One of the earliest formal teachings I received as
a child was to learn English Alphabet, ABCD… in the form of A for Apple B for
Ball C for Cat. Till today A is for Apple B is for Ball C is for Cat and the
rest. What I’ve learned as a child has never got out of my brain nor of
society. Would it not be a great education for us to reconsider ABCD in the
form of how God reveals Himself to us from the Bible?!! The more we know God,
the more we would trust Him, and the more we would enjoy Him! Imagine young
children growing up learning God’s attribute in the form of ABCD, how would
they walk with God in their adult life?!! And even for adults, like us, how
much do we need to think about the attributes of God? As A.W. Tozer said,
“What comes into our minds when we
think about God is the most important thing about us.” If we
want to increase in our faith, we must know God to trust Him, and in order to
know Him, we must think through His attributes.
So,
today I've decided to list some of the repetitive attributes of God
alphabetically from the book of Psalms. If you find difficult to think through
some of the attributes, I would put up another list next week, which would be
totally different from this post, (which by the way would be alphabetical too).
Therefore, you could pick and choose from what I have done for myself! Here
goes the first list (and in my estimation the best ones):
A.
Awesome
(13 times, and always about God)
Ps
47:2 “For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the
earth.”
B.
Beautiful
(14 times, and always in the context of worshipping God)
Ps
27:4 “One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell
in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the
LORD, And to inquire in His temple.”
C.
Compassionate
(7 times, and always about God)
Ps
145:8 “The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in
mercy.”
D.
Delightful
(24 times)
Ps
37:4 “Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of
your heart.”
E.
Excellent
(9 times)
Ps
150:2 “Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent
greatness!”
F.
Forgiving
(9 times)
Ps
99:8 “You answered them, O LORD our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
Though You took vengeance on their deeds.”
G.
Good
(78 times)
Ps
31:19 “Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who
fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of
the sons of men!”
H.
Holy
(42 times)
Ps
99:9 “Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the LORD our
God is holy.”
I.
Infinite
Ps
147:5 “Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.”
J.
Just
(around 30 times)
Ps
7:11 “God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day.”
K.
Kind
(over 30 times including its derivatives)
Ps
31:21 “Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a
strong city!”
L.
Longsuffering
Ps
86:15 “But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.”
M. Merciful (130 times)
Ps
116:5 “Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.”
N.
Near
(17 times)
Ps
34:18 “The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as
have a contrite spirit.”
O.
Omnipresent
Ps
139:7 “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your
presence?”
P.
Praiseworthy
(157 times)
Ps
18:3 “I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be
saved from my enemies.”
Q.
Quiet
Ps
107:29 “He calms the storm, So that its
waves are still.”
R.
Righteous
(over 200 times including words its derivatives and similar idea)
Ps
11:7 For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds
the upright.
S.
Satisfying
(17 times)
Ps
107:9 “For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with
goodness.”
T.
Trustworthy
(69 times)
Ps
118:9 “It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in princes.”
U.
Unsearchable
(6 times including its derivatives)
Ps
145:3 “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.”
V.
Valiant
(4 times)
Ps
118:16 “The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does
valiantly.”
W. Wrathful (28 times)
Ps
90:11 “Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your
wrath.”
X.
Xenial
Ps
146:9 “The LORD watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns
upside down.”
Y.
Yahweh
(94 times)
Ps
7:1 “Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and rescue
me” (HCSB)
Z.
Zealous
(3 times)
Ps
78:58 “And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images
make Him zealous” (YLT)
Note: All Scripture quotations are taken
from NKJV unless mentioned. The numbers indicated in parentheses are also
counted from NKJV.
