Psalm 96:1

Psalm 96:1

Sing a new song

The psalms of praise that we have previously studied have tended to be attributed to individuals or have focussed on the nation of Israel. We are about to encounter a number of songs of joy and this one is a call to all nations on every continent to proclaim God’s glory and honour. Remember that the Israelites had a world mission, to be a nation of kings and priests that would draw all others to obey and worship the Lord. A similar commission was given to the Apostles, “To go into all the world and preach the Gospel and to make disciples of all nations.” Perhaps in that sense, this is a prophetic Psalm that embraces the mission of the church but also the time when Christ reigns upon the earth and all nations will come and worship Him. 

 

V1        I think we have commented before that the Lord loves new songs! We played “So will I / 100 Billion X”by Hillsong on Sunday morning at church and nobody seemed to know it but how they loved it. This week the Lord laid a song on my heart, “Bigger than I thought” by Passion, and again the words were a fresh new inspiration that tied directly into the Word that I had meditated upon earlier in the day. There are so many new songs around at the moment, and so many ways of hearing them that we could learn a new one every day! I believe that the Lord God approves; in this age of gloom and bad news, as the Day of the Lord approaches, He is filling the airwaves with new songs that any and every nation of the world can access. Hallelujah! So, the world has no excuse, listen to the songs, hear the music and the words, there are new songs that are being sung to our God throughout the earth. What a day we live in! May I encourage you to sing something new to our Lord this day. Why not sit and write some words down and hum a tune yourself, just between you and Him, no one else needs to share in it, He just wants to hear us sing. Again – Hallelujah!

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