Taking each psalm as it comes really is like riding a wave. There is nothing to hold on to; we simply journey on in trust. This morning's psalm seems wondrously celebratory and once again we have the encouragement to shout our praises. Well, I almost never shout nor do I play a lute, but this morning I can sing my alleluias. The encouragement is live as fully and gratefully as we can, willingly taking part in God's good creation. As we also read in the psalms, "Let our whole being praise the LORD."
"Ring out your joy to the LORD, O you righteous,
for praise is fitting from the upright.
Give thanks to the LORD upon the harp;
with a ten-stringed lute sing songs to God.
O sing a song that is new;
play skillfully, with shouts of joy.
For the word of the LORD is upright,
and all God's works to be trusted.
The Lord loves justice and right;
God's faithful love fills the earth."
Psalm 33: 1-5
The Ecumenical Grail Psalter
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