Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful. Praise the LORD with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in truth. He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses.

Focus on that praise “For praise from the upright is beautiful.”and praise the LORD that He is far more gracious than that.

I am reminded of the days when Betty and I owned an inn in Vermont and a guest would effusive over the quality of a meal. I, having cooked it and supervised its serving, knew far better. It was difficult to suppress my urge to point out that he did have the slightest notion regrading a well prepared and presented meal.

The LORD knows the depth and cost of His sacrifice. He knows that I don't have the faintest idea. He is gracious to accept the words of a fumbling, stumbling, stuttering idiot as if they truly came from a heart of praise. He does not see the heart of John in the now, but the heart of John to come.

Reading

Morning Psalm 1, Noon Psalm 119:169-176, Evening Psalm 90.