“Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not lack anything good.” Heavenly Father, you give us such good things as we need but dare not ask for, show us how to give you glory and praise.

“Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!”

“The Lord has announced his victory and has revealed his righteousness to every nation! He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” What an awesome God we serve!

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, and bestowed on those who take refuge in You in the sight of the sons of men. You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues. Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city. Psalm 31:19-21

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release from darkness to the prisoners. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory. Psalm 61:1-3

For you are a people holy unto the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be as a people for His prized possession, above all peoples on the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 7:6

“Praise the Lord, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel! For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!”

“Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.”

We are reminded in Psalm 146, to continually praise the Lord, to put not our trust in rulers, not in any child of earth, for there is no help in them; for when they breathe their last, they return to earth and in that day their thoughts perish; but, happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help; whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made the heaven and earth, the seas and all that is in them, who keeps his promise for ever. He gives justice to those who are oppressed and food to those who hunger. The Lord sets the prisoners free, the Lord opens the eyes of the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous and cares for the stranger, he sustains the orphan and the widow, but frustrates the way of the wicked. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

My brothers and sisters in Christ, how good and pleasant it is to sing praises to our God; to give him thanks in the morning, and to lift him up in praise at night. “Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry. He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. The Lord favors those who fear Him, those who wait for His loving-kindness. Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises to our God!”