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Come, 
let's shout joyfully to the Lord, 
shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!
Psalms 95:1 CSB
Shouting seems to have its place in our culture. When I'm angry.
During the haka.
And when we used to win rugby or cricket matches...
But in church?
In worship?
Sometimes when we're singing we can let those emotions roll and shouting God's goodness  happens...but David is calling us here to shout. 
Shout with joy 
Shout with triumph
Not about anything that we have done or achieved, not about anything that is even going on in our lives, but it's about who God is. 
When we really let our minds consider the Lord, Yahweh, the rock of our salvation, then it may well lead to shouting. Fortunately for us the Psalms are songs, so shouting out in song is OK!
I have a collection of songs on Spotify called Battle Songs. Songs I need sometimes to shout about and to God. It's OK to do that. 
The psalmist says to get those battle songs, victory songs, Thanksgiving songs and sing them loud. 
Because of who God is. 
#loveGod
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#worship

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