Prayer as praise and thanksgiving
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· 10 viewsPrayer embraces praising God for who he is, thanking him for what he has already done, and looking forward with joy to what he has promised to do in the future.
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Scripture exhorts God’s people to praise and thank him
Scripture exhorts God’s people to praise and thank him
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
See also Ps 66:1; Ps 68:4; Ps 95:1–2; Ps 105:1–3; Eph 5:19–20; Col 4:2; 1 Th 5:16–18; Heb 13:15
Praise and thanksgiving in prayer for God’s goodness towards his people
Praise and thanksgiving in prayer for God’s goodness towards his people
Praise and thanksgiving for deliverance and salvation
Praise and thanksgiving for deliverance and salvation
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion:
And unto thee shall the vow be performed.
O thou that hearest prayer,
Unto thee shall all flesh come.
Iniquities prevail against me:
As for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest,
And causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts:
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,
Even of thy holy temple.
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation;
Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
See also Ps 66:5–6; Ps 81:1–7; Ps 124:1–8; Jon 2:1–9
Praise and thanksgiving for provision of material needs
Praise and thanksgiving for provision of material needs
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
See also Ps 65:9–13; Mt 26:26–27
Praise and thanksgiving for help in time of trouble
Praise and thanksgiving for help in time of trouble
I will bless the Lord at all times:
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord:
The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
O magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt his name together.
I sought the Lord, and he heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
See also Ps 30:1–12; Ps 40:1–5; Ps 103:1–5; Ps 116:1–19
Praise and thanksgiving for the encouragement of other believers
Praise and thanksgiving for the encouragement of other believers
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
See also Ro 1:8; 2 Co 8:1; Eph 1:16; 2 Th 1:3
Notable songs of praise and thanksgiving
Notable songs of praise and thanksgiving
Ex 15:1–18 Moses, on crossing the Red Sea
David, on his deliverance from Saul:
David, on his deliverance from Saul:
2 Sa 22:2–51; Ps 18:1–50
1 Ch 16:8–36 David, on bringing the ark to Jerusalem; Lk 1:46–55 Mary, on learning that she was to be the mother of Jesus Christ