Sunday Psalms;

Clap your hands, 

all you peoples; 

shout unto God with a voice of triumph. 

How awesome is the Lord Most High, 

the great King 

over all the earth! 

...

God has ascended amid shouts of joy, 

the Lord with the sound of the horn. 

Sing praises 

to God, 

sing praises; 

sing praises 

to our King, 

sing praises!

Psalms 47:1-2, 5-6 BSB

This song is a song of praise - I wonder how it sounded sung in the language it was written in...

There's lots of clapping, shouting, horn blasting and singing. Quite different from my usual cultural expression which is currently based around good singers and a band. Other expressions this week have been waiata with no music, and joining with recorded music and keeping it all in my head. 

I've been in places where songs spring with a life of their own from the community of people who are gathered together. 

This Psalm, this song, is about the target, the object of our songs. How we sing, how well we sing, when, whether there's a band or just using what we have doesn't matter, it's about bringing praise to our God. 

And it's done together. 

There's something about being together and praising God in community. This song starts with;

"Clap your hands, 

all you peoples"

Choose to join with others somewhere today if you can, and bring your praise.

#sunday

#worship

#praise

#makesomenoise