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 69:30 (ESV) — “I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.”
Meditation
The Psalmist turns from distress to praise, not because circumstances have changed, but because God remains worthy. Praise is not dependent on relief, but on the unchanging name of God. To magnify Him is to confess His greatness rightly, setting Him above all present trouble. Thanksgiving arises from the recognition that God’s mercy endures even when suffering persists. This movement from lament to praise reveals the proper direction of faith. The heart is not anchored in what is felt, but in who God is. Even in affliction, the faithful lift their voices, declaring His name to be good and trustworthy. Such praise is itself an act of trust, acknowledging that God’s purposes stand firm. In Christ, this pattern is fulfilled, for He offers perfect praise to the Father and draws His people into that same confession. Therefore, thanksgiving endures, grounded in God’s steadfast and saving character.
New Testament
Hebrews 13:15 (ESV) — “Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.”
As the Psalmist resolves to praise God with song, this shows that such praise continues through Christ. The offering of thanksgiving becomes a continual act grounded in His mediation.
Old Testament
Jonah 2:9 (ESV) — “But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!”
This reflects the Psalmist’s commitment to praise even in distress. Thanksgiving is joined to the confession that salvation comes from the Lord alone.
Collect
O God, whose name is worthy of all praise, grant that we may magnify You with thanksgiving in every circumstance; turn our hearts from despair to trust, that our lips may declare Your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Hymn Verse
Now thank we all our God,
With hearts and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done,
In whom His world rejoices;
Who from our mothers’ arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love
And still is ours today.
TLH 36, Now Thank We All Our God
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