PrayerBits for Friday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Friday

Scripture Lesson: Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a New Song

Time to reflect: It is hard to imagine that at one time the Psalms were all “new songs” – fresh, original, exciting. Responding to God's goodness, we can either/both use these classics like Psalm 98 or write new ones.

Moving Throughout the day: If you were to write a “new song” to praise the Lord, what would it be about? What would it be like?

 Scripture:

Sing to the LORD a new song,
       for he has done marvelous things;
       his right hand and his holy arm
       have worked salvation for him.

 The LORD has made his salvation known
       and revealed his righteousness to the nations.

  He has remembered his love
       and his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
       all the ends of the earth have seen
       the salvation of our God.

  Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
       burst into jubilant song with music;

  make music to the LORD with the harp,
       with the harp and the sound of singing,

 with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn—
       shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

  Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
       the world, and all who live in it.

  Let the rivers clap their hands,
      Let the mountains sing together for joy; 9 let them sing before the LORD,
       for he comes to judge the earth.
       He will judge the world in righteousness
       and the peoples with equity.