The Lord Is Great

Have you ever considered how Great the Lord truly is?  We know He is good and He is good all the time.  He is the Creator of all things seen and unseen.  He is the One who spoke the universe into being.  The Lord placed the stars in space and He knows them each  by name.  The Lord created mankind in His image.  He knows our beginning and our end.  He knows the number of hairs on our head.

The Lord loves us with an everlasting unconditional love.  God demonstrated that love to us by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to live a perfect sinless life and die on the cross, shedding His blood for our sins.  God loves us so much that He sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and He made a way for us to be reconciled to God. 

We are all separated from God by our sinfulness, but God brings us to Him through what Jesus did for us on the cross.  We must repent of our sins and receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior.  We must trust in Christ finished work on the cross in order to be saved.  We are saved by grace through faith in what the Lord has done for us.  What a great and awesome God He is.

He is definitely most worthy of all of our praise and adoration.  He is good to us.  He loves us.  We ought to love Him as well. 

Psalm 145 says,

"1  I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.

References for Psalms 145:1

• Cross References
• Footnotes

• 1 145:1 - Ps 30:1 ; 34:1
• 2 145:1 - Ps 2:6 ; 5:2
• 3 145:1 - S Ps 54:6

• Ƌ 145:1 - This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.

References for Psalms 145:2

• Cross References

• 4 145:2 - S Ps 71:6
• 5 145:2 - Ps 34:1 ; Isa 25:1 ; 26:8

3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.

References for Psalms 145:3

• Cross References

• 6 145:3 - S Ps 95:3
• 7 145:3 - S 2Sa 22:4 ; Ps 96:4
• 8 145:3 - S Job 5:9 ; Ps 147:5 ; Ro 11:33

4 One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.

References for Psalms 145:4

• Cross References

• 9 145:4 - Ps 22:30 ; Isa 38:19
• 10 145:4 - S Dt 11:19
• 11 145:4 - S Ps 71:16

5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful works.                                                                       

References for Psalms 145:5

• Cross References
• Footnotes

• 12 145:5 - Ps 96:6 ; 148:13
• 13 145:5 - S Ps 75:1 ; Ps 119:27

• ƌ 145:5 - Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text "On the glorious splendor of your majesty" / "and on your wonderful works I will meditate"

6 They tell of the power of your awesome works— and I will proclaim your great deeds.

References for Psalms 145:6

• Cross References

• 14 145:6 - Ps 78:4
• 15 145:6 - S Ps 66:3
• 16 145:6 - S Dt 32:3
• 17 145:6 - Ps 75:1 ; 106:22

7 They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

References for Psalms 145:7

• Cross References

• 18 145:7 - S Ex 18:9 ; S Ps 27:13 ; Isa 63:7
• 19 145:7 - S Ps 5:11 ; S 101:1
• 20 145:7 - S Ps 138:5 ; Ps 51:14

8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.

References for Psalms 145:8

• Cross References

• 21 145:8 - S Ps 86:15 ; 103:8
• 22 145:8 - S Ps 86:5 ; Ex 34:6 ; Nu 14:18

9 The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.

References for Psalms 145:9

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• 23 145:9 - S 1Ch 16:34 ; S Ps 136:1 ; Mt 19:17 ; Mk 10:18 ; Ps 100:5
• 24 145:9 - Ps 103:13-14

10 All your works praise you, LORD; your faithful people extol you.

References for Psalms 145:10

• Cross References

• 25 145:10 - S Ps 8:6 ; S 103:22 ; S 139:14 ; Ps 19:1
• 26 145:10 - Ps 30:4 ; 148:14 ; 149:9
• 27 145:10 - Ps 115:17-18 ; Ps 68:26

11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,

References for Psalms 145:11

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• 28 145:11 - ver 12-13; S Ex 15:2 ; Mt 6:33
• 29 145:11 - Ps 21:13

12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

References for Psalms 145:12

• Cross References

• 30 145:12 - S Ps 75:1 ; 105:1
• 31 145:12 - ver 11; Ps 103:19 ; Isa 2:10,19,21

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.^c

References for Psalms 145:13

• Cross References
• Footnotes

• 32 145:13 - S Ex 15:18 ; 1Ti 1:17 ; 2Pe 1:11 ; Rev 11:15
• 33 145:13 - S Dt 7:9 ; S 1Co 1:9
• 34 145:13 - S Jos 23:14

• ƍ 145:13 - One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.

14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

References for Psalms 145:14

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• 35 145:14 - S Ps 37:17 ; Ps 37:24
• 36 145:14 - S 1Sa 2:8 ; Ps 146:8
• 37 145:14 - S Ps 38:6

15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.

References for Psalms 145:15

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• 38 145:15 - S Ge 1:30 ; S Job 28:5 ; S Ps 37:25 ; S Mt 6:26 ; Ps 104:27 ; 136:25

16 You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

References for Psalms 145:16

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• 39 145:16 - S Ps 90:14 ; S 104:28

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.

References for Psalms 145:17

• Cross References

• 40 145:17 - S Ex 9:27 ; S Ezr 9:15
• 41 145:17 - ver 13

18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

References for Psalms 145:18

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• 42 145:18 - S Nu 23:21 ; S Ps 46:1 ; Php 4:5 ; Dt 4:7
• 43 145:18 - Ps 18:6 ; 80:18 ; Jn 4:24

19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

References for Psalms 145:19

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• 44 145:19 - S Ps 20:4 ; Ps 37:4
• 45 145:19 - S Job 22:28
• 46 145:19 - S Ps 31:22 ; S 40:1 ; Pr 15:29
• 47 145:19 - S 1Sa 10:19 ; Ps 7:10 ; 34:18

20 The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

References for Psalms 145:20

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• 48 145:20 - S Ps 1:6
• 49 145:20 - Ps 31:23 ; 91:14 ; 97:10
• 50 145:20 - S Ps 94:23 ; Ps 9:5

21 My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.                                    

What a great God that we serve.  He is our provider.  He is our help in the time of need.  He is always with us and He will never forsake us.  He leads us by His mighty hand.  He protects us. 

He saves us when we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ. 

Let us continue to love Him and call out to Him in prayer.

May our mouths speak in praise of our Lord each and everyday.

Lord,

We love You.

Thank You for being a Great and Awesome God.

We praise Your name.

May You receive all the Glory and Honor and Praise.

In Jesus name,

Amen.