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

Psalm 98
   
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! 

5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!

6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! 

 8 Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together 9 before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.



The Psalmist equates the ebb, flow and swell of the Temple music to that of the sea. A very talented reminder that nature, creativity and worship flow together.

The people and King Solomon ~ in the midst of celebrating God's Glory filling the brand new Temple!!!

This wonderful season of history has the people and King Solomon spending  Time Praising God. 

Then God says trouble will come. Nations will collapse. Economies will crumble. But the Temple is where you come to know you have refuge in God. The world was created to have difficulties in this life. In the midst of strife, there is always a place for you to go. To God. To the one who cares where you will be for eternity. To the one who cares what happens to you in this life and how you feel about your life. To the one who says cast aside your own troubles and care for others as He cares for you.

Repent. Re-connect to God. Re-new. Have Hope.

Psalm 108:13
With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you

Psalm 54:4
Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

John 5:17

Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working." 

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.

 1 Thessalonians 2:13 
  And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

 + Other Scripture for Today Blogspot readings on Psalm 98: 
 September 6, 2010 September 12, 2009 October 16, 2008 

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