Come, bless the LORD!

Adam Charles Hovey | 08/16/2025

Before we get started, please check out my previous article, here; The LORD is my shepherd, my latest on Locals (yeah, haven't been really doing a lot there, lately), Coffee and Christianity: Episode 96: A reflection on Psalm 98, and, if you want to help me out, go here; Help with medical bills

“Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stands by night in the house of the LORD!
Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the LORD!
May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who has made heaven and earth”!
(Psalm 134)
Okay, since this is the second shortest Psalm, I don't think I need to exegete too terribly much.
But, how often do you just praise God, simply for being God?
Not because of what he's done for you, although you should praise him for that, (May the LORD bless you from Zion, who has made heaven and earth), but, because of the fact, he is God.
Sometimes, praise doesn't need to be profound.
When you say “Thank God”, it can literally be just that, thanking God.

Adam Charles Hovey is the founder of the Catholicism, News, and whatever community and host of the (usually) weekly Bible study, Coffee and Christianity

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Adam Charles Hovey

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Adam Charles Hovey is a Catholic layman from South Carolina. You can follow him on Locals Catholicism News and Whatever, where he has the Catholicism, news, and whatever community. On Rumble, here: https://rumble.com/c/AdamCHovey, where he talks about pretty much whatever he wants, and has the Bible study "Coffee and Christianity". on Mewe, here: https://mewe.com/adamcharleshovey, and gettr: https://gettr.com/user/adamchovey