The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 149:1-5,
"Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds."
"Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds."
In this psalm, the unknown author paints a beautiful picture of worship. Here the psalmist invites the people of Zion to rejoice in their Maker and be glad in their King. He observes the Lord's delight in his people as he crowns them with salvation. He likewise observes the fitting response of the Lord's people as rejoicing "in this honor" and singing on their beds.
This, to me, is a beautiful picture of worship: the Lord's people praising him as they rejoice in him and the Lord taking delight in his people! Something that catches my eye this morning brings a thought that I find very compelling. The psalmist invites the Lord's people to sing to him "a new song". This brings to my mind the importance of maintaining a close relationship with my Lord that is marked by a freshness and a "new-ness" that results in fresh and new worship each day. Our Lord is so wonderful that he is due a new, fresh look each day. He is due a new consideration from me of his wonderful qualities and due my acknowledgement of his great acts each day such that my worship is fresh and new each day. Yesterday's worship won't do for today. As fulfilling and exciting it may have been yesterday, today he deserves fresh and new worship from me, a "new song".
Anything less is simply not worthy of him!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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