June 28, 2026 - Instruction on Praise

Psalms 29:1-11

Romans 11:1-36

1 Chronicles 15:1-29

1 Chronicles 16:1-43

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1 Chronicles 16:7-12 NIV

[7] That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the Lord in this manner: [8] Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. [9] Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. [10] Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. [11] Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. [12] Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

1 Chronicles 16:23-27 NIV

[23] Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. [24] Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. [25] For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. [26] For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. [27] Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

I remember in addition to David, Asaph being a writer of some of the Psalms as well as the sons of Korah, so I did a google search for the names of the authors of the Psalms. Turns out he is accredited to 12 of them. This is the list that AI generated.

• King David: Credited with approximately half of the psalms, including both short and famous entries (e.g., Psalm 23).

• Asaph: A Levite and chief musician appointed by David to lead temple worship. He is credited with 12 psalms (Psalms 50, 73–83).

• The Sons of Korah: A family or guild of Levite temple musicians and gatekeepers. They are credited with 11 psalms (Psalms 42–49, 84, 85, 87).

• King Solomon: David's son and the builder of the first Temple. He is traditionally credited with two psalms (Psalms 72 and 127).

• Moses: Credited with writing Psalm 90, making it the oldest psalm in the collection.

• Ethan the Ezrahite: A wise man and musician associated with David. He is credited with Psalm 89.

• Heman the Ezrahite: A singer and musician who contributed to Psalm 88.

Additionally, there are about 50 psalms that are anonymous or lack a named author in their original titles.

This made me go back to the reading in 1 Chronicles 15 and look at the names listed there. Not only is Asaph listed there but also the Ethan and Heman as well as many others who are not listed above. I never realized that David taught them how to praise the Lord. He gave them instruction of the manner they were to praise God. No wonder it is difficult to determine by what is being written if it was David or one of the others in his service that wrote a particular psalm. They all include the elements that David outlines for them. He not only teaches them what to include in their praise but what they should be thinking about and what the condition of their hearts needs to be. He sets the example not just for the but for us also.

I have had it impressed on me the need to get back to a more intentional prayer life. I talk to God often but I don't have a dedicated time or structured prayer time like I used to. I am going to get back to prayer journalling with all the elements of prayer. Praise, thanksgiving, confession, intersession and petition. I think I am going to look at David's instruction and incorporate that into my personal praise time. Thank you Lord for not only telling me what I need to do but how I need to do it.

Great is the Lord and worthy of praise.