Psalm 7:17 “I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.”
Our verse to DATE tells of a declaration to praise God for who He is and to SING to God. It is one of the many “I will sing” verses in the Psalms.
Having recognized the righteousness of God, the psalmist declares he is going to sing ABOUT the righteousness of God. One of the ways we sing to God is to sing ABOUT God. For instance, we might sing the hymn HOLY HOLY HOLY or How Great Thou Art. These are songs of adoration ABOUT God.
The psalmist says he will also sing TO the LORD Most High. One might think of singing the praise chorus of I Love You Lord. This is a song TO God.
Along with singing ABOUT God and singing TO God, we find there are various songs that tell us WHAT God does. One might think of LOVE LIFTED ME or AMAZING GRACE. I call these testimonial songs. They serve as a praise to God for what He has done, but also serve as a reminder to us of what He does.
Here in the 21st century, we are incredibly blessed to have so many songs to sing. The challenge from this devotion is for us to sing, whether it is songs ABOUT God and/or songs TO God we need to be singing. Our mindset as blood-bought children of God should be that of Psalm 104:33, which says, “I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.”
Based on the vast number of verses that speak of singing in heaven and here on earth one must conclude God loves to hear us sing. And did you know that God Himself sings as Zephaniah 3:17 says, “The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Continue Strong singing to and about the LORD,
And remember to DATE the Word