Praise and Thanks

 Psalm 135:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord,
    give praise, O servants of the Lord,
2 who stand in the house of the Lord,
    in the courts of the house of our God!
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
    sing to his name, for it is pleasant!

Psalm 136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

2 Give thanks to the God of gods,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

We have now moved on from the Psalms of Ascent, sung by the pilgrims going up to Jerusalem, to those psalms sung together at the temple.  These psalms of praise and thanksgiving proclaim the goodness, greatness, and uniqueness of God. He is not like the wooden and metal idols of this world. Those are "dumb" in every sense of the world, and those who put their trust in them become just like them. God had shown them over and over again that He was much power powerful and personal than they; He is good in every way and always faithful.  May we view Him that way, and as a result, see His hand in our very lives.