Gleanings from the Psalms

Chapter 73

Psalm 34: Genuine Praise

"I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth." (Psalm 34:1)

We wonder sometimes how many people, even among professed Christians, really praise the Lord. We do not mean a praise mingled with doubts, a praise that is only as a tinkling cymbal, or a cracked bell, but a praise that is genuine, that is not put on. The man or woman who has tasted the sweets of pardoning love, cannot help telling it to others.

Would that Christians would praise the Lord as the birds sing--because they cannot help it. Their praise is sincere. It is true worship. It is the Lord's life flowing in and through them. There is joy in living, because life is joy. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits." (Psalm 103:2)--Present Truth, March 8, 1900--Psalm 34:1.