PSALMS LESSON 95
We will begin this lesson by giving chapter 96 of Psalms in
metre.
THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE
Chapter 96
Verse 1 "O SING a new song to the Lord; Sing all the earth and bless
him from day to day his praise record, name. The Lord's
redeeming grace proclaim. "
Verse 2 "Tell all the world his wondrous ways, Tell heathen nations
far and near; Great is the Lord, and great his praise, Feared
more than gods that nations fear. "
Verse 3 "The heathen gods are idols vain; He made the heavens, and he
supports. Both light and honor lead his train, While strength
and beauty fill his courts."
Verse 4 "O give the Lord, ye tribes and tongues, O give the Lord due
praise, and sing; Give strength and glory in your songs,
come, throng his courts, and offerings bring. "
Verse 5 "O fear and bow, adorned with grace, And tell each land that
God is King. He fixed the earth's unchanging base; Just
judgment to the world he'll bring. "
Verse 6 "Let heav'n exult, Let earth rejoice, Let seas and all their
fulness roar; Let waving fields lift high their voice, The
wood's wild joy in songs shall soar. "
Verse 7 "So let them shout before our God, For lo, he comes, he comes
with might, To wield the sceptre and the rod, To judge the
world with truth and right."
We will now begin the verse by verse study of the 96th chapter of
Psalms. Psalms 96:1 "O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the
LORD, all the earth."
This new song that we are to sing to Jehovah {LORD}, is a prayer
of thanksgiving and praise in song. This could be the song of all who
have been redeemed. Salvation is for all the earth. Everyone of every
nation of the world could sing this beautiful song of redemption. I
believe the new song has to do with grace, and not the law. The time
for mourning is over. It is time we sing joyful songs unto the God of
our salvation.
Psalms 96:2 "Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his
salvation from day to day."
This is the third mention of the Lord, could this have to do with
the three in one from I John 5:7? "For there are three that bear
record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these
three are one." We see, above, that this is not to be one day and
then forgotten. Every day is the day to praise God for our salvation.
It is such a little thing for us to praise His name. He has done
marvellous things.
Psalms 96:3 "Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders
among all people."
We are instructed to go into all the world and preach the gospel
{good news} to every creature. In our time, this is more possible than
it has ever been with satellite television. One of the very best ways
of sharing this with other people, is to get a Bible into their hands,
and show them how to study the Word. I believe these Bible studies to
be a very good way of spreading the gospel. The Bible speaks for
itself. The miracle of creation, and all the later miracles as well,
are in God's Word.
Psalms 96:4 "For the LORD [is] great, and greatly to be praised:
he [is] to be feared above all gods."
God is not just God of a handful of people, but of all mankind.
Over, and over, and over, in the Bible God discredited the false gods
around Him, and showed that He is the One true God. We find, even now,
there are false doctrines on every hand. We are to try the spirits,
and see whether they be of God, or not. I John 4:1 "Beloved, believe
not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because
many false prophets are gone out into the world." I John 4:2 "Hereby
know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is of God:" I John 4:3 "And every spirit
that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of
God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard
that it should come; and even now already is it in the world." The
fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
Psalms 96:5 "For all the gods of the nations [are] idols: but the
LORD made the heavens."
The translation of idols is nothings. When gods is not
capitalized, it is speaking of false gods. People of the day that the
Bible was written, carved gods out of wood and stone, and they were
really nothing. Elijah proved to the prophets of Baal, and God proved
to the Pharaoh that these false gods had no power at all. The LORD
{Jehovah} made the heavens. John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:2 "The same
was in the beginning with God." John 1:3 "All things were made by him;
and without him was not any thing made that was made."
Psalms 96:6 "Honour and majesty [are] before him: strength and
beauty [are] in his sanctuary."
Even the tabernacles here on the earth had much beauty and
majesty connected to them, but it is beyond our wildest dream how
beautiful heaven is. I Corinthians 2:9 "But as it is written, Eye hath
not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man,
the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." Think of
the beauty of a place where even the streets are paved with gold! The
gate is one giant pearl. The walls have precious stones. I could go on
and on. The majesty of it all is the throne of God. This is the holy
of holies that the tabernacle in the wilderness was a miniature of.
Jesus opened the way for you and me to this magnificent throne of God.
All majesty and power are His. He is supreme ruler of the universe.
All must bow to Him.
Psalms 96:7 "Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people,
give unto the LORD glory and strength."
This verse is for all of mankind, kindreds of the people.
Everything we are is His. We are His creation. He is our Creator. What
can we give Him, but ourselves? We can praise, and worship Him with
the voice that He placed within us. We should never cease praising and
glorifying His name.
Psalms 96:8 "Give unto the LORD the glory [due unto] his name:
bring an offering, and come into his courts."
The only offering that we can give Him is the sacrifice of our
praise. Hebrews 13:15 "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of
praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving
thanks to his name."
Psalms 96:9 "O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear
before him, all the earth."
God does not regard material things of this earth as beauty.
Beauty, to Him, is in the life of holiness that we are attempting to
live. Moral and spiritual beauty from within is what moves Him. Praise
God! When He looks at us, He sees the garment of righteousness that
His precious Son has clothed us in. This garment, white as snow has
been made white by washing it in His blood.
Psalms 96:10 "Say among the heathen [that] the LORD reigneth: the
world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall
judge the people righteously."
There is a chorus, taken from the Bible that I love to sing. It
says, Our God Reigns. Reigneth, means to continually reigns. The reign
of the Lord Jesus Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords will bring
perfect peace to the earth. He is the righteous Judge that each of us
stands before.
Psalms 96:11 "Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof."
We know that the angels in heaven rejoice over one sinner who is
saved. At the fulness of times when all the problems are over, even
all of heaven and all the natural elements will rejoice together.
Psalms 96:12 "Let the field be joyful, and all that [is] therein:
then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice"
There will be no more destruction of the earth, or the grass
burning up, or the trees being burned up. As I said, even all the
elements of nature will rejoice because the King of peace will reign
and there will be a sabbath of rest for all the land and trees, as
well as for the people.
Psalms 96:13 "Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to
judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the
people with his truth."
I personally believe that the coming of the Lord is very near.
The desire of every true Christian should be for the Lord to come
quickly. We are promised a great peace for all the people when the
Lord returns. He will rule with a rod of iron. There will be no
problems during His reign, because Satan will be locked up for a
thousand years. He will judge with truth, because He is the Truth. He
will judge righteously, because He is the righteous Judge. Those who
believe in the Lord will be judged righteous, because we have taken on
His righteousness. The sad thing, here, is that He is, also, just and
will judge those who refused His salvation, with justice. Unrepented
sin brings death.
Questions 95
1. Sing unto the LORD a new ______.
2. What is this song that we are to sing?
3. The author believes this has to do with _____ and, not the ___.
4. Quote 1 John chapter 5 verse 7.
5. When is the time to praise the Lord?
6. Who are we to declare His glory to?
7. What is the gospel?
8. What is the best way to declare the glory of the Lord to the
heathen?
9. God is to be feared above all _____.
10. How can we try the spirits, to see if they are of God?
11. The gods of the nations are ______.
12. What is an idol?
13. Quote John chapter 1 verse 3.
14. Quote 1 Corinthians chapter 2 verse 9.
15. What are we to give unto the Lord?
16. How do we know that all people are intended in verse 7?
17. Where do we find the Scripture that says, the sacrifice we are to
give is praise?
18. What is beautiful to God?
19. What does reigneth mean?
20. What will the reign of Jesus bring to the earth?
21. What are some of the unusual things spoken of as rejoicing
in verses 11 and 12?
22. Verse 13 says, He will judge _________.
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