Praise ye the LORD:
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
The LORD does build up Jerusalem:
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
He heals the broken in heart,
And binds up their wounds.
He tells the number of the stars;
He calls them all by their names.
Great is our Lord, and of great power:
His understanding is infinite.
The LORD lifts up the meek:
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving;
Sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Who covers the heaven with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
He gives to the beast his food,
And to the young ravens which cry.
He delights not in the strength of the horse:
He takes not pleasure in the legs of a man.
The LORD takes pleasure in them who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
He makes peace in your borders,
And fills you with the finest of the wheat.
He sends forth His commandment upon earth:
His word runs very swiftly.
He gives snow like wool:
He scatters the frost like ashes.
He casts forth His ice like morsels:
Who can stand before His cold?
He sends out His word, and melts them:
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
He shows His word unto Jacob,
His statutes and His judgments unto Israel.
He has not dealt so with any nation:
And as for His judgments,
They have not known them.
Praise ye the LORD.

For the month of November I have chosen psalms that focus on praising the Lord, and I have chosen to present them with little to no commentary so as to simply let the psalms speak for themselves.

This one speaks for itself.

I trust you had a happy Thanksgiving, if you celebrate it, and I pray that as Christmas approaches, the busyness of the season will not cause you to forget the wonder of God’s great gift which we celebrate at this special time of the year.

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Photo taken in Milton, FL, 2018