By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. You, divine beings! Give to the Lord— give to the Lord glory and power!2 Give to the Lord the glory due his name! Bow down to the Lord in holy splendor! 3 The Lord’s voice is over the waters; the glorious God thunders; the Lord is over the mighty waters.4 The Lord’s voice is strong; the Lord’s voice is majestic.5 The Lord’s voice breaks cedar trees— yes, …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth! You made your glory higher than heaven![b]2 From the mouths of nursing babies you have laid a strong foundation because of your foes, in order to stop vengeful enemies.3 When I look up at your skies, at what your fingers made— the …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. 24 Lord, you have done so many things! You made them all so wisely!The earth is full of your creations!25 And then there’s the sea, wide and deep, with its countless creatures— living things both small and large.26 There go the ships on it, and Leviathan, which you made, plays in …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. 12 The nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom God has chosen as his possession, is truly happy!13 The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees every human being.14 From his dwelling place God observes all who live on earth.15 God is the one who made all their hearts, the one who knows everything …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. The Lord rules— the nations shake! He sits enthroned on the winged heavenly creatures— the earth quakes!2 The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.3 Let them thank your great and awesome name. He is holy! 4 Strong king[a] who loves justice, you are the one who established what is fair. You worked justice …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. Clap your hands, all you people! Shout joyfully to God with a joyous shout!2 Because the Lord Most High is awesome, he is the great king of the whole world.3 He subdues the nations under us, subdues all people beneath our feet.4 He chooses our inheritance for us: the heights of Jacob, which …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. The Lord rules! He is robed in majesty— the Lord is robed, clothed with strength.Yes, he set the world firmly in place;[a] it won’t be shaken.2 Your throne is set firm for a very long time. You are eternal! 3 Lord, the floods have raised up— the floods have raised up their voices; the floods raise up …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. 8 All you nations, bless our God! Let the sound of his praise be heard!9 God preserved us among the living; he didn’t let our feet slip a bit. 10 But you, God, have tested us— you’ve refined us like silver,11 trapped us in a net, laid burdens on our backs,12 let …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. Lord, hear my prayer! Let my cry reach you!2 Don’t hide your face from me in my time of trouble!Listen to me! Answer me quickly as I cry out!3 Because my days disappear like smoke, my bones are burned up as if in an oven;4 my heart is smashed like dried-up …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. I take refuge in you, Lord. Please never let me be put to shame. Rescue me by your righteousness!2 Listen closely to me! Deliver me quickly; be a rock that protects me; be a strong fortress that saves me!3 You are definitely my rock and my fortress. Guide me and lead me for …