I will sing the praises of your name.

2 Samuel 22, verse 50.

Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread.

Singing God's praises was written and read by Kirsten Holmberg.

2. Samuel chapter 22, verses 47 through 51.

The Lord lives. Praise be to my rock.

Exalted be my God, the rock, my Savior.

He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,

who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes, from a violent man you rescued me.

Therefore, I will praise you, Lord, among the nations. I will sing the praises of your name.

He gives his king great victories.

He shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

Singing God's praises

When Diana's vision began to deteriorate, she grew concerned.

She'd also been having trouble thinking and kept repeating herself.

Her symptoms caused doctors to believe it wasn't a problem with her eyes, but something in her brain.

They learned she had a large tumor in her brain that needed to be removed.

Diana was concerned that the surgery would impair her ability to sing, something she's passionate about and shares with

her family. So her surgeon did something incredible and kept her awake for the pain-free surgery,

asking her to sing during the procedure so he would know he'd preserved that part of her

neurological circuitry. The two even recorded a

duet during the operation. Like Diana, King David, who penned many of the Bible Psalms, was passionate

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