Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. Psalm 33:1
Early last evening, I started singing a song entitled, “praise is comely.” What I love about the moment was that it was so befitting for what I was feeling in my spirit. Initially, my mind drifted into how praise is a significant part of who we are as believers. However, as I continued to sing and meditate, God began to shed another light on those words. He showed me in the natural, a spiritual revelation. Maybe you’ve already come into this realization but for me it was a fresh and exciting vision of loveliness! In that excitement, I immediately looked up the lyrics of the song and these are some of the words from the chorus, “Praise is comely, Lord, upon me, open my eyes so I can see how beautifully praises cover me.” This absolutely sealed the moment for me!
In the Ancient Hebrew dictionary, comely is listed as meaning decoration, glory, beauty, honor, glorious, bravery, or excellence. Being an artist with a vivid imagination, a visual came wondrously to mind. I saw how beautiful and eye-catching praise looked on us but most importantly, how pleasing it must look to God. I started to imagine how He sees us when we are adorned in praise; wrapped up in praises and wearing it as a garment. I envision, because I understand that praise is not only what we do but who we are, the upright swathed in beautiful swirls of praises; covered in the most brilliant of colors and exquisite fine fabrics of glory, honor, bravery and excellence, giving the appearance and the aura of His beauty, His magnificence, as His splendor surrounds us; a vision that not only shows the significance of praise but the beauty of praise on us. Revealing that praise is fitting and appropriate, as well as being strikingly radiant upon the righteous ... yes, praise is comely.
If we are wrapped in praises, it should come naturally for us to show forth His praise. Wrapped for every circumstance of life, as well as through the midst of our trials or tribulations. As I continued to read some the other words from the chorus, it stated that “when I'm weak, You are strong, praise carries me on.” Most definitely, David reminds us that he praised God no matter what his situation he faced and he tells us to do the same as we face life doing this journey. We must "bless the Lord at all times and let His praise continually be in our mouth." It may not be easy sometimes to get through certain adversities in life but keep a praise on your lips. Praise in the midst of all the certainties, uncertainties and the realities of life, no matter what’s going on, good and bad or indifferent because praise will carry us through.
While in our praise we are brought into the very presence of God. It is there where we can find an assurance that He is with us. Psalm 22:3 tells us, “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest in the praises of Israel.” In other words, our God, who is a holy God, inhabits, lives, dwells, and resides in the praises of His people. When we praise God, we can be confident that He is in the midst of our praises. When we are wrapped in praises, it’s allows us to see who we are in God and who God is in us and in all of His glory. When we realize that praise fits every situation, ever circumstance, we will be able to rejoice in the Lord while clothed and dressed to be seen of the world and they will be drawn to see what is this aura of beauty, this magnificence and splendor that surrounds us.
As we visualize ourselves wrapped in praises today, help us Lord, to open our eyes so we can see how beautifully praise covers us!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
Early last evening, I started singing a song entitled, “praise is comely.” What I love about the moment was that it was so befitting for what I was feeling in my spirit. Initially, my mind drifted into how praise is a significant part of who we are as believers. However, as I continued to sing and meditate, God began to shed another light on those words. He showed me in the natural, a spiritual revelation. Maybe you’ve already come into this realization but for me it was a fresh and exciting vision of loveliness! In that excitement, I immediately looked up the lyrics of the song and these are some of the words from the chorus, “Praise is comely, Lord, upon me, open my eyes so I can see how beautifully praises cover me.” This absolutely sealed the moment for me!
In the Ancient Hebrew dictionary, comely is listed as meaning decoration, glory, beauty, honor, glorious, bravery, or excellence. Being an artist with a vivid imagination, a visual came wondrously to mind. I saw how beautiful and eye-catching praise looked on us but most importantly, how pleasing it must look to God. I started to imagine how He sees us when we are adorned in praise; wrapped up in praises and wearing it as a garment. I envision, because I understand that praise is not only what we do but who we are, the upright swathed in beautiful swirls of praises; covered in the most brilliant of colors and exquisite fine fabrics of glory, honor, bravery and excellence, giving the appearance and the aura of His beauty, His magnificence, as His splendor surrounds us; a vision that not only shows the significance of praise but the beauty of praise on us. Revealing that praise is fitting and appropriate, as well as being strikingly radiant upon the righteous ... yes, praise is comely.
If we are wrapped in praises, it should come naturally for us to show forth His praise. Wrapped for every circumstance of life, as well as through the midst of our trials or tribulations. As I continued to read some the other words from the chorus, it stated that “when I'm weak, You are strong, praise carries me on.” Most definitely, David reminds us that he praised God no matter what his situation he faced and he tells us to do the same as we face life doing this journey. We must "bless the Lord at all times and let His praise continually be in our mouth." It may not be easy sometimes to get through certain adversities in life but keep a praise on your lips. Praise in the midst of all the certainties, uncertainties and the realities of life, no matter what’s going on, good and bad or indifferent because praise will carry us through.
While in our praise we are brought into the very presence of God. It is there where we can find an assurance that He is with us. Psalm 22:3 tells us, “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest in the praises of Israel.” In other words, our God, who is a holy God, inhabits, lives, dwells, and resides in the praises of His people. When we praise God, we can be confident that He is in the midst of our praises. When we are wrapped in praises, it’s allows us to see who we are in God and who God is in us and in all of His glory. When we realize that praise fits every situation, ever circumstance, we will be able to rejoice in the Lord while clothed and dressed to be seen of the world and they will be drawn to see what is this aura of beauty, this magnificence and splendor that surrounds us.
As we visualize ourselves wrapped in praises today, help us Lord, to open our eyes so we can see how beautifully praise covers us!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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