A Sabbath Song
Sabbath Study, Part 18
Of the 150 Psalms, only 1 is listed as being written specifically for the Sabbath. We aren’t going to go through the whole thing, but I wanted to look at the first few verses.
A song for the Sabbath day.
It is good to give thanks.
Made me glad through your work.
Of the 150 Psalms, only 1 is listed as being written specifically for the Sabbath. We aren’t going to go through the whole thing, but I wanted to look at the first few verses.
A PSALM. A SONG FOR THE SABBATH DAY.
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night, on an instrument of ten strings, on the lute, and on the harp, with harmonious sound. For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands. O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep. A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this. (Psalm 92:1-6)
A song for the Sabbath day.
“The subject is the praise of God; praise is Sabbatic work, the joyful occupation of resting hearts. Since a true Sabbath can only be found in God, it is wise to meditate upon him on the Sabbath day…. The Sabbath was set apart for adoring the Lord in his finished work of creation, hence the suitableness of this Psalm; Christians may take even a higher flight, for they celebrate complete redemption” (Charles Spurgeon). As much as the Psalmists and other Old Testament patriarchs benefited from the Sabbath, how much more can we benefit, having a view of redemption from the other side of the cross.
It is good to give thanks.
“When duty and pleasure combine, who will be backward? To give thanks to God is but a small return for the great benefits wherewith he daily loadeth us; yet as he by his Spirit calls it a good thing we must not despise it, or neglect it. We thank men when they oblige us, how much more ought we to bless the Lord when he benefits us. Devout praise is always good, it is never out of season, never superfluous, but it is especially suitable to the Sabbath; a Sabbath without thanksgiving is a Sabbath profaned” (Charles Spurgeon).
Made me glad through your work.
We have seen on several occasions that the Sabbath is an opportune time to remember the work of God on our behalf; it is because of His work that we can find rest. It should be no surprise, then, that the Psalmist mentions this truth in his Sabbath song.
Commentaries Cited from
Hall, Kay. Online Bible. Beersheba Springs: Ken Hamel, 2000. CD-ROM.
Commentaries Used
The Treasury of David, by Charles Spurgeon
Commentaries Cited from
Hall, Kay. Online Bible. Beersheba Springs: Ken Hamel, 2000. CD-ROM.
Commentaries Used
The Treasury of David, by Charles Spurgeon