How fitting to praise God this morning with this psalm after Palm Sunday. God reigns as King over all the earth and we are summoned to praise Him this morning. Shout to God with loud songs of joy and praise all throughout the day today as God is worthy of all praise! According to Jewish tradition this psalm was sung in the temple seven times before the trumpet blast inaugurating the New Year acknowledging the reign of God. The early church used this psalm to celebrate the ascension of Jesus acknowledging His reign over all the earth. Our Lord reigns, He has subdued the nations under His feet and He has ascended on high to rule over all the earth.
Sing praises to our God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
For God is the King over all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
We celebrate because God has acted on our behalf in Jesus who has defeated sin and death and who has given us eternal life. We sing praises to God because of His victory and because He reigns over all and is worthy of all our praises. The Kingdom of God is at hand and our Lord reigns over all peoples and over all nations. We acknowledge His reign in this psalm and we sing to Him all our praises.
Prayer: O Lord we offer up to you all our praises today as we bow low before you to begin the day. We rise up to lift up our voices in praise to you all throughout the day. May all creation give you praise worthy of your holy name. Amen.
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