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#475: "Praise The Lord" by Micah Tyler

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I see a lot of conversation in the media about positive self-talk. And I get it. Talking negatively about yourself to yourself is not helpful. Inspired by Micah Tyler's song "Praise The Lord," I meditated on King David's self-talk in the Psalms. He pumps himself up by telling his soul to praise the Lord.

Biblical self-talk is WAY better than anything you'll read about anywhere else. Let's learn about it together in Psalm 103 this week.

In this episode, I discuss the following:

  • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture – this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
    • Read in context
    • Repetition
    • Consider the opposite
    • Mark up the text
    • Meditate on Scripture
    • Complete a word study
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  • Theology leads to doxology
  • As you learn and grow and then approach Scripture again, you will see new things because YOU are new
  • Studying Psalm 103 in previous episodes - Episode 103 and Episode 332
  • Psalm 103 is the first in a series of praise psalms (Psalms 103-107)
  • David's self-talk about praising the Lord as bookends of Psalm 103
  • "If we aren't praising God truly, we aren't thinking about God rightly and deeply." - Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101-150 - Amazon Paid Link
  • Biblical self-talk focuses our words on God and not on ourselves
  • Considering the opposite of "praise" - wordhippo.com
  • Turning truths learned in Scripture into phrases of praise that your soul declares back to God
  • Following the cross-reference regarding God's treatment of our sin
    • Isaiah 38:17-19
    • Isaiah 43:24
    • Micah 7:19
    • Romans 4:7
    • Ephesians 2:5
  • Completing a word study on the word translated "soul"

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