Sing to God through Jesus Christ
Note: Israel sang praises to God for deliverance from Egyptian slavery.
Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and
spoke, saying: “I will sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed
gloriously! The horse and its rider He have thrown into the sea! The
LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my
God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. The
LORD is a man of war; The LORD is His name. Pharaoh’s chariots and his
army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also drowned in the
Red Sea. The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a
stone. Exodus 15:1-5
And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those
who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark
and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having
harps of God. They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the
song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God
Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints! Who shall not fear
You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all
nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been
manifested.” Revelation 15:2-4
Note: Believers will sing praises to God for deliverance from the anti-Christ.
Note: Israel was an example for believers not to temp Jesus Christ.
Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words
of this song until they were ended: “Give ear, O heavens, and I will
speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. Let my teaching drop
as the rain, my speech distills as the dew, as raindrops on the tender
herb, and as showers on the grass. For I proclaim the name of the LORD:
Ascribe greatness to our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For
all His ways are justice, a God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He. They have corrupted themselves; They are
not His children, because of their blemish: A perverse and crooked
generation. Do you thus deal with the LORD, O foolish and unwise
people? Is He not your Father, who bought you? Has He not made you and
established you? Remember the days of old, consider the years of many
generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; Your elders, and
they will tell you: When the Most High divided their inheritance to the
nations, when He separated the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of
the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel. For the
LORD’s portion is His people; Jacob is the place of His inheritance. He
found him in a desert land and in the wasteland, a howling wilderness;
He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His
eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading
out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings, so the LORD
alone led him, and there was no foreign god with him. He made him ride
in the heights of the earth, that he might eat the produce of the
fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, and oil from the flinty
rock; Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock, with fat of lambs;
And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the choicest wheat;
And you drank wine, the blood of the grapes. But Jeshurun grew fat and
kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese! Then he forsook
God who made him and scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods; With abominations they
provoked Him to anger. They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods
they did not know, to new gods, new arrivals that your fathers did not
fear. Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful and have forgotten
the God who fathered you. And when the LORD saw it, He spurned them,
because of the provocation of His sons and His daughters. And He said:
‘I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end will be, for
they are a perverse generation, children in whom is no faith. They have
provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God; They have moved Me to anger
by their foolish idols. But I will provoke them to jealousy by those
who are not a nation; I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.
For a fire is kindled in My anger and shall burn to the lowest hell; It
shall consume the earth with her increase and set on fire the
foundations of the mountains. I will heap disasters on them; I will
spend My arrows on them. They shall be wasted with hunger, devoured by
pestilence and bitter destruction; I will also send against them the
teeth of beasts, with the poison of serpents of the dust. The sword
shall destroy outside; There shall be terror within for the young man
and virgin, the nursing child with the man of gray hairs. I would have
said, “I will dash them in pieces, I will make the memory of them to
cease from among men, had I not feared the wrath of the enemy, lest
their adversaries should misunderstand, lest they should say, “Our hand
is high; And it is not the LORD who has done all this. For they are a
nation void of counsel, nor is there any understanding in them. Oh,
that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would
consider their latter end! How could one chase a thousand, and two put
ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the LORD
had surrendered them? For their rock is not like our Rock, even our
enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom
and of the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of gall, their
clusters are bitter. Their wine is the poison of serpents, and the
cruel venom of cobras. Is this not laid up in store with Me, sealed up
among My treasures? Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall
slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, and the
things to come hasten upon them. For the LORD will judge His people and
have compassion for His servants, when He sees that their power is
gone, and there is no one remaining, bond or free. He will say: Where
are their gods, the rock in which they sought refuge? Who ate the fat
of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offering? Let
them rise and help you and be your refuge. Now see that I, even I, am
He, and there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound
and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. For I raise
My hand to heaven, and say, “As I live forever, if I whet My glittering
sword, and My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to
My enemies, and repay those who hate Me. I will make My arrows drunk
with blood, and My sword shall devour flesh, with the blood of the
slain and the captives, from the heads of the leaders of the enemy.”
Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people; For He will avenge the blood of
His servants, and render vengeance to His adversaries; He will provide
atonement for His land and His people.” So, Moses came with Joshua the
son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the
people. Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel, and he
said to them: “Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among
you today, which you shall command your children to be careful to
observe—all the words of this law. For it is not a futile thing for
you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your
days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess.”
Deuteronomy 31:30 - 32:47
Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our
fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were
baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same
spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank
of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were
scattered in the wilderness. Now these things have become our examples,
with the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also
lusted. And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is
written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one
day twenty-three thousand fell; nor let us tempt Christ, as some of
them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; nor complain, as
some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now
all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written
for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. 1
Corinthians 10:1-11
Note: King David praised God for moving the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem.
On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and
his brethren, to thank the LORD: “Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call
upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him,
sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy
name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! Seek the LORD
and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Remember His marvelous works
which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, O seed
of Israel His servant, you children of Jacob, His chosen ones! He is
the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. Remember His
covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand
generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath to
Isaac, and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an
everlasting covenant, saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan ss
the allotment of your inheritance,” When you were few in number, indeed
very few, and strangers in it. When they went from one nation to
another, and from one kingdom to another people, He permitted no man to
do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, Saying, “Do not
touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.” 1 Chronicles
16:7-22
Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds
among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His
wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice
who seek the LORD! Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face
evermore! Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders,
and the judgments of His mouth, O seed of Abraham His servant, you
children of Jacob, His chosen ones! He is the LORD our God; His
judgments are in all the earth. He remembers His covenant forever, the
word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which
He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac, and confirmed it to Jacob
for a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, saying, “To you I
will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance,”
when they were few in number, indeed very few, and strangers in it.
When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another
people, He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for
their sakes, saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets
no harm.” Psalms 105:1-15
Note: King David proclaimed the good news of Yahweh’s salvation.
Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His
salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His
wonders among all peoples. For the LORD is great and greatly to be
praised; He is also to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of
the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. Honor and majesty
are before Him; Strength and gladness are in His place. Give to the
LORD, O families of the peoples, give to the LORD glory and strength.
Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering and come
before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble
before Him, all the earth. The world also is firmly established; it
shall not be moved. Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad;
And let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.” Let the sea
roar, and all its fullness; Let the field rejoice, and all that is in
it. Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the LORD, for He
is coming to judge the earth. 1 Chronicles 16:23-33
Oh, sing a new song to the LORD! Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing
to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation
from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among
all peoples. For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; He is to
be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the LORD made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. Give to the LORD, O families
of the peoples, give to the LORD glory and strength. Give to the LORD
glory due to His name; Bring an offering and come into His courts. Oh,
worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the
earth. Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns; The world also is
firmly established, it shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples
righteously.” Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad; Let
the sea roar, and all its fullness; Let the field be joyful, and all
that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the
LORD. For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall
judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with His truth.
Psalms 96
Note: King Jehoshaphat and Judah praised Yahweh and were saved.
So, they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of
Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O
Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God,
and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall
prosper.” And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those
who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of
holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the
LORD, for His mercy endures forever.” Now when they began to sing and
to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and
Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. For the
people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir
to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end to the
inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. So, when Judah
came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the
multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No
one had escaped. When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away
their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the
dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for
themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days
gathering the spoil because there was so much. And on the fourth day
they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the
LORD; therefore, the name of that place was called The Valley of
Berachah until this day. Then they returned, every man of Judah and
Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem
with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies. So,
they came to Jerusalem, with stringed instruments and harps and
trumpets, to the house of the LORD. And the fear of God was on all the
kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the LORD had fought
against the enemies of Israel. Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet,
for his God gave him rest all around. 2 Chronicles 20:20-30
Note: King Hezekiah praised Yahweh on the re-dedication of the temple.
And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals,
with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment
of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus
was the commandment of the LORD by His prophets. The Levites stood with
the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. Then
Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And
when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD also began, with
the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of Israel. So, all
the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded;
all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. And when they
had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed
and worshipped. Moreover, King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the
Levites to sing praise to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph
the seer. So, they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their
heads and worshipped. 2 Chronicles 29:25-30
Note: Salvation has come to the Gentiles through Jesus Christ.
The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be
exalted. It is God who avenges me and subdues the peoples under me; He
delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise
against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. Therefore, I
will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, and sing praises
to Your name. Psalms 18:46-49
Therefore, receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the
glory of God. Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the
circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the
fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it
is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles
and sing to Your name.” Romans 15:7-9
Note: Anna beheld the beauty of Yahweh in Jesus Christ.
One thing I have desired of the LORD that will I seek: That I may dwell
in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty
of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble,
He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His
tabernacle, He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. And now
my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore, I
will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I
will sing praises to the LORD. Psalms 27:4-6
Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the
tribe of Asher. She was of a great age and had lived with a husband
seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about
eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God
with fastings and prayers night and day. And coming in that instant she
gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those who looked for
redemption in Jerusalem. Luke 2:36-38
Note: Believers will give thanks to God forever.
I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, and have not let
my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried out to You, and You
healed me. O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept
me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the
LORD, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy
name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping
may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Now in my
prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.” LORD, by Your favor You
have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was
troubled. I cried out to You, O LORD; And to the LORD I made
supplication: “What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the
pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? Hear, O
LORD, and have mercy on me; LORD, be my helper!” You have turned for me
my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me
with gladness, to the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not
be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever. Psalms
30:1-12
Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him
who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four
elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who
lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne,
saying: “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were
created.” Revelation 4:9-11
Note: Rejoice in Jesus Christ the word and truth of Yahweh.
Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is
beautiful. Praise the LORD with the harp; Make melody to Him with an
instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with
a shout of joy. For the word of the LORD is right, and all His work is
done in truth. He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of
the goodness of the LORD. Psalms 33:1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6
Note: Sing praises to Jesus Christ the revelation of Yahweh.
Oh, clap your hands, all you people! Shout to God with the voice of
triumph! For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all
the earth. He will subdue the people under us, and the nations under
our feet. He will choose our inheritance for us, the excellence of
Jacob whom He loves. God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the
sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to
our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; Sing
praises with understanding. God reigns over the nations; God sits on
His holy throne. The princes of the people have gathered, the people of
the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is
greatly exalted. Psalms 47
Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on
him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and
makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were
many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He
was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The
Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and
clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp
sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will
rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His
thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation
19:11-16
Note: A believer’s heart is purified by faith and sealed by the Holy Spirit.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within
me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy
Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me
by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and
sinners shall be converted to You. Deliver me from the guilt of
bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing
aloud of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall
show forth Your praise. For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I
would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of
God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—these, O God,
You will not despise. Psalms 51:10-17
And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them:
“Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us,
that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and
believe. So, God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them
the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, and made no distinction between
us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.” Acts 15:7-9
Note: The glory of God will be revealed in Jesus Christ at His return.
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and
give praise. Awake, my glory! Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the
dawn. I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You
among the nations. For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, and Your
truth unto the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your
glory be above all the earth. Psalms 57:7-11
“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with
Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will
be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as
a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep
on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to
those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was
hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was
a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was
sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’” Matthew
25:31-36
Note: Jesus Christ is your God of mercy and salvation.
But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in
the morning; For You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my
trouble. To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; For God is my
defense, my God of mercy. Psalms 59:16-17
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith,
praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking
for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Jude 1:20-21
Note: Seek shelter in Jesus Christ.
Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth, I
will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that
is higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, a strong tower
from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust
in the shelter of Your wings. For You, O God, have heard my vows; You
have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name. You will
prolong the king’s life, his years as many generations. He shall abide
before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve
him! So, I will sing praise to Your name forever, that I may daily
perform my vows. Psalms 61
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones
those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children
together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not
willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate; for I say to you, you
shall see Me no more till you say, Blessed is He who comes in the name
of the LORD!’” Matthew 23:37-39
Note: Jesus Christ will calm the storms in your life.
By awesome deeds in righteousness, You will answer us, O God of our
salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and
of the far-off seas; Who established the mountains by His strength,
being clothed with power; You who still the noise of the seas, the
noise of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples. They also who
dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; You make the
outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice. You visit the earth and
water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You
provide their grain, for so You have prepared it. You water its ridges
abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You
bless its growth. You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths
drip with abundance. They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, and
the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with
flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy,
they also sing. Psalms 65:5-13
Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a
great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with
waves. But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him,
saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” But He said to them, “Why
are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the
winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So, the men marveled,
saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Matthew 8:23-27
Note: Sing and pray to God in the name of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit.
Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His
name; Make His praise glorious. Say to God, “How awesome are Your
works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit
themselves to You. All the earth shall worship You and sing praises to
You; They shall sing praises to Your name.” Come and see the works of
God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men. He turned the
sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot. There we will
rejoice in Him. He rules by His power forever; His eyes observe the
nations; Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Oh, bless our God,
you peoples! And make the voice of His praise to be heard, Who keeps
our soul among the living, and does not allow our feet to be moved.
Psalms 66:1-9
And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all
that the chief priests and elders had said to them. So, when they heard
that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord,
You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in
them, who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: “Why did the
nations rage, and the people plot vain things? The kings of the earth
took their stand, and the rulers were gathered against the LORD and
against His Christ.’ For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom
You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the
people of Israel, were gathered to do whatever Your hand and Your
purpose determined before to be done. Now, Lord, look on their threats,
and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your
word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders
may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.” And when they
had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken; and they
were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God
with boldness. Acts 4:23-31
Note: Simeon saw the salvation of God in Jesus Christ.
God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon
us, that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all
nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise
You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge
the people righteously and govern the nations on earth. Let the peoples
praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall
yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless
us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. Psalms 67
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and
this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by
the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the
Lord’s Christ. So, he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the
parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the
custom of the law, he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:
“Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to
Your word; For my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared
before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the
Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.” Luke 2:25-32
Note: Justification before the righteousness of God is through faith in Jesus Christ.
But I will hope continually and will praise You yet more and more. My
mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and Your salvation all day, for
I do not know their limits. I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only. O God, You
have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wondrous
works. Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake
me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to
everyone who is to come. Also, Your righteousness, O God, is very high,
You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? You, who have
shown me great and severe troubles, shall revive me again, and bring me
up again from the depths of the earth. You shall increase my greatness,
and comfort me on every side. Also, with the lute I will praise You—and
Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy
One of Israel. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, and my
soul, which You have redeemed. My tongue also shall talk of Your
righteousness all day long; For they are confounded, for they are
brought to shame who seek my hurt. Psalms 71:14-24
But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being
witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God,
through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there
is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of
God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is
in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood,
through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His
forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously
committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that
He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Romans 3:21-26
Note: Are you honoring Jesus Christ as God?
We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works
declare that Your name is near. “When I choose the proper time, I will
judge uprightly. The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set
up its pillars firmly. I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal
boastfully,’ and to the wicked, do not lift up the horn. Do not lift up
your horn on high; Do not speak with a stiff neck.’ For exaltation
comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But
God is the Judge: He puts down one and exalts another. For in the hand
of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; It is fully mixed, and
He pours it out; Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth
drain and drink down. But I will declare forever, I will sing praises
to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off,
but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.” Psalms 75
For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the
Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He
who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. John
5:22-23
Note: Jesus Christ fulfilled the prophecy of David’s throne.
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I
make known Your faithfulness to all generations. For I have said,
“Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish
in the very heavens. I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have
sworn to My servant David: ‘Your seed I will establish forever and
build up your throne to all generations.’” And the heavens will praise
Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the
saints. For whom in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among
the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD? God is greatly to be
feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by
all those around Him. O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty like You, O
LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. You rule the raging of the
sea; When its waves rise, You still them. You have broken Rahab in
pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your
mighty arm. The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours; The world
and all its fullness, You have founded them. The north and the south,
You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name. You have
a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and
truth go before Your face. Blessed are the people who know the joyful
sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. In Your
name they rejoice all day long, and in Your righteousness, they are
exalted. For You are the glory of their strength, and in Your favor our
horn is exalted. For our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to
the Holy One of Israel. Psalms 89:1-18
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found
favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring
forth a Son and shall call His name JESUS. He will be great and will be
called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the
throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob
forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” Luke 1:30-33
Note: Yahweh has made known His righteousness to the nations.
Oh, sing a new song to the LORD! For He has done marvelous things; His
right hand and His holy arm has gained Him the victory. The LORD has
made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the
sight of the nations. He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness
to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Break
forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. Sing to the LORD with the
harp, with the harp and the sound of a psalm, with trumpets and the
sound of a horn; Shout joyfully before the LORD, the King. Let the sea
roar, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell in it; Let
the rivers clap their hands; Let the hills be joyful together before
the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He
shall judge the world, and the peoples with equity. Psalms 98
Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the
word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and
judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the
Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have set you as a light
to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the
earth.’” Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified
the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life
believed. Acts 13:46-48
Note: Stephen saw the glory of God above the earth.
O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my
glory. Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise You,
O LORD, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to You among the
nations. For Your mercy is great above the heavens, and Your truth
reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and Your
glory above all the earth; That Your beloved may be delivered, save
with Your right hand, and hear me. Psalms 108:1-6
When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they
gnashed at him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Spirit,
gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the
right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the
Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” Acts 7:54-56
Note: Believers in an omnipotent God will sing praises before judgment is declared.
Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; Praise Him, O you
servants of the LORD! You who stand in the house of the LORD, in the
courts of the house of our God, praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant. For the LORD has chosen
Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure. For I know that the
LORD is great, and our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the LORD
pleases He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deep
places. He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He
makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries.
Psalms 135:1-7
The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his
hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created
heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are
in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be
delay no longer, but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel,
when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He
declared to His servants the prophets. Revelation 10:5-7
Note: Believers will always sing praises to God and be avenged.
I will praise You with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing
praises to You. I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your
name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified
Your word above all Your name. In the day when I cried out, You
answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul. All the kings
of the earth shall praise You, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your
mouth. Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the
glory of the LORD. Though the LORD is on high, yet He regards the
lowly; But the proud He knows from afar. Though I walk in the midst of
trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand against the
wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me. The LORD will
perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do
not forsake the works of Your hands. Psalms 138
After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven,
saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to
the Lord our God! For true and righteous are His judgments, because He
has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her
fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed
by her.” Again, they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and
ever!” And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell
down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia!”
Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His
servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!” Revelation
19:1-5
Note: God is mindful of mankind and brings salvation through Jesus Christ.
Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, and my
fingers for battle—My lovingkindness and my fortress, my high tower and
my deliverer, my shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues
my people under me. LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him? Man is like a breath;
His days are like a passing shadow. Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and
come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Flash forth
lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great
waters, from the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaks lying words,
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. I will sing a new
song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to
You, the One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His
servant from the deadly sword. Psalms 144:1-10
For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection
to angels. But one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man
that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You take care of
him? You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned
him with glory and honor and set him over the works of Your hands. You
have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put
all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him.
But now we do not yet see all things put under him. But we see Jesus,
who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death
crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste
death for everyone. Hebrews 2:5-9
Note: Believers will glorify God in Jesus Christ forever and ever.
I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever
and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name
forever and ever. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; And His
greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise Your works to
another and shall declare Your mighty acts. I will meditate on the
glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works. Men
shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, and I will declare Your
greatness. They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness and shall
sing of Your righteousness. The LORD is gracious and full of
compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. The LORD is good to all,
and His tender mercies are over all His works. All Your works shall
praise You, O LORD, and Your saints shall bless You. They shall speak
of the glory of Your kingdom, and talk of Your power, to make known to
the sons of men His mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of His
kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion
endures throughout all generations. The LORD upholds all who fall and
raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look expectantly to
You, and You give them their food in due season. You open Your hand and
satisfy the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all
His ways, gracious in all His works. The LORD is near to all who call
upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire
of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. The
LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. My
mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD, and all flesh shall bless His
holy name forever and ever. Psalms 145
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would
grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened
with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell
in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in
love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width
and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which
passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we
ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory
in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
Amen. Ephesians 3:14-21
Note: Yahweh shall reign forever and ever in Jesus Christ.
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! While I live, I will
praise the LORD; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is
no help. His spirit departs; he returns to his earth; In that very day
his plans perish. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
whose hope is in the LORD his God, Who made heaven and earth, the sea,
and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever, Who executes justice
for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom
to the prisoners. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises
those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous. The LORD
watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But
the way of the wicked He turns upside down. The LORD shall reign
forever—Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! Psalms
146
Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven,
saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our
Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” And the
twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their
faces and worshiped God, saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God
Almighty, the One who is and who was and who is to come, because You
have taken Your great power and reigned. The nations were angry, and
Your wrath has come, and the time of the dead, that they should be
judged, and that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the
saints, and those who fear Your name, small and great, and should
destroy those who destroy the earth.” Revelation 11:15-18
Note: Yahweh’s wisdom and power were revealed in Jesus Christ.
Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is
pleasant, and praise is beautiful. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He
gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up
their wounds. He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by
name. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is
infinite. The LORD lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the
ground. Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to
our God, Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the
earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. Psalms 147:1-8
Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His
disciples followed Him. And when the Sabbath had come, He began to
teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying,
“Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is
given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!” Mark
6:1-2
Note: Jerusalem initially glorified Yahweh in Jesus Christ.
Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, and His praise in the
assembly of saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children
of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name with the
dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. For the
LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with
salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on
their beds. Psalms 149:1-5
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees
and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! Blessed is He who
comes in the name of the LORD!’ The King of Israel!” Then Jesus, when
He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: “Fear not,
daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s
colt.” John 12:12-15
Note: Jerusalem was destroyed due to its rejection of Jesus Christ.
Now let me sing to my Well-beloved a song of my Beloved regarding His
vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill. He
dug it up and cleared out its stones and planted it with the choicest
vine. He built a tower in its midst and made a winepress in it; So, He
expected it to bring forth good grapes, but it brought forth wild
grapes. “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge,
please, between Me and My vineyard. What more could have been done to
My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to
bring forth good grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? And now,
please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away
its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it
shall be trampled down. I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or
dug, but there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the
clouds that they rain no rain on it.” For the vineyard of the LORD of
hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are His pleasant
plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For
righteousness, but behold, a cry for help. Isaiah 5:1-7
“Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a
vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a
tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the
vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. And the vinedressers
took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. Again, he
sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to
them. Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will
respect my son.’ But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among
themselves, this is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his
inheritance.’ So, they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and
killed him. “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will
he do to those vinedressers?” They said to Him, “He will destroy those
wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who
will render to him the fruits in their seasons.” Jesus said to them,
“Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders
rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD’s doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’? Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom
of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits
of it. And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever
it falls, it will grind him to powder.” Matthew 21:33-44
Note: Confession of Yahweh in Jesus Christ results in salvation.
And in that day, you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You; Though You
were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.
Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For YAH,
the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.”
Therefore, with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
And in that day, you will say: “Praise the LORD, call upon His name;
Declare His deeds among the peoples, make mention that His name is
exalted. Sing to the LORD, for He has done excellent things; This is
known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, for
great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!” Isaiah 12
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your
heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you
confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that
God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the
heart, one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on
Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew
and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.
For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” Romans
10:8-13
Note: Believers will rejoice in the presence of God.
The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert
shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; It shall blossom abundantly and
rejoice, even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given
to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of
the LORD, the excellency of our God. Strengthen the weak hands and make
the feeble knees firm. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be
strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with
the recompense of God; He will come and save you.” Then the eyes of the
blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing.
For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the
desert. The parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land
springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where each lay, there
shall be grass with reeds and rushes. A highway shall be there, and a
road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall
not pass over it, but it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road,
although a fool, shall not go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall
any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there. But the
redeemed shall walk there, And the ransomed of the LORD shall return,
and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee
away. Isaiah 35
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the
first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea. Then I, John,
saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice
from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He
will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be
with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from
their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There
shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Then He
who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He
said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation
21:1-5
Note: Sing to Yahweh in the name of Jesus Christ with grace in your hearts.
Sing to the LORD a new song, and His praise from the ends of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you coastlands and
you inhabitants of them! Let the wilderness and its cities lift up
their voices, the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of
Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give
glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the coastlands. The LORD
shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man
of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against
His enemies. Isaiah 42:10-13
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of
perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also
you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ
dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:14-17
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