Praising Scripture - Dec 3

Annual Bible Reading Plan:

HOS.13-14
ACT.14-15

2024 31-Day Praising Day 3:

"Praise From The Upright Is Beautiful" (Psalm 33:1-11)
(Memorization Scripture 1-4)

1 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp; make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is done in truth.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9 For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations.

Reflection:
This psalm calls upon the “righteous” and the “upright” who fear God to rejoice in Him and praise Him. For He is the One Who spoke, and it was done; Who commanded, and it stood fast. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, with authority to judge the world, yet He has chosen and redeemed us by His grace and love. As those called to be His “righteous” and “upright” people, set apart as His own, it is fitting and right for us to praise and glorify Him.
From the time Moses and Miriam led the people of Israel in singing songs of praise for God's salvation, to the vision of John in Revelation where multitudes in heaven sing praises to the Lord, God’s judges, prophets, angels, apostles, and saints have continually lifted up “new songs” of worship. Today, as redeemed sinners and beloved children of God, it is fitting that we too praise and thank Him. This is both the proper content of our lives and the testimony of who we are.
Indeed, let us rejoice daily in the Lord and join in singing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.” (Revelation 15:3-4)



年度讀經計畫

何13-14
徒14-15

2024 讚美月 Day 3：

「正直人的讚美是合宜的」 （詩篇33:1-11）
(背誦1-4節)

1 義人哪，你們應當靠耶和華歡樂！正直人的讚美是合宜的。
2 你們應當彈琴稱謝耶和華，用十弦瑟歌頌祂。
3 應當向他唱新歌，彈得巧妙，聲音洪亮。
4 因為耶和華的言語正直，凡祂所做的盡都誠實。
5 祂喜愛仁義、公平，遍地滿了耶和華的慈愛。
6 諸天藉耶和華的命而造，萬象藉祂口中的氣而成。
7 祂聚集海水如壘，收藏深洋在庫房。
8 願全地都敬畏耶和華，願世上的居民都懼怕祂。
9 因為祂說有，就有；命立，就立。
10 耶和華使列國的籌算歸於無有，使眾民的思念無有功效。
11 耶和華的籌算永遠立定，祂心中的思念萬代常存。

【心得分享】這首詩歌特別呼籲敬畏 神的「義人」和「正直人」，都當以耶和華為樂並要讚美祂。因為祂是那位「說有，就有」、「命立，就立」的 神。祂創造、掌管萬有，有權柄審判世界，卻以恩典和慈愛揀選、救贖了我們。作為蒙祂恩召的「義人」和「正直人」，我們得以與世人分別，成為屬祂的子民，理當讚美、歌頌祂，因為這是「合宜的」！從百姓出埃及時摩西和米利暗帶領百姓唱詩讚美 神的救恩直到啟示錄老約翰看到天上眾聖讚美、稱頌主的盛景，屬祂的士師、先知、天使、使徒、歷代聖徒都是不斷以「新歌」讚美 神。今天，作為蒙恩的罪人、蒙愛的兒女，我們理當感謝、讚美祂，因為這是「合宜的」，是我們生命該有的內容和見證！是的，就讓我們每天都靠主喜樂，並唱出 神僕人摩西的歌和羔羊的歌：「主神，全能者啊，你的作為大哉，奇哉！萬世之王啊，你的道途義哉，誠哉！ 主啊，誰敢不敬畏你，不將榮耀歸於你的名呢？因為獨有你是聖的。萬民都要來在你面前敬拜，因你公義的作為已經顯出來了。」（啟15:3-4）