“ Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!”
Psalm 147:1 (NIV)
Good in the true sense of the Word.
Pleasant in the true sense of the Word.
Fitting in the true sense of the Word.
For the exiles returning to a broken Jerusalem, it was good, pleasant and fitting that they praise the LORD for it was He who build them up by gathering them, by healing them, by sustaining them- He who made the stars and calls them each by name- the One who is great and mighty in power, the One who has no limit to His understanding – that’s the One we mean- sing to Him out of grateful hearts, make music to Him!
For those humans who are refreshed by the rain, for those of us who are amazed by this natural world the LORD made for us, for our lives – know this grateful ones- know that the LORD delights in those who fear Him who put their hope in His unfailing love- so extol Him, praise Him!
It is good, it is pleasant and it is fitting to praise the LORD.
For those people living inside these repaired walls, this shadow of what was the glorious city, it is good, it is pleasant, and it is fitting for us to praise Him, for He is the One who strengthens our gates and blesses us with peace and the finest of food. He is the One who sends His Word to us, and He is the One who freezes the hearts of people everywhere to His Word and He is the One who thaws the hearts of people everywhere towards His Word, and He is the One who has revealed His Word to you- not to others but to you.
So friend this morning as you begin your day- will you praise the LORD, will you sing and make music in your heart to your LORD? Will you open your lips and sing a song - for it is GOOD it is FITTING and it is PLEASANT to praise our God!
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