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Descriptions of God in the Psalms

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To[i] worship God, we need to know Him. Jesus said that knowing God is what eternal life is all about (John 17:3). The Apostle Paul’s highest goal was to know Him (Phil 3:10). Our worship grows deeper as we increase in our knowledge of God and who He is.

Our Lord often reveals Himself in epithets,[ii] which are like little packages containing profound truths which tell us what He is like. Take a minute to ponder the many facets of our Lord revealed through these epithets in the book of Psalms—and let your spirit rise up in worship and praise.

  1. God’s Anointed 2:2.
  2. My Confidence 71:5.
  3. My Counselor 16:7.
  4. My Cup 16:5.
  5. The Defense of my life 27:1.
  6. My Deliverer 18:2, 70:5, 144:2.
  7. My Exceeding Joy 43:4.
  8. My Fortress 18:2, 31:3, 71:3, 91:2, 144:2.
  9. My Glory 3:3.
  10. God of Jacob 81:1, 84:8.
  11. My Help 22:19, 30:10, 34:20, 46:2, 54:4, 70:5, 115:9.
  12. God’s Holy One 16:10, (of Israel) 71:22, 78:41.
  13. My Hope 71:5.
  14. Horn of my salvation 18:3.
  15. Judge 75:7, 94:2.
  16. Your Keeper 121:5.
  17. My King 5:2, 10:16, 44:4, 74:12.
  18. Lifter of my head 3:3.
  19. My Light 27:1.
  20. My Lovingkindness 144:2.
  21. Mighty One 45:3, 50:1, 132:2.
  22. Most High 9:2, 18:13, 21:7, 46:4, 50:14, 77:10, 78:17.
  23. Most High Lord 7:17, 47:2.
  24. My Mountain 30:7.
  25. My Portion 142:5, (of my inheritance) 16:5.
  26. Priest 110:4.
  27. My Redeemer 19:14.
  28. My Refuge 11:1, 14:6, 46:1, 59:16, 61:3,62:8, 70:7, 91:2, 94:22, 142:5.
  29. God of my righteousness 4:1.
  30. My Rock 18:2, 19:14, 28:1, 31:3, 42:9, 62:2,6, 62:7, 71:3, 89:26, 95:1.
  31. My Salvation 27:1, 38:22, 62:2,6, (God of my) 25:5.
  32. Savior 17:7.
  33. Your Shade 121:5.
  34. My Shepherd 23:1, (of Israel) 80:1.
  35. My Shield 18:3, 28:7, 34:20, 59:11,16, 84:11, 115:10, 144:2.
  36. My Song 118:14.
  37. God’s Son 2:7, 12.
  38. My Strength 18:1, 28:7, 31:4, 46:1, 59:17, 74:26, 118:14.
  39. My Stronghold 9:9, 18:3, 59:9,17, 62:2,6, 94:22, 144:1.
  40. Sun 84:11.
  41. Sustainer of my soul 54:4.
  42. Tower of strength 61:3.

[i] Taken from “The Book of Psalms: God’s Handbook of Doctrine, Emotions and Responses,” Appendix 4, by Chuck Gianotti.

[ii] An epithet is a term or short phrase used to characterize an individual.

 

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