More Than a Portion

Psalm 119:171-172 (NIV)
May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.

The psalmist loved God with his heart, soul, mind, strength, AND mouth. He offered praise and sang truth as he reflected on the teachings and actions of God. He decided to give voice to the feelings in his heart. Notice the word "overflow" in verse 171. The same psalmist whose cup overflows (Psalm 23:5) now lifts praise because he is overflowing. His experiences of watching his cup overflow led to worship spilling out from him.

Overflowing is the result of pouring more than planned. Perhaps he sat in the green valley and planned on singing quietly to the Lord, but then he couldn't contain his praise and increased his volume. Perhaps private devotion morphed into public worship.

"What Mercy Did For Me" by People and Songs captures the psalmist's heart quite well.

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I was hopeless I knew I was lost
Death and darkness were my only songs
I needed someone to come rescue me
Then mercy heard my plea

Lord you found me
You healed me
You called me from the grave
You gave me your real love
I thank you Jesus
You washed my sins away
Oh now I'm living like I'm forgiven
You came and set me free
That's what your mercy did for me

You gave me beauty for my guilty stains
And now I'm living day to day by your grace
So excuse me if I can't contain my praise
Cause I know that I've been saved

Lord you found me
You healed me
You called me from the grave
You gave me your real love
I thank you Jesus
You washed my sins away
Oh now I'm living like I'm forgiven
You came and set me free
That's what your mercy did for me

Every morning mercy will restore me
I will proclaim
And even if the world may fall before me
I will proclaim

Lord you found me
You healed me
You called me from the grave
You gave me your real love
I thank you Jesus
You washed my sins away
Oh now I'm living like I'm forgiven
You came and set me free
That's what your mercy did for me

That's what your mercy did for me
That's what your mercy did for me
That's what your mercy did for me

Do you allow your praise to overflow? The God of the heavens and earth deserves more than a portion of our praise. Give Him more than enough.

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