Homilist Psalm 34:1-22 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.… I. AN EXEMPLIFICATION OF TRUE PRAISE. 1. It is thorough. (1) There is no praise without concentration of soul. (2) Distracting forces are rife. 2. It is constant. (1) In every department of action — intellectual, artistic, commercial, political. (2) In every circumstance of life — sorrow, joy, adversity, prosperity, bereavement, friendship. 3. It is exultant. God is the sum total of all excellence, the primal fount of all joy; therefore let us boast in Him. 4. It is social. The true worshipper becomes magnetic; he draws others to the shrine before which he falls. II. A REASON FOR TRUE PRAISE. 1. Past deliverance (ver. 4). (1) He had been "delivered out of all his troubles." His troubles were great in their variety, number, but he was delivered. (2) He had been delivered out of all his troubles by prayer. "I sought the Lord," etc. 2. Constant protection (ver. 7). (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.WEB: I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. |
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