Psalm 107.8. The goodness of the Lord. His goodness in providence. His goodness in grace.
Praise is due to Him for His goodness, due to Him from all men, though we lost our ability to render unto Him praise. Yet He did not lose his right to claim it from us. We are bound to praise and serve the Lord. In order to praise Him we need His Spirit, to enable us to do so. Those that praise Him have received His Spirit. He is the Spirit of all grace, The author of praise. We need also a heart, a disposition to praise Him. We need moreover to have a sense of the obligations under which He has placed us to render praise unto Him. So it is, those that are made partakers of Christ, and of His grace that can praise the Lord. I will praise Thee O Lord, though thou was angry with me, thine anger is turned from me. Thou comfortest me. The praise of Glory of Salvation belongs to the Lord, and will be given to Him by His redeemed people. This praise is not in mere words, it springs from the heart. The Lord is great and good, and glorious in the estimation of His people. Praise is due to Him. They are brought to humble themselves before Him, to think little of themselves. I am less than the least of thy mercies. The more we behold Him, the more we see our littleness and vileness. They see how worthy He is of being praised. Praise is a token that they have tasted that the Lord is Gracious. It is also a token that they love Him. We praise whom we love. He is the chiefest of 10,000. Their praise is proceeded by the Spirit, dependent on the Spirit and offered to the Father through Christ. It is the element of the new-born soul; the element of the triumphant Christ in Glory.