_MINISTRY_Vertical #4_The Pathway of Praise

do the basics well.

17  Until I went into the sanctuary of God......

Psalm 73:17 NKJV

lift up your eyes.

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perspective.

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountain - where does my help come from? 2  My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:1-2 NIV

I look to you, heaven-dwelling God, look up to you for help. Like servants, alert to their master’s commands,

Psalm 123:1-2b TMSG

35 You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest.

John 4:35 NLT

lift up your soul.

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conviction.

1 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2  O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me.

Psalm 25:1-2 NKJV

3  Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long. 4  Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

Psalm 86:3-5 NKJV

5  For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Psalm 86:3-5 NKJV

7  Answer me speedily, O Lord; My spirit fails!Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. For I lift up my soul to You.

Psalm 143:7-10 NKJV

8  Cause me to hear Your loving kindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,

Psalm 143:7-10 NKJV

9  Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;In You I take shelter. 10 Teach me to do Your will,For You are my God;Your Spirit is good.Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Psalm 143:7-10 NKJV

lift up your voice.

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declaration.

3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.

Psalm 33:3 NIV

22 Then I will praise you with music on the harp, because you are faithful to your promises, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 71:22-23 NLT

23  I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me.

Psalm 71:22-23 NLT

1  Sing praises to God, our strength. Sing to the God of Jacob. 2  Sing! Beat the tambourine. Play the sweet lyre and the harp.

Psalm 81:1-2 NLT

1  Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2  Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him.

Psalm 95:1-2 NLT

6 Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,

Psalm 95:6 NLT

1 Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has done wonderful deeds. His right hand has won a mighty victory; his holy arm has shown his saving power!

Psalm 98:1 NLT

4 Shout to the Lord, all the earth; break out in praise and sing for joy!5  Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song,

Psalm 98:4-5 NLT

lift up your hands.

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surrender.

2  I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory. 3  Your unfailing love is better than life itself;  how I praise you!

Psalm 64:2-5 NLT

4  I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. 5 You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy.

Psalm 64:2-5 NLT

47  And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love. 48  My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Psalm 119:47-48 NKJV

1 Oh, praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve at night in the house of the Lord. 2  Lift up holy hands in prayer, and praise the Lord. Psalm 134:1-2 NLT

1  O Lord, I am calling to you. Please hurry! Listen when I cry to you for help! 2  Accept my prayer as incense offered to you, and my upraised hands as an evening offering.

Psalm 141:1-2 NLT

6 I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

Psalm 143:6 NKJV

8 In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.

1 Timothy 2:8 NLT

how we praise follows knowing who we praise.