Homilist Psalm 81:1-16 Sing aloud to God our strength: make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.… I. TRUE WORSHIP (vers 1-5) 1. True worship is the highest happiness, which consists in — (1) Right activity. Worthy of our nature. In harmony with all our faculties. (2) The highest love. (3) The sublimest hope. 2. True worship is a Divine ordinance, binding on all moral intelligences. (1) Right in itself. (2) Essential to their happiness. II. DIVINE KINDNESS (vers. 6-10). This appears in — 1. Their deliverance from thraldom. God's mercy should inspire the soul with gratitude; and gratitude is an element of worship. 2. Answering their prayer. 3. Giving them direction. III. HUMAN FOOLISHNESS (vers. 11-16). By disobedience they lost — 1. His superintending care. 2. Victory over enemies. 3. The choicest provisions. Disobedience to the Divine law is supreme folly. Sinners are fools. The Bible calls them so, and the experience of humanity proves them such. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: {To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.} Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.WEB: Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob! |
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