How Great Thou Art
July 9, 2023

Hymns in the Psalms – Week 6 – How Great Thou Art
Mo Huggins – July 9, 2023

“Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!” Psalm 96:1-9 ESV

Four demands God’s greatness makes of humanity:

  1. We tell others about

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    “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning…” Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
    “There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God.” Psalm 86:8-10 ESV

  2. We lay down our

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    “He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.” Joshua 24:23 ESV

  3. We acknowledge His

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“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.” Psalm 19:1-2 ESV

“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11 ESV*

4.We give God

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“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” Psalm 100:4 ESV

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!” Psalm 95:6 ESV

God’s greatness is worthy of praise and worth us giving him our life.