Extolling God

 

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.

—Psalm 95:1-2

Do you sing in the shower? Do you sing when you ride along in your car or truck? Do you sing at idle moments, such as when the commercials come on during your favorite TV program? I’m not at all surprised if you do.

I sing all the time. I really like to sing. And, it annoys my wife—not that I think such annoyance is a good thing, mind you. But, the fact is that my music major wife has spent so much of her life immersed in music that my singing only grates on her nerves. I wish I could tell you that knowing my singing annoys my wife has made me stop singing. Sadly, I like to sing so much that my joy overcomes my kindness. Once I realize I am singing, though, I do try to stop.

In the Scripture verse at the beginning of this blog post, the Psalmist urges us to “sing for joy to the Lord.” Why? Because singing gives us a way to praise God for who He is and for what He has done for us. In fact, the Psalmist urges us to “extol God with music and song.”

The word “extol” is a word we seldom use. The dictionary defines this word as follows: “praise enthusiastically.” So, when the Psalmist urges us to extol God, the Psalmist wants us to praise God enthusiastically. No sitting quietly and mumbling words of praise to God. No! We should exurberantly declare how we feel about God.

If God is important to us, then we should proclaim His importance in music and song. And, we should do so with great enthusiasm. Here’s just one example:

And, here is another example of wholehearted praise to God:

May God promote us to praise Him this day. He certainly deserves our honor, glory, majesty, and praise.

 

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