#475: "Praise The Lord" by Micah Tyler

More Than a Song - Discovering the Truth of Scripture Hidden in Today's Popular Christian Music

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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
• Episode Guide Download
• 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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