Knowing God, We Praise Him

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Knowing God, We Praise Him
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Psalm 146
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Psalm 146

• Not Written by David

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Psalm 146

• Not Written by David
• Septuagint, Latin VulgateHallelujahHaggai
  Zechariah

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Psalm 146

• Not Written by David
• Septuagint, Latin VulgateHallelujahHaggai
  Zechariah
• The Walls of Jerusalem and the Temple

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Psalm 1461
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Psalm 1461

• Praise the Lord

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Psalm 1461

• Praise the Lord
• The Psalmist Praise God

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Psalm 1461

• Praise the Lord
• The Psalmist Praise God
• The Psalmist Himself to Praise God

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Psalm 1461

• Praise the Lord
• The Psalmist Praise God
• The Psalmist Himself to Praise God
• The Object of Our Praise

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How Do We Praise God?
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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• Singing is

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• Singing is
• Private Singing

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• Singing is
• Private Singing
• Public Worship

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• Singing is
• Hebrews 1315 Therefore by Him let us
  continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God,
  that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to
  His name.

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• Singing is
• Ephesians 519 speaking to one another in
  psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and
  making melody in your heart to the Lord.

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• Singing is
• Colossians 316 teaching and admonishing one
  another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
  singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• Singing is
• A capella music is defined without instrumental
  accompaniment.

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• The church of Christ

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How Do We Praise God?

• Psalm 1462 I will sing praises to my God
  while I have my being.
• The church of Christ
• Songs, Cymbals, and Tambourines by Richard E.
  Wolfe

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How Do We Praise God?

• History

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How Do We Praise God?

• History
• John Calvin said, Musical instruments in
  celebrating the praises of God would be no more
  suitable than the burning of incense, the
  lighting of lamps, and the restoration of other
  shadows of the law.

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How Do We Praise God?

• History
• Adam Clarke quotes John Wesley, I have no
  objection to instruments of music in our chapels,
  provided they are neither heard or seen.

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How Do We Praise God?

• History
• Charles Spurgeon wrote, We might as well pray by
  machinery as praise by it.

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How Do We Praise God?

• History
• Charles Spurgeon wrote, We might as well pray by
  machinery as praise by it.
• The Main Point

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How Do We Praise God?

• History
• Charles Spurgeon wrote, We might as well pray by
  machinery as praise by it.
• The Main Point
• Is it Moses law or Christs law we live under?

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How Do We Praise God?

• Hope is in GodPsalm 1465 whose hope is in
  the Lord his God

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How Do We Praise God?

• Hope is in GodPsalm 1465 whose hope is in
  the Lord His God
• When we understand, believe, and obey His will,
  Psalm 14610 The Lord shall reign forever.

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When We PraiseGod in Songs
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When We PraiseGod in Songs

• Holy Ground

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When We PraiseGod in Songs

• Holy Ground
• God Is So Good

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When We PraiseGod in Songs

• Holy Ground
• God Is So Good
• Let Me Live Close to Thee

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When We PraiseGod in Songs

• Holy Ground
• God Is So Good
• Let Me Live Close to Thee
• Teach Me Lord to Wait

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We learn more about God by praising Him!