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A handshake can hide a dagger. We open Psalm 144 with David surrounded by smooth words and false peace, then watch him reach for the only power that holds—God’s right hand. From there, we walk into Psalm 145’s acrostic of praise, where David stacks verbs like a liturgy of attention: extol, bless, commend, sing. The focus is simple and bracing: God’s greatness is unsearchable, His nearness is real, and His care for the bowed down is why praise won’t end with time.

The journey continues through Psalm 146 with a clear warning that feels tailor-made for our moment: do not trust in princes. Leaders fade; plans perish. The “God of Jacob” does what no ruler can—He frees prisoners, opens blind eyes, lifts the weary, guards refugees, and upholds widows and orphans. Hope set on politics curdles into cynicism. Hope set on the sovereign King grows into resilience, courage, and steady joy.

We close in Psalm 147, where worship moves from future promises to present mercies. God heals the brokenhearted, binds wounds, sends rain, and grows grass on the hills. Even while we look ahead to a redeemed Jerusalem and the reign of Christ, we practice gratitude now for the ordinary graces at our feet. If your week is heavy with loss or noise or nameless pressure, this conversation offers a better center: the unchanging character of God and the reasons to praise Him today.

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