Salutation
... in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen. Through the prayers of our
holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Glory
to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King: Prayer to the Holy
Ghost
O
Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill
all things, Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and
cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
A Psalm.
Sing to the Lord a new song:
for He has done marvelous things. His
right hand, His holy arm, has gotten Him the victory. The Lord has made
known His salvation. His righteousness has
He openly showed in the sight of the heathen.
He has remembered His mercy, and His truth to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Make a loud
noise! Rejoice! Sing praise!
Sing to the Lord with the harp, with the harp,
and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets
and sound of cornet, make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
Let the sea roar, and the fullness of it;
the world, and those who dwell in them. Let
the floods clap [their] hands. Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord: for He comes to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness,
and the people with equity.
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The author and date for this delightful Psalm are unstated. We recommend that the reader sing this Psalm,
by any means possible. We are far too
concerned that its language might be Greek or Hebrew; the language of theology
is poetry and hymnology. By teaching
yourself to sing this, as well as other Psalms, you will begin to understand the
claim: the language of theology is poetry and hymnology. This Psalm is a good and easy place to start
singing. Sing. Sing your heart out to God.
The psalmist begins with a sung oration addressed equally to
pagan and Israelite. God’s righteous
heart has always been open to all people from square one. There is no such thing as a special chosen
people, with special privileges in God’s plan.
There is only a people chosen to be messengers of God’s merciful, truthful,
and righteous salvation to every last soul on earth. This is the mission of both the Old Testament
Church, more commonly known as Israel, and the New Testament Church, better
known as simply The Church. The mission
is accomplished primarily through worship.
The universe is invited to see worship and enter into it, so it is
promulgated more by worship example than by blunt message. The message must not be separated from
worship, but must rather flow from the heart of worship. Sing.
Sing your heart out to God.
The second paragraph is addressed more specifically to the
earth, which may be a reference to Israel and Judah. The message has not changed. Worship is central to the message. Sing.
Make your worship a living reality.
Fill your day with worshipful singing.
No, not with silly, senseless little choruses. Sing the Psalms. Sing the Scripture. Sing profoundly. If you can’t sing very well, make noise: set
up an earth shattering clamor. Sing, and
make it loud. Sing like you really mean
it.
The final paragraph is addressed to the sea, which is probably
a reference to the pagan world. The message
is the same. Sing. Come join us in worshipful singing. Let joy flood your life, because Jesus has
brought freedom, and equality to the earth.
The eternal jubilee has come.
Only evil beings would take this away from you: forget them. Sing.
Sing in your pleasure and in your pain.
Sing only to God. This alone will
bring peace to our strife torn world.
Sing.
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