A Psalm of Worship & Praise

1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;

    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

2 Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving;

    let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise!

3 For the Lord is a great God,

    and a great King above all gods.

The psalmist today is inviting us to worship God gladly and to make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! The phrase is repeated twice in the first two verses, so it is an intentional redundancy. 

In short, when we come to worship God, do we do so gladly, with joyful hearts, or do we do so out of obligation, being dragged in tow by the hand like a mother with her unruly child? Do we open our hearts to God’s Word and hear it read, discussed and lifted in song or do we consume our minds with our cellular devices and to-do lists? What is obsessing us outside of worship?

Today, give thanks to God for His desire to call on us, and our response to sing praises to Him.

We pray: Gracious God, quiet my mind. Help me to be still in Your presence. Give me the posture of a glad and joyful heart as I worship You in formal worship or come to You in prayer or personal devotion. Open my heart to hear Your Word and give it meaning to me as I go through my day. Praise to You, O Lord, for the salvation You have given to me through faith in Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.