Psalms 33:1. Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
False gods were worshipped with dolorous sounds, accompanied by cutting with knives and with lancets; but our God is the happy God, and he would have his people happy. "Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous." The praises of God are very beautiful when they are sung by holy people: "for praise is comely for the upright." But the praises of God on the lips of godless men are altogether out of place. I wonder how Christians can allow those to lead their praises in the sanctuary who never can from their hearts praise God. They who sing to the worldling all the week should not be employed to sing to the God of the holy on the Sabbath, surely. "Praise is comely for the upright." Hymns and psalms sung by the ungodly are but as sweet spices laid upon a dunghill; but "praise is comely for the upright."
Psalms 33:1. Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
False gods were worshipped with dolorous sounds, accompanied by cutting with knives and with lancets; but our God is the happy God, and he would have his people happy. "Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous." The praises of God are very beautiful when they are sung by holy people: "for praise is comely for the upright." But the praises of God on the lips of godless men are altogether out of place. I wonder how Christians can allow those to lead their praises in the sanctuary who never can from their hearts praise God. They who sing to the worldling all the week should not be employed to sing to the God of the holy on the Sabbath, surely. "Praise is comely for the upright." Hymns and psalms sung by the ungodly are but as sweet spices laid upon a dunghill; but "praise is comely for the upright."