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A New Beginning
A New Beginning – Day 7

A New Beginning – Day 7

Praise Him!

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

Ihubo 145

Ubukhulu nobumnene bukaJehova

Indumiso kaDavide.

1Ngiyakukuphakamisa wena Nkulunkulu wami, Nkosi,

ngilituse igama lakho phakade naphakade.

2Imihla yonke ngiyakukubonga,

ngilidumise igama lakho phakade naphakade.

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Ihubo 42

5Yini ukuba udangale,

mphefumulo wami,

uyaluze phakathi kwami, na?

Methembe uNkulunkulu,

ngokuba ngisezakumdumisa

ngokusindisa kobuso bakhe.

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Ihubo 134

Isibusiso sikaJehova phezu kwabambongayo uJehova

Igama lokukhuphuka.

1Bhekani, nibonge uJehova

nina nonke zinceku zikaJehova

enimi endlini kaJehova ebusuku.

2Phakamiselani izandla zenu endlini engcwele,

nimbonge uJehova.

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Ihubo 71

14Mina kodwa ngiyakwethemba njalo,

ngengeze ukudumisa ekudunyisweni kwakho.

15Umlomo wami uyakulanda ukulunga kwakho,

nensindiso yakho lonke usuku;

ngokuba anginakukubala.

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U-Ezra 3

11Baphendulana ngokumdumisa nangokumbonga uJehova, bathi: “Ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade phezu kuka-Israyeli.” Bonke abantu bakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu ekumdumiseni kwabo uJehova, ngokuba isisekelo sendlu kaJehova sase sibekiwe.

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Ihubo 135

16Umlomo zinawo, kepha azikhulumi;

amehlo zinawo, kodwa aziboni.

17Izindlebe zinazo, kepha azizwa,

nomoya awukho emlonyeni wazo.

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Ihubo 136

Ukubonga uJehova ngezimangaliso zakhe nomusa wakhe ongunaphakade

1Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle,

ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

2Bongani uNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu,

ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

3Bongani iNkosi yamakhosi,

ngokuba umusa wayo umi phakade;

4yona engoyedwa owenza izimangaliso ezinkulu,

ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

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Ihubo 138

3Ngosuku engakhala ngalo wangiphendula;

wangiqunga isibindi,

wangipha amandla emphefumulweni wami.

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Ihubo 136

25onika inyama yonke ukudla,

ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

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Ihubo 71

Umkhuleko wocela ukusizwa

1Jehova, ngiyethemba wena;

mangingajabhi naphakade.

2Ngikhulule ngokulunga kwakho, ungihlangulise;

beka indlebe yakho kimi, ungisindise.

3Yiba kimi idwala lokuhlala,

ukuze ngiye kulo njalonjalo;

ukuyalezile ukusindiswa kwami,

ngokuba uyidwala lami nenqaba yami.

4Nkulunkulu wami,

ngikhulule esandleni somubi,

esandleni songalungile nesonakeleyo.

5Ngokuba wena uyithemba lami, Nkosi Jehova,

ithemba lami kwasebusheni bami.

6Ngencike kuwe kwasesiswini;

nguwe owangikhipha ezibilinini zikamame;

ukudumisa kwami kuyakuba ngawe njalo.

7Nginjengesimangaliso kwabaningi,

kepha wena uyisiphephelo sami esinamandla.

8Umlomo wami uzakugcwala ukubonga wena,

nalo udumo lwakho usuku lonke.

9Ungangilahli esikhathini sobudala,

ungangishiyi ekupheleni kwamandla ami,

10ngokuba izitha zami zikhuluma ngami,

nabawuhlomele umphefumulo wami bayahlebelana,

11bathi: “UNkulunkulu umshiyile;

zingelani nimbambe,

ngokuba akakho osindisayo.”

12Nkulunkulu, ungabi kude nami;

Nkulunkulu, phuthuma ungisize.

13Abamelene nomphefumulo wami mabajabhe, baphele;

abangifunela umonakalo mabembathe

amahloni nenhlamba.

14Mina kodwa ngiyakwethemba njalo,

ngengeze ukudumisa ekudunyisweni kwakho.

15Umlomo wami uyakulanda ukulunga kwakho,

nensindiso yakho lonke usuku;

ngokuba anginakukubala.

16Ngiyakuletha izenzo ezinqabileyo zeNkosi uJehova;

ngiyakubonga ukulunga kwakho, okwakho kuphela.

17Nkulunkulu, ungifundisile kwasebusheni bami;

ngizilandile izimangaliso zakho kuze kube manje.

18Futhi mawungangishiyi,

nxa ngimdala, ngiyimpunga,

ngize ngishumayele ingalo yakho kuso isizukulwane,

amandla akho kubo bonke abezayo.

19Ukulunga kwakho, Nkulunkulu, kufinyelele ezulwini;

wena owenze izinto ezinkulu, Nkulunkulu,

ngubani onjengawe na?

20Wena owasizwisa izinhlupheko eziningi ezimbi,

uyakubuye usiphilise,

usikhuphule ezinzulwini zomhlaba.

21Yandisa udumo lwami,

ubuye ungiduduze.

22Yikhona nami ngizakububonga ubuqotho bakho,

Nkulunkulu wami,

ngogubhu lwezintambo;

ngizakukudumisa ngehabhu*

wena oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

23Izindebe zami zizakujabula,

ngokuba ngizakukudumisa wena,

nomphefumulo wami owuhlengileyo.

24Ulimi lwami futhi luzakukhuluma lonke usuku ngokulunga;

ngokuba badunyaziwe, bajabhisiwe abangifunela umonakalo.

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Ihubo 4

8Ngizakucambalala ngokuthula,

ngilale ubuthongo,

ngokuba wena Jehova wedwa ungihlalisa ngokulondeka.

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Trees and flowers voicelessly acclaim with joy the freshness and sparkling newness of the spring season. It speaks of life and hope and reminds us of God’s promise that he will always be involved in his creation. That is reason enough to praise and exalt him, but so often our energy and lives are swallowed up by the cluttered, disorderly and broken world in which we live, that we seldom give a thought to praising him.

Praising God does not happen of itself, it demands an active conscious decision from a person. In Psalm 42:5 the author spoke to himself: “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, …“  In the song of ascents, the author calls everyone who serves the Lord to praise.  “Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.” (Psalm 134:1-2)

When the Psalmist thinks about his old age, he pledges his ongoing praise to God: “As for me, I shall always have hope; I will praise you more and more. My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long – though I know not how to relate them all.” (Psalm 71:14-15)

The fact that he is God, should be sufficient motivation for you as a believer to praise God. If you need a greater reason, he is more than just God, he is a good God (Ezra 3:11); he can speak, see, hear and breathe (Psalm 135:16-17). He is the God of gods … and his love endures forever; he is the Lord of lords…. and his love endures forever; he alone does great wonders …. and his love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1-4)

If you still wondering about a reason to praise him, consider this: He hears our prayers and give us new strength (Psalm 138:3); he gives food to everything that lives (Psalm 136:25); he is our hope and trust (Psalm 71) and he alone can let us peacefully sleep in safety (Psalm 4:8).

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