◄ Psalm 145:5 ►
the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
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the glorious splendor of Your majesty.

This phrase emphasizes the overwhelming beauty and magnificence of God's divine nature. The term "glorious splendor" suggests a radiance that is both awe-inspiring and beyond human comprehension. In biblical context, God's majesty is often associated with His kingship and authority over creation, as seen in passages like Psalm 93:1, which declares, "The LORD reigns, He is robed in majesty." The imagery of splendor and majesty is also reminiscent of the visions of God in Isaiah 6:1-4 and Revelation 4, where God's throne is depicted with grandeur and holiness. Historically, the concept of majesty would resonate with ancient audiences familiar with the opulence of earthly kings, yet God's majesty surpasses all. This phrase invites believers to recognize and revere God's supreme power and beauty.

Psa 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God,…
Psa 96:6 Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty…
1Ch 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power…

And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

Meditation in this context refers to deep, reflective thought and contemplation on God's actions and deeds. The "wondrous works" of God include His creation, providence, and acts of salvation throughout history. This aligns with passages like Psalm 77:12, "I will consider all Your works and meditate on all Your mighty deeds." The practice of meditation is rooted in the Jewish tradition of pondering God's law and works, as seen in Joshua 1:8. Culturally, meditation was a way to internalize and understand divine truths. Theologically, this phrase encourages believers to focus on God's past faithfulness and miraculous interventions, fostering trust and gratitude. It also points to the ultimate wondrous work in the person of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection are central to Christian faith.

Psa 119:27 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts;…
Psa 143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works…
Psa 77:12 I will reflect on all You have done and ponder…

Persons / Places / Events
1. David
The author of Psalm 145, King David, is known for his deep relationship with God and his ability to express his devotion through psalms and songs. This psalm is a hymn of praise, highlighting God's majesty and works.

2. God's Majesty
The central focus of this verse is the majesty of God, which refers to His supreme greatness, authority, and splendor.

3. Wondrous Works
This refers to the miraculous and awe-inspiring acts of God throughout history, including creation, deliverance, and ongoing providence.
Teaching Points
Recognizing God's Majesty
Reflect on the greatness of God in your daily life. Consider how His majesty is evident in creation and in the details of your personal experiences.

Proclaiming His Works
Make it a practice to share testimonies of God's wondrous works in your life with others. This can be a powerful witness to His active presence in the world.

Cultivating Awe and Reverence
Develop a heart of worship by regularly meditating on God's attributes and actions. Allow this to deepen your reverence and awe for Him.

Engaging in Praise
Use the Psalms as a guide for your own expressions of praise. Let David's words inspire you to articulate your own thoughts about God's splendor and works.

Living in Gratitude
Let the recognition of God's majesty and works lead you to a lifestyle of gratitude. Acknowledge His hand in both the big and small aspects of your life.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does recognizing the "glorious splendor" of God's majesty impact your daily life and decisions?

2. In what ways can you actively "speak of" God's wondrous works to those around you?

3. How do other scriptures, such as Psalm 19:1 and Isaiah 6:3, enhance your understanding of God's majesty as described in Psalm 145:5?

4. What are some specific examples of God's wondrous works in your life that you can share with others?

5. How can you cultivate a deeper sense of awe and reverence for God in your personal worship and prayer life?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Psalm 19:1
This verse speaks of the heavens declaring the glory of God, connecting to the theme of God's majesty and wondrous works in creation.

Isaiah 6:3
The seraphim proclaim God's holiness and glory, emphasizing His majestic nature, similar to the splendor mentioned in Psalm 145:5.

Revelation 4:11
This verse highlights the worthiness of God to receive glory and honor, reinforcing the theme of His majestic splendor.
Sermons
Christ the King of SaintsPsalm 145:1-21
God's Chosen People Extolling Their Sovereign KingR. C. Dillon, D. D.Psalm 145:1-21
God's Greatness, Goodness, and GloryC. Short Psalm 145:1-21
The Happy Duty of Daily PraisePsalm 145:1-21
The Kinghood of God, and the Glory of His ProvidenceDavid Thomas, D. D.Psalm 145:1-21
The Te Deum of the Old TestamentS. Conway Psalm 145:1-21
The One and the ManyS. Conway Psalm 145:5, 6
People
David, Psalmist
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
Declare, Glorious, Glory, Honor, Honour, Majesty, Matters, Meditate, Rehearse, Rule, Speak, Splendor, Splendour, Thoughts, Wonder, Wonderful, Wonders, Wondrous, Works
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Psalm 145:5

     1090   God, majesty of
     8662   meditation

Psalm 145:1-13

     5849   exaltation

Psalm 145:3-7

     8444   honouring God

Psalm 145:4-5

     5191   thought

Psalm 145:4-6

     1100   God, perfection

Library
June 17 Evening
All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.--PSA. 145:10. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.--I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.--Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

The Satisfier of all Desires
'Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing ... 19. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.'--PSALM cxlv. 16, 19. You observe the recurrence, in these two verses, of the one emphatic word 'desire.' Its repetition evidently shows that the Psalmist wishes to run a parallel between God's dealings in two regions. The same beneficence works in both. Here is the true extension of natural law to the spiritual world. …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Christian Conversation
"They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power."--Psalm 145:11. YOU HAVE only to look at the preceding verse, and you will discover, in a single moment, who are the people here spoken of who shall speak of the glory of God's kingdom, and talk of his power. They are the saints: "All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power." A saint will often be discovered by his conversation. He …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 46: 1900

How I Know God Answers Prayer
How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time By ROSALIND GOFORTH (Mrs. Jonathan Goforth) Missionary in China since 1888 "They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness."--Psalm 145:7. "Go . . . and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee."--Mark 5:19. HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON Copyright, 1921, by Harper & Brothers PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA …
Rosalind Goforth—How I Know God Answers Prayer

Exhortations to those who are Called
IF, after searching you find that you are effectually called, I have three exhortations to you. 1. Admire and adore God's free grace in calling you -- that God should pass over so many, that He should pass by the wise and noble, and that the lot of free grace should fall upon you! That He should take you out of a state of vassalage, from grinding the devil's mill, and should set you above the princes of the earth, and call you to inherit the throne of glory! Fall upon your knees, break forth into …
Thomas Watson—A Divine Cordial

God, My King, Thy Might Confessing
[1186]Stuttgart: Gotha, 1715 Psalm 145 Richard Mant, 1824 DOXOLOGY God, my King, thy might confessing, Ever will I bless thy Name; Day by day thy throne addressing, Still will I thy praise proclaim. Honor great our God befitteth; Who his majesty can reach? Age to age his works transmitteth, Age to age his power shall teach. They shall talk of all thy glory, On thy might and greatness dwell, Speak of thy dread acts the story, And thy deeds of wonder tell. Nor shall fail from memory's treasure …
Various—The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA

Free Grace
To The Reader: Nothing but the strongest conviction, not only that what is here advanced is "the truth as it is in Jesus," but also that I am indispensably obliged to declare this truth to all the world, could have induced me openly to oppose the sentiments of those whom I esteem for their work's sake: At whose feet may I be found in the day of the Lord Jesus! Should any believe it his duty to reply hereto, I have only one request to make, -- Let whatsoever you do, be done inherently, in love, and …
John Wesley—Sermons on Several Occasions

Prayer Out of the Deep.
Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. 1, 2. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. xviii. 5, 6. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 18, 19. In the day when I cried …
Charles Kingsley—Out of the Deep

The Life, as Amplified by Mediaeval Biographers.
1. His Early Years.--Ephraim, according to this biography, was a Syrian of Mesopotamia, by birth, and by parentage on both sides. His mother was of Amid (now Diarbekr) a central city of that region; his father belonged to the older and more famous City of Nisibis, not far from Amid but near the Persian frontier, where he was priest of an idol named Abnil (or Abizal) in the days of Constantine the Great (306-337). This idol was afterwards destroyed by Jovian (who became Emperor in 363 after the …
Ephraim the Syrian—Hymns and Homilies of Ephraim the Syrian

I Will Pray with the Spirit and with the Understanding Also-
OR, A DISCOURSE TOUCHING PRAYER; WHEREIN IS BRIEFLY DISCOVERED, 1. WHAT PRAYER IS. 2. WHAT IT IS TO PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT. 3. WHAT IT IS TO PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING ALSO. WRITTEN IN PRISON, 1662. PUBLISHED, 1663. "For we know not what we should pray for as we ought:--the Spirit--helpeth our infirmities" (Rom 8:26). ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. There is no subject of more solemn importance to human happiness than prayer. It is the only medium of intercourse with heaven. "It is …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

Second Great Group of Parables.
(Probably in Peræa.) Subdivision D. Parable of the Lost Son. ^C Luke XV. 11-32. ^c 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons [These two sons represent the professedly religious (the elder) and the openly irreligious (the younger). They have special reference to the two parties found in the first two verses of this chapter --the Pharisees, the publicans and sinners]: 12 and the younger of them [the more childish and easily deceived] said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy substance …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

The Knowledge of God Conspicuous in the Creation, and Continual Government of the World.
1. The invisible and incomprehensible essence of God, to a certain extent, made visible in his works. 2. This declared by the first class of works--viz. the admirable motions of the heavens and the earth, the symmetry of the human body, and the connection of its parts; in short, the various objects which are presented to every eye. 3. This more especially manifested in the structure of the human body. 4. The shameful ingratitude of disregarding God, who, in such a variety of ways, is manifested within …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion

The Holiness of God
The next attribute is God's holiness. Exod 15:51. Glorious in holiness.' Holiness is the most sparkling jewel of his crown; it is the name by which God is known. Psa 111:1. Holy and reverend is his name.' He is the holy One.' Job 6:60. Seraphims cry, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory.' Isa 6:6. His power makes him mighty, his holiness makes him glorious. God's holiness consists in his perfect love of righteousness, and abhorrence of evil. Of purer eyes than …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

Covenant Duties.
It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

The Mercy of God
The next attribute is God's goodness or mercy. Mercy is the result and effect of God's goodness. Psa 33:5. So then this is the next attribute, God's goodness or mercy. The most learned of the heathens thought they gave their god Jupiter two golden characters when they styled him good and great. Both these meet in God, goodness and greatness, majesty and mercy. God is essentially good in himself and relatively good to us. They are both put together in Psa 119:98. Thou art good, and doest good.' This …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

The Intercession of Christ
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us! T he Redemption of the soul is precious. Fools make mock of sin (Proverbs 14:9) . But they will not think lightly of it, who duly consider the majesty, authority, and goodness of Him, against whom it is committed; and who are taught, by what God actually has done, what sin rendered necessary to be done, before a sinner could have a well-grounded …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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