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The Praise Psalm
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Praise vs. Worship
WorshipA l i festyle with the
sole purpose ofacknowledging and
submi t t ing to the
incomparable
greatnessofGod.
PraiseTo speak highly of orto compliment
someone or
something that you
appreciate.
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What is a Praise Psalm? Praise psalms focus purely on
proclaiming the greatness of God. They focus on who God is based on
the things He has done
In Israels history In Creation
Because you did this, we know you
are this.
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Parts of a Praise Psalm1. Call to Praise
2. Cause for Praisea. Gods greatness
b. Gods goodness
3. Conclusion1. Renewed call to praise
2. Request
3. Lesson
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Psalm 104 Call to PraisePsalm 104:1a
Praise the Lord, O my soul. (NIV)
Praise the Lord, I tell myself. (NLT)
My whole being, praise the Lord.
(NCV)
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Psalm 104 Cause for PraisePsalm 104:1-4 (NIV)
1b O Lord my God, you are very great; youare clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 He wraps himself in light as with agarment; he stretches out the heavenslike a tent
3 and lays the beams of his upper chamberson their waters. He makes the clouds hischariot and rides on the wings of thewind.
4 He makes winds his messengers, flames offire his servants.
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Psalm 104Psalm 104:5-9 (NIV)
5 He set the earth on its foundations; it cannever be moved.
6 You covered it with the deep as with agarment; the waters stood above themountains.
7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at thesound of your thunder they took to flight;
8 they flowed over the mountains, they went
down into the valleys, to the place youassigned for them.
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross;never again will they cover the earth.
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Psalm 104Psalm 104:10-11
(NIV)
10 He makes springs
pour water into the
ravines; it flows
between themountains.
11 They give water to
all the beasts of
the field; the wild
donkeys quench
their thirst.
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Psalm 104Psalm 104:12-13
(NIV)
12 The birds of theair nest by thewaters; they singamong the
branches.13 He waters the
mountains fromhis upper
chambers; theearth is satisfiedby the fruit of hiswork.
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Psalm 104Psalm 104:14-17 (NIV)
14 He makes grass grow for the cattle,and plants for man to cultivatebringing forth food from the earth:
15 wine that gladdens the heart of man,
oil to make his face shine, and breadthat sustains his heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are well
watered, the cedars of Lebanon thathe planted.
17 There the birds make their nests; thestork has its home in the pine trees.
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Psalm 104Psalm 104:18-23 (NIV)
18 The high mountains belong to the wildgoats; the crags are a refuge for theconeys.
19 The moon marks off the seasons, and thesun knows when to go down.
20 You bring darkness, it becomes night,and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their
food from God.22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they
return and lie down in their dens.
23 Then man goes out to his work, to his
labor until evening.
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Psalm 104Psalm 104:24-26 (NIV)
24 How many are your works, O Lord!In wisdom you made them all; the
earth is full of your creatures.
25 There is the sea, vast and spacious,teeming with creatures beyond
number living things both large and
small.
26 There the ships go to and fro, and
the leviathan, which you formed to
frolic there.
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Psalm 104Psalm 104:27-30 (NIV)
27 These all look to you to give them theirfood at the proper time.
28 When you give it to them, they gather it
up; when you open your hand, they are
satisfied with good things.29 When you hide your face, they are
terrified; when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
30 When you send your Spirit, they are
created, and you renew the face of the
earth.
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Psalm 104 ConclusionPsalm 104:31-35 (NIV)
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;may the Lord rejoice in his works
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,who touches the mountains, and theysmoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will singpraise to my God as long as I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as
I rejoice in the Lord.35 But may sinners vanish from the earth
and the wicked be no more. Praise theLord, O my soul. Praise the Lord.
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The Message of Psalm 104Theme: Creation
vv. 1-4 Day 1 (Gen. 1:1-4)
Heaven & earth, light
vv. 5-9 Day 2 (Gen. 1:6-10)
Sea & clouds (separation of waters)
vv. 14-18 Day 3 (Gen. 1:11-12)Land & plants
vv. 19-23 Day 4 (Gen. 1:14-18)
Heavenly bodies
vv. 24-26 Day 5 (Gen. 1:20-22)
Sea creatures
vv. 27-30 Day 6 (Gen. 1:24-31)
Land creatures
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The Message of Psalm 104 But why a Psalm?
This is not simply another Creation
story.
Its focus is on praising God for His
Creation.
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The Message of Psalm 104 How is God pictured in this Psalm?
GardenerCaretaker
Pet owner
How are we pictured in this Psalm?
Gods pets
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The Message of Psalm 104
God is to be praised because Hecreated and is sustaining the
universe.
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The Praise Psalm in Our Lives Praise psalms put things in
perspective for us.
They remind us of who we are
compared to God and His creation.
They allow us to set our stress aside
and simply appreciate God.