Saturday, December 21, 2013
A Song For The Sabbath
Today as I was reading I saw something that I had noticed once before in the Psalms. In Psalms 92, in the version of the bible I was reading, there was a title to the psalm, “A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath”, which I found interesting. First, I do not know if these titles at the top of some of the Psalms and other scriptures are actually in the text or not. I assume they are. But more interesting to me was that this one was dedicated to the sabbath. The reason it interested me is because I was trying to understand what the people at the time this was written had for an expectation of the sabbath. I see it as a time when God turns to kneel down and spend time and play with His children. But what do the kids do?
It seems that one thing is to sing for their Dad. For those of you that have ever been involved in any type of production at church or school where the kids get up as a group to sing, you already know how the parents view what is going on. They are excited for their kids, they are proud, and they don’t really care about the quality of the sound. And many times the parents will go to great lengths before to help prepare the kids, and then reward them with something afterwards for the great job, regardless of how it really was. The same is true with our God.
Psalms 92 A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.
1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
5 O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
8 But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.
9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
15 To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
In this psalm we see it begins with singing to their Father. Then they talk about His protection and deliverance from the evil people. It even addresses how sad it is that the evil people do not know the greatness of God In the end it continues to praise God for how He lifts us up and does so many good things for us. Not sure I like the being made fat part – :-).
This sabbath day, remember as you enter into praise and worship, think of it like your Dad (God) has brought you to school and is so proud You are His. He doesn’t care what it sounds like, and He will reward You once more when the day is over.
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Most High. Thank You for the sabbath time we get to spend with You. We love to lift our voices to You and we will do our best. We know You love the sound, no matter what. Please be with us today and every day. Please reach out and drive evil away from us. Please help your people to have their needs met for healing, provision, and deliverance from darkness. In Jesus (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.