| “I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.” – Psalm 9:2 |
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| Singing with joy and gladness to the LORD What makes you GLAD? What brings you JOY and causes you to REJOICE? What causes your soul to SING? The Psalmist will speak of being GLAD, speaking of it over 30 times. To be glad is to be satisfied. It means one is pleased as they have experienced something pleasurable. Has the idea of gratefulness. The Psalmist is glad in God for God satisfied the souls. He writes in Psalm 126:3 “The LORD has done great things for us, and we are glad.” Not only is the Psalmist glad but he is also REJOICING in God! The word “rejoice” is used over 55 times in Psalms. It speaks of joy and cheerfulness. As one rejoices, they are filled with delight. One who is rejoicing is not disappointed. The Psalmist is delighted in God as He does not disappoint! Having declared how glad he is in God and how he rejoices in God brings another declaration from Psalm 9:2 in which he says, “I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.” The internal feelings of being delighted in God and satisfied by God bring about songs of praise to God. The phrase “I will sing” is used over 30 times in Psalms. David had to verbalize outwardly his inward feelings about God! Here He sings with adoration concerning God’s great name of O Most High, the one who is superior to all!! I will be glad – I will be glad in God! I will rejoice – I will rejoice in God! I will sing – I will sing to (and about) God. How about you? What are your “I wills” for each day? After all Psalm 118:24 says, “This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Verse to DATE the Word on September 2 (9/2) is Psalm 9:2. It says, “I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.” Maybe you would like to sing Oh, how marvelous! Oh, how wonderful! And my song shall ever be: Oh, how marvelous! Oh, how wonderful! Is my Savior’s love for me! Continue strong worshiping, rejoicing, and singing with gladness to the Lord And remember to DATE THE WORD! |