Human Response 733: Extol the Lord and Cry unto Him

Psalm 30:1-2 I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

David’s response to the Lord’s care, protection and healing is to extol Him. He enlarged God and made Him big in his own mind and thought. God is already a huge almighty giant, but extolling Him brings our own mind to match up to the greatness and grandeur of God.

We extol the Lord for lifting us up and for overcoming our enemies, sin, death, and the devil, once, continually, and forever. We make Him as big as He actually is, even though our thoughts are not His thoughts. It will take all eternity for us to comprehend how long, deep, and wide is the love of God. But meanwhile, we lift Him up because He has lifted us up to be seated with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Extolling Him places us there with Jesus.

We also praise Him because He has heard my cries and prayers. For He has healed, saved, delivered, rescued, and set me on high. When I am weak and needy and troubled I cry to my big God and He hears me. And I will never stop praising and thanking Him for being my Father who art in heaven for His is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.