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Your Own Psalm 95

 

 

Psalm 95 is a song of praise to God for His goodness. It is believed that as the ancient Jews recited this psalm they would prostrate themselves in a posture of worship, as the sixth verse contains this instruction: “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!”

 

But the chapter begins with these words: “Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise (v.1-2)!”

 

We should certainly sing to the Lord with thanksgiving because of all that He has done for us. Psalm 95 takes a sharp turn by looking back at the Jews in the Exodus who were not grateful. They put the Lord to the test and complained, even when God was providing water from a rock and manna for breakfast each morning. 

 

We do not want to repeat their mistakes, but it is easy to do that when we focus on our wants instead of our blessings. Maybe you need to write your own Psalm 95, a song of praise to God in gratitude for all that He has done for you. Get on your knees, or even prostrate yourself, lift up your hands and your voice, and make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise. 

 

You could say something like this:

 

Thank you, God, for all you've done, 

For the falling rain and rising sun, 

For my family and my friends,

For your love that never ends. 

Many blessings along the way 

You provide still every day; 

So when I feel my faith run out, 

Help me God to never doubt.

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