In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
In the morning , O Lord, You hear my voice!
In the Morning, I prepare a sacrifice for You and watch!
My mouth is filled with Your praise,
And with Your Glory all the day!
O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall declare Your praise!
Glory Be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Verse
Psalm 75:1 (ESV) — “We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.”
Meditation
Psalm 75 begins with thanksgiving rooted in nearness. God is not distant or abstract; His name is near. The psalm does not ignore injustice or upheaval, yet it opens with gratitude. Thanksgiving here is an act of faith that remembers what God has done before evaluating what is happening now. Morning is a fitting time to recount His wondrous deeds. Before the day’s pressures define our mood, this verse directs us to recall God’s faithfulness. His nearness steadies the heart. We do not create meaning or force outcomes. The Lord governs rightly and acts in His time. Recounting His deeds shapes perspective and quiets fear. Gratitude does not deny reality; it interprets reality through the character of God. As the day begins, we give thanks not because circumstances are simple, but because the Lord is present and faithful.
New Testament Verse
James 1:17 (ESV) — “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights.”
As the Psalmist gives thanks because God’s name is near, James reminds us that every good gift flows from that same gracious presence. Thanksgiving is not sentiment but recognition of the Giver. As the Psalmist says, recounting God’s deeds trains the heart to see His faithful hand.
Old Testament Verse
1 Chronicles 16:8 (ESV) — “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!”
As the Psalmist recounts God’s wondrous works, Chronicles commands the same remembrance and proclamation. Thanksgiving and testimony belong together. Both passages declare that gratitude flows from remembering what the Lord has done.
Collect
O Lord, whose name is near and whose deeds are wondrous, fix our hearts in thanksgiving at the start of this day. Keep us mindful of Your faithful works, that gratitude may steady us in all we face; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn Verse
Now thank we all our God
With hearts and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things has done,
In whom His world rejoices;
Who from our mothers’ arms
Has blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love
And still is ours today.
(LSB 895, verse 1)
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