Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
The verse calls all who seek the Lord to rejoice in Him and glory in His holy name by appreciating His goodness, mercy and love and by speaking of His wondrous works. It was an exhortation to Israel, set in a psalm that with Psalms 106 and 107 recounts Israel's history to display God's goodness, mercy and love. It belongs to the record of the wilderness experience also described in Psalm 106 and 1 Corinthians 10:1-5, when Israel was under the cloud, passed through the sea, was baptized unto Moses, and ate and drank of Christ the spiritual Rock, yet many were overthrown because God was not well pleased with them. This rejoicing is a cheerful, happy and sure experience rather than selfishness or pride, flowing from the love of God in the soul, and seeking means calm, patient trust and dependence that opens the soul heavenward to the sunshine of Christ's righteousness instead of discouragement and unbelief. That glorying is fulfilled in solemn songs of praise and expressed thanksgiving that turn the heart to the Saviour and stand as a weapon against discouragement, while the wilderness account stands as a warning especially needed by God's people in the last days, to be read carefully and taken to heart at least once every week.
Meaning and Historical Setting
Those who seek the Lord are to let their hearts rejoice in Him and to glory in His holy name. That glorying includes speaking of His wondrous works. Expressed praise and thanksgiving, including song, turns the heart toward the Saviour's presence and serves as a weapon against discouragement, bringing health and blessing.
To glory in His holy name and let the seeking heart rejoice means to appreciate His goodness, mercy, and love as a necessity. His goodness and sustaining help prompt praise and glorifying of His holy name.
The verse is an exhortation to Israel to praise the Lord. It stands in a psalm which, studied alongside Psalms 106 and 107, recounts Israel's history to display God's goodness, mercy, and love. Seeking the Lord in calm, patient trust and dependence on the One who knows human needs sweetens and cheers the spirit through the sunshine of Christ's righteousness, by closing the windows of the soul earthward and opening them heavenward, instead of becoming discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, and unbelieving.
The psalm belongs to the record of Israel's wilderness experience, the same experience described in Psalm 106 and in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5. That experience was of being under the cloud, passing through the sea, being baptized unto Moses, eating the same spiritual meat and drinking the same spiritual drink from the spiritual Rock that followed them, which was Christ, yet with many of them God was not well pleased so they were overthrown in the wilderness. It contains a lesson of warning that God's people in the last days especially need to study, and Psalms 105 and 106 are to be read at least once every week.
Seeking, Praise, and Application
The rejoicing of those who seek the Lord is to be cheerful, happy, and sure, never selfish and never filled with pride. It is the joy of the love of God in the soul, an experience derived from and connected with the service of God. Such a cheerful, happy temper belongs to the soul who walks humbly in the perfect way of the Lord's choosing.
Seeking the Lord means seeking Him in calm, patient trust and dependence on the One who knows human necessities. That seeking lets the heart rejoice, with the spirit sweetened and cheered through the sunshine of Christ's righteousness. It closes the windows of the soul earthward and opens them heavenward, instead of becoming discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, and unbelieving.
Sacred song fulfills this call by glorying in God's holy name and bringing rejoicing to hearts that seek the Lord. This happens when music consists of sacred, solemn psalms of praise to the Creator that exalt His name and recount His wondrous works. Such music serves a holy purpose by lifting thoughts to what is pure and noble and elevating, and by awakening devotion and gratitude to God in the soul. It stands in contrast to frivolous waltzes and flippant songs that extol man and divert attention from God.
Praise expressed in song and thanksgiving turns the heart toward the Saviour's presence and serves as a weapon against discouragement. This includes praise in song when tempted or discouraged. Such expressed praise and thanksgiving brings health and blessing.
The verse belongs to the record of Israel's experience in the wilderness, the same experience described in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 and in Psalm 106. That was being under the cloud, passing through the sea, being baptized unto Moses, eating the same spiritual meat and drinking the same spiritual drink from the spiritual Rock that followed them, which was Christ, yet with many of them God was not well pleased so they were overthrown in the wilderness. It contains lessons of warning that the people of God in the last days especially need to study. It is for all who claim to be children of God, to be read carefully and taken to heart, with Psalm 105 and Psalm 106 to be read at least once every week.
The psalm is among the psalms repeated by a growing company as it passes through a very narrow gate. Its words thus accompany a people moving through a testing experience in which some are left behind because they will not give up their idols.
The verse calls all who seek the Lord to rejoice in Him and glory in His holy name by appreciating His goodness, mercy and love and by speaking of His wondrous works. It was an exhortation to Israel, set in a psalm that with Psalms 106 and 107 recounts Israel's history to display God's goodness, mercy and love. It belongs to the record of the wilderness experience also described in Psalm 106 and 1 Corinthians 10:1-5, when Israel was under the cloud, passed through the sea, was baptized unto Moses, and ate and drank of Christ the spiritual Rock, yet many were overthrown because God was not well pleased with them. This rejoicing is a cheerful, happy and sure experience rather than selfishness or pride, flowing from the love of God in the soul, and seeking means calm, patient trust and dependence that opens the soul heavenward to the sunshine of Christ's righteousness instead of discouragement and unbelief. That glorying is fulfilled in solemn songs of praise and expressed thanksgiving that turn the heart to the Saviour and stand as a weapon against discouragement, while the wilderness account stands as a warning especially needed by God's people in the last days, to be read carefully and taken to heart at least once every week.
Meaning and Historical Setting
Those who seek the Lord are to let their hearts rejoice in Him and to glory in His holy name. That glorying includes speaking of His wondrous works. Expressed praise and thanksgiving, including song, turns the heart toward the Saviour's presence and serves as a weapon against discouragement, bringing health and blessing.
To glory in His holy name and let the seeking heart rejoice means to appreciate His goodness, mercy, and love as a necessity. His goodness and sustaining help prompt praise and glorifying of His holy name.
The verse is an exhortation to Israel to praise the Lord. It stands in a psalm which, studied alongside Psalms 106 and 107, recounts Israel's history to display God's goodness, mercy, and love. Seeking the Lord in calm, patient trust and dependence on the One who knows human needs sweetens and cheers the spirit through the sunshine of Christ's righteousness, by closing the windows of the soul earthward and opening them heavenward, instead of becoming discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, and unbelieving.
The psalm belongs to the record of Israel's wilderness experience, the same experience described in Psalm 106 and in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5. That experience was of being under the cloud, passing through the sea, being baptized unto Moses, eating the same spiritual meat and drinking the same spiritual drink from the spiritual Rock that followed them, which was Christ, yet with many of them God was not well pleased so they were overthrown in the wilderness. It contains a lesson of warning that God's people in the last days especially need to study, and Psalms 105 and 106 are to be read at least once every week.
Seeking, Praise, and Application
The rejoicing of those who seek the Lord is to be cheerful, happy, and sure, never selfish and never filled with pride. It is the joy of the love of God in the soul, an experience derived from and connected with the service of God. Such a cheerful, happy temper belongs to the soul who walks humbly in the perfect way of the Lord's choosing.
Seeking the Lord means seeking Him in calm, patient trust and dependence on the One who knows human necessities. That seeking lets the heart rejoice, with the spirit sweetened and cheered through the sunshine of Christ's righteousness. It closes the windows of the soul earthward and opens them heavenward, instead of becoming discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, and unbelieving.
Sacred song fulfills this call by glorying in God's holy name and bringing rejoicing to hearts that seek the Lord. This happens when music consists of sacred, solemn psalms of praise to the Creator that exalt His name and recount His wondrous works. Such music serves a holy purpose by lifting thoughts to what is pure and noble and elevating, and by awakening devotion and gratitude to God in the soul. It stands in contrast to frivolous waltzes and flippant songs that extol man and divert attention from God.
Praise expressed in song and thanksgiving turns the heart toward the Saviour's presence and serves as a weapon against discouragement. This includes praise in song when tempted or discouraged. Such expressed praise and thanksgiving brings health and blessing.
The verse belongs to the record of Israel's experience in the wilderness, the same experience described in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 and in Psalm 106. That was being under the cloud, passing through the sea, being baptized unto Moses, eating the same spiritual meat and drinking the same spiritual drink from the spiritual Rock that followed them, which was Christ, yet with many of them God was not well pleased so they were overthrown in the wilderness. It contains lessons of warning that the people of God in the last days especially need to study. It is for all who claim to be children of God, to be read carefully and taken to heart, with Psalm 105 and Psalm 106 to be read at least once every week.
The psalm is among the psalms repeated by a growing company as it passes through a very narrow gate. Its words thus accompany a people moving through a testing experience in which some are left behind because they will not give up their idols.