Monday, July 27, 2020

SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG

Three Psalms start with precisely these words — Psalms 96, 98, and 149 — “sing to the Lord a new song.” As does Isaiah 42:10 (“sing to the Lord a new song”) and Psalm 33:3 (“sing to Him a new song”). And Psalm 144:9 adds its voice to the chorus, “I will sing a new song to You, O God.”

Why is this the case? Psalm 40 gives us a clue. The psalmist has “waited patiently for the Lord” for some deliverance. God hears him, and rescues him, and one of the things God does for him in the deliverance is “He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God” (Psalm 40:3).

New songs of praise are appropriate for new rescues and fresh manifestations of grace. As long as God is gracious toward us, as long as He keeps showing us His power, and wowing us with His works, it is fitting that we not just sing old songs inspired by His past grace, but also that we sing new songs about His ever-streaming, never-ceasing grace in our lives. 

-- Adapted from David Mathis at desiringgod.org


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