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Extolling the LORD

Text: Psalm 30:1-3
7 January 2019

EXTOLLING THE LORD

1. What does “extolling” mean?

a) To express appreciation

b) To give thanks

c) To praise

d) To bless

2. I will extol You   (Psalm 30:1)

a) Personal determination

b) Commitment

3. O LORD

a) Focus on the LORD

b) The name “LORD”

i) Covenantal name

ii) Name given to the children of God to employ   (Exodus 6)

4. Reasons for extolling the LORD stated

a) For You have lifted me up   (Psalm 30:1a)

b) You have not let my foes rejoice over me   (Psalm 30:1b)

c) You healed me   (Psalm 30:2a)   (Cf. Exodus 15:26)

d) You brought my soul up from the grave   (Psalm 30:3a)

e) You kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit   (Psalm 30:3b)

5. Challenges at Prayer Meeting in 2019

a) To grow in deeper knowledge

b) To consciously emulate the examples given