I’m talking about singing and songs that are good and fitting. “It is good to sing praises to our God.” “A song of praise is fitting.” So, I am not talking about just any singing or any song that you might sing to God or in the presence of God. Two words are used to describe why we sing in the presence of God and to God. “Singing that is good and fitting in the presence of the Lord is not only from the mind it is from the heart.” Then consider Psalm 147:1:įor it is good to sing praises to our God įor it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. Because Paul says in Ephesians 5:19, “Address one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.” So, the kind of singing I have in mind is always “to the Lord” - always in his presence - even when we are singing to each other as well. We consciously choose to sing with his attention in view it is a Godward act.Īnd this is true even when our songs are addressed to each other. The kind of singing I have in mind is to the Lord. Or another way to say it would be: make joyful noise to the Lord.
So, the kind of singing that I have in mind is the kind with which we come into the presence of God. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Ĭome into his presence with singing! (Psalm 100:1–2)Ĭome into his presence with singing.
My title is “Singing, Suffering, and Scripture.” Before I use Scripture to describe three relationships between singing and suffering, I want to say a few words about the kind of singing that I have in mind.
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