Come, Let All Unite To Sing

The 95th psalm says, “O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms” (vs. 1 & 2).

God’s people have always been singers. In the Old Testament, David appointed Levites to sing and “raise sounds of joy” to the Lord. (1 Chron. 15:16), and another psalm says, “I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD” (Ps. 104:33,34).

God’s people are still singing today. The churches were told to engage in “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with [our] heart to the Lord” (Eph. 5:19), and “sing with the spirit and the mind” (1 Cor. 14:15).

James said, “Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.” (Jas. 5:13). In Jesus, we have so much to be cheerful and thankful for. So singing is the easiest instruction that God ever gave. As the prophet Zechariah said so long ago, “Sing for joy and be glad, O daughter of Zion; for behold I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” declares the Lord.”