Sacred Moments Vol. 3 | Winter Issue | 2025

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1 Praise the Lord.

Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power;
    praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
    praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,
    praise him with the strings and pipe,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
    praise him with resounding cymbals.

6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.

From the book Praying with the Body: Bringing the Psalms to Life by Roy DeLeon, ObISB, Roy asks the question: When was the last time you sung and danced in celebration of God's goodness, truth, and beauty? (p 127)

Consider reciting and praying Psalm 150 aloud, while interpreting the words through physical movement responses such as uplifting your hands, bowing, kneeling, praying, dancing and/or while listening to inspiring music.

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
2     Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
    to my cry for mercy.

3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
    so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
    and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.

7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love
    and with him is full redemption.
8 He himself will redeem Israel
    from all their sins.

Consider taking Psalm 130 and pray it verse by verse back to God. Add your own personal story, cries, requests, praises, statements of trust, and statements of hope. 

Consider writing your own, similar-styled Psalm. 

Keep a journal of your Psalm writings 

and add to it from time to time.

1 Sing to the Lord a new song,
    for he has done marvelous things;
his right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,
    let the mountains sing together for joy!

Consider taking a portion of a Psalm, such as the verses of Psalm 98 above and make it into your own song. 

Record yourself singing, and find what musical style best suits your song. 

You can even choose to make your new song different every time. Don't work for "perfection," no one else needs to hear it -- it's just between you and God!

Below is a link to a specially curated music Spotify playlist of songs that reflect various Psalm genres such as: lament, praise, thanksgiving, wisdom, trust, royal and prophetic. Choose a Psalm genre and with the chart up above, do some investigating and find a song that reflects that genre. Here is a list of samples of songs to try. You may find these songs on various listening platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music etc. 

Lament -- How Long? Psalm 13 

by Resound Worship

Praise -- Praise the Lord Psalm 150 

by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa

Thanksgiving -- Taste and See Psalm 34 

by the Psalm Project

Wisdom -- Like a Tree Psalm 1 

by Caroline Cobb

Trust -- I Will Lift My Eyes Psalm 121  

by Keith and Krystn Getty

Royal & Prophetic -- Let the Earth Be Glad Psalm 96 

by Wendell Kimbrough

Click on the graphic below to a preview of these songs and more on our own Spotify Playlist. If you have a Spotify account, you can listen to the entire song, if not, you can listen to a preview of it.