Monday, November 22, 2004
Psalm 96
Today's Scripture
I enjoy singing--just ask my family. I will sing at the drop of a hat, and a phrase or a comment will remind me of a line of a popular song.
But how much more I love to sing praises to the Lord! We can declare his glory through song. So many of our hymns and contemporary choruses are from the psalms. I can think of songs that have "sing to the Lord a new song," "great is the Lord and worthy of praise," and "the world is firmly established, it will not be moved"--all verses from this psalm (1, 4, 10).
How wonderful to memorize God's word by proclaiming his praises in song. And we join in creation in praising him--along with the heavens, the earth, the sea, the fields and the trees of the forest. As I look around at the world God has given us, I want to be reminded to sing his praises along with his creation.