Psalms 81:1. Sing aloud unto God our strength:
Yes, the strength which the Lord gives you should be spent in praising him. "Sing aloud." Throw your whole soul into it. If the Lord makes you strong, then give your strength back to him in sacred song: "Sing aloud unto God our strength."
Psalms 81:1. Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Other gods, such as Moloch, and Ashtaroth, are worshipped with mournful cries and sorrowful lamentations, but the God of Jacob, the God that heareth prayer, the God of salvation, the God of the covenant, is to be worshipped with joy. He is the happy God, and he loves happy worshippers: "Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob." You do not need to be forced to praise him, but you will do it with alacrity and delight; the very sweetness of your song will consist in the cheerfulness of it:
"Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob."
Psalms 81:1. Sing aloud unto God our strength:
Yes, the strength which the Lord gives you should be spent in praising him. "Sing aloud." Throw your whole soul into it. If the Lord makes you strong, then give your strength back to him in sacred song: "Sing aloud unto God our strength."
Psalms 81:1. Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Other gods, such as Moloch, and Ashtaroth, are worshipped with mournful cries and sorrowful lamentations, but the God of Jacob, the God that heareth prayer, the God of salvation, the God of the covenant, is to be worshipped with joy. He is the happy God, and he loves happy worshippers: "Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob." You do not need to be forced to praise him, but you will do it with alacrity and delight; the very sweetness of your song will consist in the cheerfulness of it:
"Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob."