...to praise His name...

5:40 in the morning is a really hard time to do anything, especially concentrate on reading or writing.  But, there are some things that are too good to keep to yourself, so I'm going to try to put thoughts together in a way that makes some sense.
Psalm 92 says, "It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;  to declare Your steadfast love in the morning, and Your faithfulness by night...For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your work; at the works of Your hands I sing for joy." (vs 1-2, 4).
I love the part about singing praises to His name.  In order to be able to sing praises to His name, His name must first be known.  It is impossible to praise the very identity of someone without knowing them, without first having their nature, character, essence revealed.
And the Lord had indeed revealed Himself:
"The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and fourth generation."  (Exodus 34: 6-7)
Without a doubt, a God worthy to be praised:  a God whose holiness and righteousness requires justice and discipline, but whose steadfast love provides compassion, mercy, and grace.  Like the psalmist, I pray you will find your morning one of praises to the Name of the Most High, to the One who has revealed Himself, in justice, love, and mercy.