Sing for joy to God our strength;Then comes Psalm 88...a definite contrast summarized by this verse:
shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
Begin the music, strike the timbrel,
play the melodious harp and lyre. (81:1-2)
I am overwhelmed with troublesThe thing is, these troubles and hardships that come our way don't really ever stop. We cry out to God and pray for relief and even if it comes it's temporary. So, what I'm getting at is the fact that our suffering doesn't (shouldn't) inhibit our worship. In fact, I'm starting to believe that it even enhances our worship and makes it more meaningful.
and my life draws near to death. (88:3)
It is good to praise the LORD...or the piano, drums and electric guitar.
and make music to your name, O Most High,
proclaiming your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp. (92:1-3)
According to Harold Camping yesterday was supposed to be the end of the world (again). We humans get so caught up in days and hours...in time, really. We have a tendency to forget that time is pretty meaningless to God. Maybe it's not that we forget, maybe it's that we can't get our minds around things like...
The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;One more highlight for me today:
the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength;
indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.
Your throne was established long ago;
you are from all eternity. (93:1-2)
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,I find myself thinking more and more about my "old age". I want to stay "fresh and green".
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the LORD,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
proclaiming, “The LORD is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” (92:12-15)
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