Nehemiah 9:5 · KJV

"Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise."

King James Version

Passage Context

³And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.

⁴Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.

⁵Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

⁶Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

⁷Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

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Devotional Reflection

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Stand up and shout it if you love my Jesus..." Our kids like singing the song! But what happens to the childlike excitement and joy of praising the Lord? God doesn't want us to lose it, says the Bible. As you read the Bible, mark all the ways people honor and thank our powerful and eternal God with their bodies. Isn't it time we stood up and praised God in a society that often uses His name in a bad way, not just in church (our private worship) and in our daily devotions (our personal worship), but also in our everyday lives (our public worship)?

Prayer

God the Father, I don't see why an all-powerful, immortal God would decide to hear my petitions. But I'm certain that You pay attention to them and hear them. I'm grateful. Whether I worship You privately, with other Christians at church, throughout the day, or publicly as I live as an example in front of my colleagues, please be glorified in my worship. Please have praise in my life because You alone are God and deserving of all glory. In Jesus' name I ask it. Amen.

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God loves it when we sing songs of praise and worship to Him. He wants us to call Him "King of the Ages" and "Abba Father." The name of God, on the other hand, is better than all the praise we can muster and the most beautiful angelic songs. Let's promise to protect and honor the holy name of our powerful God.

Prayer

I thank you, All-Powerful God, Father of Compassion and Creator of the Universe, for imposing your will on our planet. Now, my Father, as I strive to live for you so that your name will be glorified, kindly make your will plainly apparent in my life. In Jesus' name, I ask it. Amen.

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