Psalm 111-113 – all start with “Praise the LORD.”

I have started a homeschool journey with my child, and one thing I am enjoying about the curriculum we are using is that it tries to draw things in the lessons back to God, and to remind us to be thankful and grateful in our lives. I think when we start with “Praise the LORD” it can shift our focus and alter the way we live our lives.

115:1 - Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

As humans, we often crave praise and glory, but when we seek after those things, we create idols (though maybe not the physical ones mentioned in the following verses).

But our God is great and wonderful, and we need to trust in Him – He blesses people, He gives to us. And simply because of who God is, we ought to offer Him praise, “both now and forevermore.” (verse 18b).

I have enjoyed reading the Psalms, and I appreciate how so many of them are focused on praising God. I think if we re-framed our life to have that much focus on that, we would be better off.