Psalm 98

We may not have an author for this Psalm but what we do see is the writer pointing us to something even greater than victory over war, pestilence, and the enemy. this joy is what we see in Christ.

Let all Israel, the nations and even Creation Sing for Joy

This Psalm is only 9 verses which we can see the writer’s focus is on praising the Lord. He starts out with Israel, then moves to all the nations in the world, and finishes with even creation itself will sing to the Lord. If you read Psalm 148 we see an even greater list of creation praising God.

The whole focus of why we praise God is for his salvation and this writer was writing of something to come, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for our sins. He was revealed his salvation through him. The whole world gets a chance to see his salvation.  When Jesus walked into Jerusalem in Matthew 21:1-11, we see the triumphal entry that would take place for a hero or a king. We know now that Christ  entered in as victor over sin and death. He died and rose again for true salvation.

Worship the Lord

Do you ever think about worship and why you do it? I would recommend writing some things down of why. 1) God is worthy of all praise (Psalm 18:3). 2) He offers salvation through His Son Jesus Christ 3) He is God (Psalm 150). 4) He is in control of our lives. 5) He provides for his children (Matthew 6:25-34). 6) He loves us and nothing separates us from his love (Romans 8:37-39).

This is just a small list, I encourage you to spend a few moments and make your own, see what the Bible says about praising God and why we do it too.