Psalm 98:1-4 ~ Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!

Psalm 98:1-4

Oh sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
2 The Lord has made known his salvation;
he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.

4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises!

David was called apple in the eye of God. He was very unique in the ability to continue to serve God as he lived in ditches, evading authority and later dancing, with all his might, for God.

Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings,


Proverbs 7:2
keep my commandments and live;
keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;

Zechariah 2:8
For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:

It is a common misconception David was uniquely the only apple of God's eye.

1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. 13 And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.

We are so apt to praise Him and cling to Him when our lives are not as we hope. How much more was David living HIS Praise for wanting to build His Father God a dwelling. And praise Him even when turned down. Naming his next child after Nathan, simply for Nathan's willingness to tell David the Lord's Truth.

David, I'm pretty sure, on God's behalf, was giving us a lesson on how loving an open heart finds those Thundering Old Testament Prophets. The person acting on God's behalf should want to love the people he delivers Father God's love towards.

David included the men unwilling to help him during his two decades of knowing himself to be anointed of the Lord. When Saul died and his concubine's son placed on the throne, David continued to believe. David - did well. He was indeed the anointed of God - seeking His Glory.

Let us pray as David, each day asking Father God to build our life and use our lives for His purposes. For the glory of Jesus Christ. Never, never, never forgetting to give Thanks for our blessings. Amen.

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