

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped.  My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song.”   Psalm 28:7

“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.”  Selah    Psalm 32:7

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”    Psalm 34:18

“I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.  He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.  He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear (be in awe of) and put their trust in the Lord.”   Psalm 40:1-3

“My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.”    Psalm 57:7

“But I will sing of Your Strength, in the morning I will sing of Your Love; for You are my Fortress, my Refuge in times of trouble.  O my Strength, I sing praise to You; You, O God, are my Fortress, my Loving God.”    Psalm 59:16-17

“Sing to God, sing praise to His Name, extol Him Who rides on the clouds—His Name is the Lord—and rejoice before Him.  A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His Holy Dwelling.  God sets the lonely in families.”  Psalm 68:4-6(a)

“My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you—I, whom You have Redeemed.”    Psalm 71:23

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”    Psalm 73:26

“O Lord God Almighty, who is like You?  You are mighty, O Lord, and Your faithfulness surrounds You.”    Psalm 89:8

“If you make the Most High your dwelling—even the Lord, who is my refuge--- then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.  For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hand, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”   Psalm 91:9-12

And my prayer... "Create in me a pure heart, O God. and renew a steadfast spirit within me."   Psalm 51:2