He Hears Us - All eyes look to you - The Bible in a Year Pastor Roy Conover - October 29th, 2023 Psalm 145 Why we praise the Lord: His greatness His grace, goodness and compassion His glory and might His righteousness and kindness His providential care When we praise the Lord: Day to day I exalt you, my God the King, and bless your name forever and ever. I will bless you every day; I will praise your name forever and ever. Generation to generation The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable. One generation will declare your works to the next and will proclaim your mighty acts. I will speak of your splendor and glorious majesty and your wondrous works. They will proclaim the power of your awe-inspiring acts, and I will declare your greatness. They will give a testimony of your great goodness and will joyfully sing of your righteousness. Nation to nation The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love. The Lord is good to everyone; his compassion rests on all he has made. All you have made will thank you, Lord; the faithful will bless you. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom and will declare your might informing all people of your mighty acts and of the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; your rule is for all generations. Need to need The Lord is faithful in all his words and gracious in all his actions. The Lord helps all who fall; he raises up all who are oppressed. All eyes look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Prayer to prayer The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all his acts. The Lord is near all who call out to him, all who call out to him with integrity. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry for help and saves them. The Lord guards all those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked. My mouth will declare the Lord’s praise; let every living thing bless his holy name forever and ever. How we praise the Lord: Yadah - worship with extended hands (Psalm 67:3) Halal - exuberant celebration (Psalm 150:6) Zamar - celebrate in song and music (Psalm 57:7) Towdah - praising God with expectation (Psalm 56:11-12) Barak - kneeling before God in praise (Psalm 100:4) Tehillah - a spontaneous song of praise (Psalm 22:3) Shabach - Shout of praise/Holy roar (Psalm 145:4) Next Steps: Practice praising God every day this week with each of the 7 Hebrew words we learned today. Prayer this week: Heavenly Father, we praise you for loving the world and sending your son Jesus to rescue us from our sin. We worship you and humble our hearts before you as the only true God and one who can save us. We raise our hallelujah with hands stretched toward you and knees bowed before you.