Praise my soul, the King of Heaven!
by Sal Huckel
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Praise the Lord, my soul. Praise the Lord (Psalm 104:35).
Recently as a family, we rediscovered Taize worship music. We have found some wonderful recordings to use in our own devotion time or to play in the background in our home. It’s playing as I write. One of the interesting things about Taize is its repetitive nature. A phrase from a Scripture, sometimes in Latin, English or both.
Beautiful musical interludes between phrases leave space for our own reflections or prayers. When we have no words left to pray, we can listen and let our minds wander in God’s presence.
If you struggle to praise God simply for who he is, going back to the Book of Psalms is a really wonderful practice. They are often repetitive. You may be reminded of a similar phrase in another psalm, or sometimes a phrase is repeated in the same psalm. Repetition is a great way to learn. Perhaps by repeating phrases in Taize songs, or as we read the psalms for our own devotion time, we will teach our souls a little more about how to praise God for who he is, to focus on him and not ourselves and give him the praise and honour due to his name.
Don’t read this psalm; pray it. Start at verse 1 and appreciate the majesty of our Creator God. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach your soul to praise the Lord, and may our meditations be pleasing to him as we rejoice in the Lord (verse 34)!
Praise the Lord, my soul! Lord, I thank you for the treasures throughout Scripture that I can use to expand my knowledge of you but also that you can use to teach my soul to praise you for your glory. Show me this day your marvellous deeds and works all around me, and may my heart be full of praise for you. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
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