God Rejoices When We Sing to Him

 God Rejoices When We Sing to Him

 Isaiah 12:5 states that we should sing unto the Lord because He does excellent things.  Jeremiah 20:13 reminds us that He delivers us from evil-doers.  Likewise, Exodus 15:2 states, “The LORD is my strength and song, and he hath triumphed glorious­ly…”  Psalm 59:17 states, “Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy.”  Two of the most outstanding verses in the Bible concerning the value of singing praises to God are Psalm 69:30 & 31.  “I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnify him with thanksgiving.  This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.”  We know that obedience is better than sacrifice (I Samuel 15:22), but these verses tell us the singing of praises to God is also better than sacrifice.  So, singing praise to God is not only pleasant but is also a means of grace to the believer. 

Zephaniah 3:17 states, “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”  Of all the other valuable reasons for the corporate body of believers to sing, the fact that the mighty presence of God is promised to those who sing unto Him is the greatest reason to sing.  God has not only promised His presence but, also, He has promised that He will joy over us when we sing unto Him.  Perhaps Zephaniah 3:17 sheds light on Psalm 89:15, “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.”  Also, 1 Chronicles 15:16 mentions producing joyful sound, “And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.”