I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High. Psalms 7:17
Jehovah-Elyon the Lord Most High.
David in this Psalm gives the Lord this title. The Hebrew adjective means supreme, the uppermost.
From Barnes’ Notes on the Bible… “Most high – Exalted above all other beings; exalted above all worlds. The purpose here declared of praising God may refer either to the act which he was then performing in the composition of the psalm, or it may be a purpose in respect to the future, declaring his intention to be to retain in future life the memory of those characteristics of the divine nature now disclosed to him, and to celebrate them in all time to come. The great truth taught is, that God is to be adored for what he is, and that his holy character, manifested alike in the treatment of the righteous and the wicked, lays the foundation for exalted praise.”
David recognized the supremacy of his God, THE GOD. And in this Psalm makes this declaration. David was also a person who understood ‘worship’ and praise. We can learn from those whom God has revealed the foundations of worship and praise. Jesus in teaching His disciples how to pray begins the ‘prayer’ with worship of the Father with “Which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name”. Basically stating the Holiness of His Father.
When we go before His Throne in prayer — do we go with a heart of humility and the right posture and attitude? Or do we just jump in with our immediate requests of Him? I’ve had the honor of leading a few small groups on prayer. When inquiring of the Lord the method of ACTS was the simple progression to lead people through. A is for Adoration. There we pray short sentences acknowledging the attributes of the Father… like, “I worship you Father – You are my Creator” or “I worship you Papa … You are all knowing” and the like .. we do this while asking the Holy Spirit who actually is the Father and what His attributes are. Beginning this way with adoration sets our hearts correctly before Him. C is for Confession. In this step we actually ask the Holy Spirit for things He wants us to confess before God and ask forgiveness. This can be tough in a group — and will require real courage and listening closely to the instructions of the Holy Spirit. T is for Thanksgiving. Once we’ve completed all the things the Holy Spirit wants us to confess, we move on to thanking the Father for the things He has been doing in our lives. Again following the prompts from the Holy Spirit we could be thanking Him for many, many things as HE brings all these things to our remembrance. S is for Supplication. This is where finally we begin to ask the Father for things on our hearts. Here following the Holy Spirit’s prompting is how we should present ourselves before Him and what He really wants for us.
All of this we do …to better understand the supremacy of the Lord Most High in our hearts. Setting ourselves rightly before Him on a regular daily basis.
Knowing in our hearts and minds …there is NONE like the Lord Most High, Who reigns over all.