Psalm 34:3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.
Magnify = gadal = to grow, to become great
Psalm
-A Psalm is a song/hymn that honors or talks about God.
-Not all Psalms are hymns or songs
-Praise to God is the dominant theme throughout this book.
The purpose of the individual poems as well as the entire collection process for the Psalter was to preserve the inspired words of the Israelite songwriters as they expressed the heights and depths of their relationships with God. Their poems were preserved to guide God's people in later times in how to approach him no matter what experiences they were undergoing. Thus there are songs of exultation and high worship, songs of respect for God's word, songs of trust when evil prevails, songs of confession, and other expressions of true religion. Although the psalms contains doctrine, prophecy and instruction, above all they were meant to be sung to God as expressions of delight in Him. God's people today should use the psalms in light of their original purpose.
-Psalm 1 divides into to groups, the Godly and the UnGodly, the Chaff and the grain.
-The other 149 chapters of Psalms support this in a variety of ways.
A one sentence summary of Psalm
God, the true and glorious King, is worthy of all praise, thanksgiving and confidence. Whatever the occasion in our personal and community life.
-Our worship should not be regulated on how good or bad our week has been!
Psalm 34:3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.
-Magnifying glasses make objects appear larger because their convex lenses (convex means curved outward) refract or bendlight rays, so that they converge or come together. In essence, magnifying glasses trick your eyes into seeing something differently than it really is.
Psalm 8:1 A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels,And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,
7 All sheep and oxen—Even the beasts of the field,
8 The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!
-Satan has tricked us into viewing God as much smaller than he is based on whether he performed up to your standards. In other words if things went good for you this week he is a Big God worthy of Praise but if they did not go so good He is not such a big God
Psalm 34:3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.
-If you want to please God then magnify him!
Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
31 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bull, Which has horns and hooves.
When you don' think God cares for you remember his works!
Job 36:24 Remember to magnify His work, Of which men have sung.
25 Everyone has seen it; Man looks on it from afar.
It is high time we magnify God in our lives