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Thanksgiving is all about worship

worship has to do with confessing God’s attribute

it also has to do with thanking God for what he has done.

In reading Psalm 138, we find a number of reasons to give thanks to God for who he is and what he has done.

God’s character and his ways v.1-2

God’s answers to prayer v.3

God will be exalted.

v.4-5

God sees the humble v.6

God rescues and redeems v.7

God completes His work in us.

v.8

Sermon

Review of .v. 1-3

David was once again in trouble.

“Lord, thank You that You ordained David to get into so much trouble in his life because we wouldn't have these psalms if he hadn't been in trouble and if You hadn't gotten him out of it.”

Psalm 138:1 “1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.”

“We need a broken heart to mourn our own sins, but a whole heart to praise the Lord’s perfections.”

(Spurgeon)

· First he gave God praise for who He is – a God of lovingkindness and truth.

· Then he gave God praise for His revelation – the word, magnified above His very name.

· Then he gave God praise for what He had done – God’s response to David in a time of crisis.

Our future is secure

Psalm 138:4–5 (KJV 1900)

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, When they hear the words of thy mouth.

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: For great is the glory of the Lord.

All the Kings: The names of those you remember on the history quiz in school and those you never heard of., those leaders you voted for and those you didn’t, there will be no exceptions

Why: When they hear the words of His mouth.

We have already seen the reasons of praise.

v.1-3

· First he gave God praise for who He is – a God of lovingkindness and truth.

· Then he gave God praise for His revelation – the word, magnified above His very name.

· Then he gave God praise for what He had done – God’s response to David in a time of crisis.

Now we see the effects of praise; His Word will go forth

It will lead to singing.

v.5

Transitional Statement: Look at what David wants to highlight about our God that all the kings of the world should sing about.

“Kings of the nations, gather around.

I want to show you the glory of God.

Here is it: Though He is high, He regards the lowly.

Isn't that glorious?”

God regards the lowly

Psalm 138:6 “6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: But the proud he knoweth afar off.”

Grandfather would pray for those who were less fortunate than us when he would pray for our meals.

Not just the kings but even the lowly.

We do not serve a God who is distant from his people; rather, we serve a God who has come near.

In the Old Testament, the Lord dwelt among the people in a tabernacle.

In the New Testament, God sent his Son, wrapped in human flesh, to live among us.

In a proclamation entreating all Americans to celebrate Thanksgiving and ask God to “commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife” and to “heal the wounds of the nation.”

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5).

God is at the bottom waiting to catch you.

Deut 33:27 “27 The eternal God is thy refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms:”