Psalm 115 (Hymn Sing)
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HALLEL (הלל, hll; Hebrew, “to praise”). Like think about the word, “Hallelujah.” Hallel is the word for “praise,” and “Yah” is the shortened form of the name of God, “Yahweh.” Praise Yahweh.
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1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! 2 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” 3 Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. 6 They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. 7 They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. 8 Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them. 9 O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. 11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. 12 The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; 13 he will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great. 14 May the Lord give you increase, you and your children! 15 May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth! 16 The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man. 17 The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence. 18 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord!
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Give Glory to God (v 1)
Give Glory to God (v 1)
1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
This is God centered not man centered.
v 1 - Putting God in the spot light
repetition (Not to us / not to us) - Doubling down
why does Yahweh deserve glory? For the sake of your steadfast love and FAITHFULNESS (TRUTH) -
HESED - an unfailing kind of love, kindness, or goodness;
EMET - Conformity to reality or actuality; often with the implication of dependability.
God is God, not us or anyone else, so He deserves glory.
CHRISTIANESE - What does it mean to glorify God?
The glory of God is the display of his brilliance, then what does it mean for us to glorify God?
We glorify God by enjoying him, loving him, trusting him, and by obeying his will, commands, and law.
A super important question that every human being on the planet should eventually ask is, “Why am I here?” or “What is my purpose?” Thankfully, God didn’t leave us guessing! We were created by God to glorify Him. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.“
One way we can glorify God is by growing in our knowledge of him as revealed in the Bible, and then living out what we read there. The more you know of Him, the more you will enjoy and worship Him. NEW CITY C.
“‘Glorifying’ means feeling and thinking and acting in ways that reflect his greatness, that make much of God, that give evidence of the supreme greatness of all his attributes and the all-satisfying beauty of his manifold perfections.”
I can’t make God beautiful, but I can point out his beauty, and doing so is glorifying him. I glorify God by making much of his greatness; I give him all the credit. I point out to those around me the majesty of God. - Piper
The question we so often wrestle with, that the world assumes it knows the answer too. (v2)
The question we so often wrestle with, that the world assumes it knows the answer too. (v2)
2 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
What this means is this.
Yahweh has promised something to His people.
They know who Yahweh claims to be,
But they see the current circumstances of His people in dispair and think.
“If he is so good, why are their lives so bad? Where is their God?”
If God is so good, why is their so much suffering?
The world says, “Oh, He must not exist.”
But the Psalmist says, “Why should the nations ask this.” It is absurd to Him. He is expressing faith in the God who really exists and has steadfast love and dependibility.
The Psalmist glorifies God by making much of Him next. He says…
3 Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.
v. 3 - This verse teaches that whenever God acts, he acts in a way that pleases him.
God is never constrained to do a thing that he despises. He is never backed into a corner where his only recourse is to do something he hates to do.
He does whatever he pleases. And therefore, in some sense, he has pleasure in all that he does.
This should lead us to bow before God and praise his sovereign freedom. He always acts in freedom, according to his own “good pleasure,” following the dictates of his own delights.
God never becomes the victim of circumstance. He is never forced into a situation where he must do something in which he cannot rejoice. He is not mocked. He is not trapped or cornered or coerced. - piper
Think about God giving his only son and not sparing him…(Romans 8:32) even that offering was something that was a fragrant offering to God. He was pleased with the work of His Son even when He was killed.
Ephesians 5:2 (ESV) - 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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