Psalm 92:3

Psalm 92:1-3 1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; 2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, 3 On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.

I wanted to give us all three verses today to look at to make sure that we keep everything in context. We have discussed the “good things” about praising God, we have discussed the frequency of our praise and today we will discuss the nature of our praise.

I do not think the meat behind today’s verse is about using instruments in a worship service. I think it has to do more with the totality of our praise. The image brought to mind is of an orchestra of sorts playing together in unison with praise for God.

Have you ever had the opportunity to play in a band? If you have, then you learn right away that each instrument has a part to play. Trumpets, saxophones, oboes, flutes, trombones, drums, etc. all have different notes and rhythms to play. They each sound beautiful separately but how much more beautiful do they sound when they are played together? The melody line that the trumpets carry is so much deeper and richer when the tenors and French horns supply the underlying sound. The staccato piping of the flutes is augmented by the rapping of a snare drum. All of these instruments together produce a beautiful sound when they are played harmoniously.

The same thing applies with our worship. We each have a beautiful song of praise to sing to the Lord! How much more beautiful and deep is it when we lift up our voices in unison with our brothers and sisters! Unless you misunderstand me don’t think that I’m talking about musical talent.

Think of the wonderful blending of praise that we have in the body of Christ:
The blast of the trumpets singing God’s praise for a newborn.
The melodic dancing of the flutes in God’s praise for youthful vigor.
The steady beating of the drum of God’s praise for a steadfast marriage.
The somber bass of God’s praise as we sing of someone’s going home to the Lord.

All of these praises are beautiful and fitting when sung separately – but how much more when they are sung harmoniously? Each church is preparing a wonderful symphony of God's praise. Each praise is important and each praise is beautiful and when they are sung harmoniously a beautiful offering is made unto the Lord.

Our verse today closes with “with harmonious sound”. The harmony that we sing is God’s praise. Let us all lift His name together – we have so much to praise Him for!

Grace and peace to you all…