Psalms 30:4. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
David seems to say to the saints, "Do not let me sing alone, but all of you join in the chorus." He does not invite reprobates to praise the Lord, but he says, "Sing unto Jehovah. O ye saints of his." I think it is very wrong to have the praises of God sung in public by ungodly men and women, as there sometimes are; the singing should not be left to a godless choir. Oh, no; "sing unto the Lord, all ye saints of his," for you only can sing sincerely unto him. "Give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness," - at the very memory of him; at the remembrance of the whole of him, for that is his holiness, his wholeness, the entire, perfect character of God. O saints below, sing as they do in heaven, for their song is "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.
Psalms 30:4. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
David seems to say to the saints, "Do not let me sing alone, but all of you join in the chorus." He does not invite reprobates to praise the Lord, but he says, "Sing unto Jehovah. O ye saints of his." I think it is very wrong to have the praises of God sung in public by ungodly men and women, as there sometimes are; the singing should not be left to a godless choir. Oh, no; "sing unto the Lord, all ye saints of his," for you only can sing sincerely unto him. "Give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness," - at the very memory of him; at the remembrance of the whole of him, for that is his holiness, his wholeness, the entire, perfect character of God. O saints below, sing as they do in heaven, for their song is "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.