Celebrating His Greatness

I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
2Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.
3Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
4One generation will commend your works to another;
they will tell of your mighty acts.
5They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.b
6They will tell of the power of your awesome works,
and I will proclaim your great deeds.
7They will celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
8The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.
9The Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.
10All you have made will praise you, O Lord;
your saints will extol you.
11They will tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,
12so that all men may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The Lord is faithful to all his promises
and loving toward all he has made.c
14The Lord upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16You open your hand
and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
17The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and loving toward all he has made.
18The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
19He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
20The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.
21My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature praise his holy name
for ever and ever.

Psalm 145

We are approaching the college football bowl games. This is the time of year in which many fans will either celebrate the greatness over their team or the upset of loss. Stadiums will be packed to the max of fans that are chanting songs of praise for athletes that they probably will never meet. Much money will be spent over the next few weeks for the purpose of…celebrating a game. As I spent time today reading over Psalm 145, I was drawn to a song of celebration. Celebrating the greatness of God was central to David. Take just a few minutes and read all 21 verses of Psalm 145.

Celebrating the greatness of God is a glorious task that we are privileged to have. David begins this Psalm with a powerful proclamation of God as His King. The Psalm moves to daily celebration (v.2), unsearchable celebration (v.3), multi generational celebration (v.4), and majestic celebration (v.5-7). From these verses, we go into a description of the Lord’s character. Friend, He is truly gracious and merciful! The fact that we even have a voice to celebrate Him (v.21), is truly amazing to me.

He satisfies (v.19), He upholds (v.14), He is infinitely kind (v.17), and He is all loving (v.20). I could go on with a list of His greatness based on this psalm alone! So, why would any of us truly want to celebrate the greatness of others? Why would we worship teams, bands, movies, etc.? How can they truly measure up to the greatness of God displayed in Psalm 145? Today, celebrate His greatness. Live in His greatness. Enjoy His greatness.