Psalm, Chapter 33
Praise to the Creator and Protector.
33 Sing for joy in the Lord, you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.
- The title of this chapter is praised to the creator and protector
o the focus is to praise
o the one we are praising is both creator and protector!
o He created us; and He is the one protecting us
o I think Chapter 33 is also significant (Jesus began His ministry at age 33)
- verse one jumps right in and tells us what we should do
o sing for joy in the Lord, you righteous ones
o the reason we sing for joy in the Lord is because He makes us righteous; otherwise, who would not be righteous at all
o praises be becoming to the upright
§ this means it is fitting; it looks right; it's what we should be doing
§ are you saved by the blood of the lamb today; then let's sing for joy in the Lord
- give thanks to the Lord with the Lyre
o notice that playing a musical instrument is a way to give thanks to the Lord
- seeing praises to him with a harp of 10 strings
o now we mix song with musical instruments and it is called praise!
o This type of harp is 3’ ft. tall and has 2 sets of 5 strings on each side
o 3 ft is interested because 3 is the number for the trinity (Father, Son & Holy Spirit)
o 2 sets is interested because 2 is the number for witnesses (that confirms truth)
o 10 is interested because it represents the ten commandments (the law)
o Two sets of five is most interesting because five is the number for grace. If there is two sets of them its double grace
§ Maybe the first 5 is for the grace saving Noah and his family from the flood
§ Maybe the second 5 is for the grace saving the entire world through Jesus who washed the world in His blood instead of water!
o All of these to the ONE who deserves our praise (with voices & instruments)
3 Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
- A new song is one you just made up to express your unique experience & praise
- To play skillfully means with proper cadence; a thoughtful composition, and one practiced and ready to share with Him AND with a shout of Joy!
- It’s new, it’s fresh, it’s exciting, there’s shouting along with it!
Intro to Outbless Weekly
Thanks for listening to Outbless.com
