Another beautiful song of praise ~

Another beautiful song of worship

1. O sing to the LORD a new song: sing to the LORD, all the earth.

2. Sing to the LORD, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day.

3. Make clear his glory among those who do not worship Him, his wonders among all people.

4. For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

5. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

6. Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his holy place.

7. Give to the LORD, O you kindred people, give to the LORD glory and strength.

8. Give to the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.

9. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

10. Say among those who do not worship Him that the LORD reigns: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

11. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness of it.

12. Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: then shall all the trees in the woods rejoice.

13. Before the LORD for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

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This is a beautiful song of worship to the LORD God, the writer of this psalm is not given. In this psalm both the earth and the world are to sing to the Lord and show forth his salvation. The earth is the creation, the oceans, the trees, the heavens, those things created by God in the beginning. 

The world are the people in the world, the nations, the governments, all the people. We who love the Lord are to speak to those who do not know him, or those who worship other gods, and tell them about his wonders of his creation, and his salvation through faith day to day.

Because the LORD is great, and he is to be praised, and feared above all (false) gods. Fear is a respectful fear of one who is over all. Verse 8 says that those who worship the Lord are to bring offerings and come into his holy place. This psalm was written before the Lord Jesus Christ was born, now our offerings would be prayers of praise and worship and the holy place is our access to Him through the shed precious blood of Jesus Christ.

We should tell the people who do not know him that the LORD reigns, and He is coming again to judge the earth in a holy, and truthful way, and then all his creation will be joyful too.