Issue #656 ~ March 22, 2021

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I Sing for Joy
"to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp."
Psalm 92:3
"For you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord; I sing for joy at the works of your hands."
Psalm 92:4
Dove
Verse 3: "to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp."

I almost feel like starting the study by singing "O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace."

Verse 4: "For you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord; I sing for joy at the works of your hands."

In verse 4 the Psalmist now moves on with the reason why it is good to do the 4 things he mentioned back in the first 2 verses. There are 2 reasons: (1) "For you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord" and (2) "I sing for joy at the works of your hands."

In the present "you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord; I sing for joy" because of Your past faithfulness. I am looking forward to singing for joy and getting all excited about the future because of what You are going to do.

C. H. Spurgeon said: "There are times when in the contemplation of redeeming love we feel that if we did not sing we must die; silence would be as horrible to us as if we were gagged in inquisitors, or stifled by murderers.

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Praises & Prayer Requests

1.  Pray: Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Colossians 3:16 (NASB)
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2.  Praise: But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. O my Strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.
Psalm 59:16, 17 (NIV)
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3.  Pray: Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:7,8 (NIV)
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4.  Pray: Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NASB)
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5.  Praise: Thank the Lord for prayers and financial support to continue to respond to prisoner's request for Bibles and study material.
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I think a fitting conclusion to our meditation this morning would be to sing a couple of verses of that wonderful hymn, "O That Will Be Glory":
When all my labors and trials are o'er,
And I am safe on that beautiful shore,
Just to be near the dear Lord I adore,
Will thro' the ages be glory for me.

Friends will be there I have loved long ago;
Joy like a river around me will flow;
Yet, just a smile from my Savior, I Know,
Will thro' the ages be glory for me.
Refrain
O that will be glory for me,
Glory for me, glory for me;
When by His grace I shall look on His face,
That will be glory, be glory for me.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 

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