Psalm 96: Sing a NEW Song!

We read of the resurrection of Christ in the Gospels...
the story of this glorious event should stretch us as it did those who witnessed the empty tomb of the Lord that glorious morning. 

 

 How can anyone experience the living Christ and not be changed themselves?  

For those who first witnessed this, they were all filled with this ‘‘new [spiritual] life.”  They had a 'new song' in their heart and became an unstoppable force.  This changed the course of history—as well as the life of those who heard and believed. 

 

Sing Songs of Praise to Our God

¹     Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!  Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

²     Sing to the Lord, bless His name—

          Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.

³     Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.

⁴     For  the Lord is great and greatly to be praised!  He is to be feared above all gods.  

⁵     For all other gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.

⁶     Honor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷     Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.

⁸     Give to the Lord the glory due His name—

          Bring an offering, and come into His courts! 

⁹     Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰    Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns—

          The world also is firmly established, it shall not be moved, He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

¹¹    Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, with all its fullness.

¹²    Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord.  

¹³    For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.

          He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with His truth.

The New Song
This song celebrates the mercies of God—which are new every morning. It tells of His glory and His wonderful work among all peoples.  We bless God’s name with praise and thank Him for all He is. The Lord asks from us a new song.  He never wants our praise to become old... or turn into ritual and routine. 

Ephesians 5:18 shows us the way. "Be filled with the Spirit speaking to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs... singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."   We must have the infilling of the Holy Spirit. 

Out of the spirit's fullness comes this kind of praise—psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Each time we 'enter in' to God's presence, He gives us a glimpse of His grace and glory that we have never felt or experienced before.  The holy spirit inspires us with new song — a spontaneous response of fresh revelations from God — in response to our praise to Him.  Have you ever tried to 'conjure up' this experience for yourself?  We will try and fail.  This true worship is a gift of God and comes from Him alone. 



"Be filled with the Spirit speaking to one another

in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs...

singing and making melody in your heart

to the Lord."