Psalm 117:1a Praise the Lord, all you nations;
With Easter Sunday tomorrow (and knowing I want to go to Luke 16 starting then) and needing to cover my Saturday devotional, I googled “What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?” Psalm 117 is it, and all of Psalm 117 is represented here.
Psalm 117:1b …extol him, all you peoples.
I’m not sure why I’m so flabbergasted by its brevity, but I am, though I think we can learn a valuable lesson from today’s verses: Praise doesn’t have to be long and involved. It just has to be sincere. Praise the Lord because His love is great and His faithfulness endures forever. That’s it. Praise Him. Praise Him for His great love and His enduring faithfulness. Praise Him. Period. Amen.
Psalm 117:2a For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Precious Savior, Sometimes we think that praising You has to be some grand, formal, long-winded, “rightly performed” event. Thank You for Psalm 117 and the reminder that short and sweet is ok, that what’s important is that we praise You, honestly, earnestly, fervently. Amen.
Psalm 117:2b …Praise the Lord.
Have a blessed day.