August 31st, 2025 - Praise with a Purpose

Scripture Passage:  Psalm 145

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Summer Psalm Series:
145 - A Psalm of Praise
"Praise with a Purpose"

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Simplified Psalm: 
Praise God Always

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Acrostic
DBABCCD

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Compare the start:
 1 I will exalt you, my God the King;
    I will praise your name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.

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...with the finish. What changed?
21 My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.
    Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.

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Biblical Names for God
Words of Praise
Praiseworthy Things

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Unfathomable
3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.

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B1. Intergenerational
 4 One generation commends your works to another;
    they tell of your mighty acts.

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Antiphonal
5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—

 and I will meditate on your wonderful works.

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Antiphonal
6 They tell of the power of your awesome works—

    and I will proclaim your great deeds.

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A. The Heart of the Matter
8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
9 The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.

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B2. Creation Praises
10 All your works praise you, Lord;
    your faithful people extol you.

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C1. Faithfulness in action
The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall
    and lifts up all who are bowed down.

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C2. Faithfulness calls for faith
and faithful in all he does.
18 The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

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D1. Decide to praise God
What he does is centred in who he is (BAB)
His greatness is active and calls for response.(CC)
D2 Our praise builds the true world.