But I am afflicted and in pain; let your salvation, O God, set me on high! I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving. This will please the LORD more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs. When the humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive. For the LORD hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.

The Sacrifice of Praise. Oh, how I resist that simple and always available act searching instead for some material thing or physical act to offer to You. Silly man! How that must grieve You and cause You to shake Your head in dismay.

But to praise You is an act of submission but to give You something (which is already Yours) or to do something for You (which is already under Your control) are decisions that I think are of my own volition. Silly man!

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 101

Mid-day: 119:33-40

Evening: Psalm 27

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