Psalm 98
“O sing to the Lord a new song…” These words have at times been fighting words and what we called the worship wars: the battle of musical styles. What we see here is a call for our current living and active faith to be expressed. This is not about style but about the fact that the heart that is impressed with God must express itself. There is no merit in either old or new music. But a heart set on fire by love and adoration of God will swell with love in the old songs but will also have to express itself in a new way.
Notice also the three tenses in this psalm. Our praise is deeply rooted in the historic fact of God's interaction with man in history, the past. (vs 1-3) Second, and as a result, creation worships and praises God. From the music of human worshipers to the worship expressed in the functions of nature, everything before God worships Him. (vs 4-8). From the past to the present and into the future, God is praised as He comes to set all things right. (v. 9)
“Lord, help me to live a life that is constantly expressing my worship to You new and fresh. AMEN.”
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