Homilist Psalm 100:1-5 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all you lands.… Worship is at once the duty of all duties, the service of all services, the joy of all joys. I. IT IS FOUNDED ON KNOWLEDGE (ver. 3). 1. A knowledge of what God is in Himself — the absolutely good. 2. A knowledge of what God is in His relations. (1) Our Maker. (2) Our Owner. (3) Our Preserver. II. IT IS DEVELOPED IN SERVICE. This should be — 1. Gladsome (ver. 2). 2. Thankful (ver. 4). 3. Demonstrative.With praise. True worship does not skulk into solitude, shun the gaze of society, ashamed to show itself. It craves for an opportunity of public manifestation. The spirit of true worship breaks through obscurity as the living seed breaks through the soil to unfold itself in foliage, branches, and blossoms to the eye of all. It is a life, and all life seeks to come out into the sun. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of praise.} Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. |
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