Psalm, Chapter 81
God’s Goodness and Israel’s Waywardness.
For the choir director; [a]on the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.
81 Sing for joy to God our strength;
Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.
- The title of this message is God's goodness and Israel’s waywardness
o God’s goodness is worth considering
o Israel’s Waywardness is typical of man
§ Doing only what you want; refusal to obey; non-compliance
- For the choir director (another song worth remembering & singing)
- On the Gittith (a musical instrument played to the sound of the wine press)
- A Psalm of Asaph (gatherer or collector)
- God goodness in spite of Israel’s disobedience evidenced by the wine press (God’s Son crushed for their iniquities)
- No we get to the first verse
o Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob
o Notice the response to God’s Goodness in spite of Israel’s Waywardness
§ Sing for joy
§ To God our strength (because Jesus saved us)
§ Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob
· Remember Jacob represents Israel and means “He will add”
· God is adding the names of these people to book of eternal life in spite of their sins! – that is reason to SING and SHOUT
2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel,
The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.
3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
At the full moon, on our feast day.
- Raise a song, strike the timbrel
o Make some noise; lets get the praise started!
- The sweet sounding lyre with the harp
o This means put music it to it; use instruments (put some effort into this)
- Blow the trumpet at the new moon
o This makes an announcement of God’s blessings month to month
- At the full moon, on our feast day
o Because God causes seeds to grow; He provides food in abundance
o The people feast and celebrate God’s Goodness
o We should thank God for our food and health and families too
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