Surprised

You had no idea that was coming.

Psalm 146 · Praise God Who Helps the Needy

“Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God.”Psalm 146:5 · BSB

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Surprised sits in the Praise psalms — 56 of the 150 in all. See every one.

Someone in the Bible felt this too

Moses Parts the Red SeaExodus 14A whole sea standing up in two walls. Some things are too big to do anything with but sing about them afterwards.
The Birth of JesusLuke 2:1–20Shepherds on an ordinary shift, and then a sky full of angels. The night the sky opened over people nobody important was watching.
Jesus Feeds the 5,000John 6:1–14A boy's lunch goes in and twelve baskets come out. Everyone there did the sum and it did not work.

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