Sunday, May 27, 2012

JOY 1 Chronicles 16:25-27

For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise 
Psalm 18:3  I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.
Psalm 48:1  Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

he is to be feared
Psalm 76:7  It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?
Psalm 89:7  In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.

above all gods 
Exodus 18:11  "Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly."
Deuteronomy 32:39  "See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand."
2 Chronicles 2:5  "The temple I am going to build will be great, because our God is greater than all other gods."
Psalm 135:5  I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.*
Isaiah 40:25  "To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One.

but the LORD made the heavens 
Psalm 8:3-4  When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
Psalm 102:25  In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

*In the NIV Old Testament "Yahweh" is rendered "the LORD" and "Adonai" is rendered "Lord"

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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