God the Promise Keeper
Backgrounder on Psalms 146-150:
Like the dramatic crescendo of
a symphony, the book of Psalms
builds to a climax of Praise.
Praise God from one generation
to the next (P146); praise God
for His tender care (P147);
praise God for his creation (P148);
praise God for His justice (P149);
praise God for His greatness (P150)
Praise the Praiseworthy Lord!
Lord, U Keep Promise Forever:
I will praise the Lord as long as
I live. I will sing praises to my God
even with my dying breadth. Don’t
put your confidence in powerful
people; there is no help for you
there. When their breathing stops…
all their plans come to an end.
But happy are those who have
the God of Israel as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God
who made (the) earth; who Keeps
every Promise forever (Ps 146:2-6)
Lord, forgive me for putting my
confidence in people instead of
in You. You made heaven & earth,
the sea and everything in them.
You are unchanging & all powerful,
and you give justice to the
oppressed and help to those bent
beneath their loads. You keep
all your promises. I put my hope
in you, and I praise You, Amen.
Lord, I gratefully thank You that
your promises are eternally rock
solid and that Your very nature
and character stand firmly behind
them. And thank you that I can
trust in Your promise of constant
presence protecting us and
Your spirit living within us, for
He is the one who Keeps his
Promises forever. And grant me
deeper faith, to not just believe
your words, but to act on it. Amen.