Psalm 47:5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.I have the honor this day of continuing the tradition of praise and worship at my church. This is something that my church is known for, and many people remark on the intensity of the worship at my church. It is exciting and humbling to be able to continue this tradition.
I read the above psalm this week, and I noticed something that I had never seen before. You know how in the Bible, if the speaker wants to emphasize something they say it twice ("Truly, truly I say to you"), and if they really want to emphasize it, they say it three times ("Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty")? Look at verse 6 above. Twice the psalmist says to sing praises to God, and twice he says to sing praises to our King. But in verse 7 he ties it together that God is our King, and so he told us four times to sing praises to Him! That's emphasis!
For God is King of all the earth. He is certainly and undeniably worthy of all of our praise. Sing praises!
