Do you ever get frustrated and discouraged by the injustice of the world in which we live? Has this injustice affected your desire to praise the Lord? Consider the words of the Psalmist who issues God’s call to join him in praising the Lord. Read Psalm 98.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. Why should we sing a new song to the Lord?
2. Why should all the earth shout joyfully to the Lord?
3. Why should the whole creation rejoice before the Lord?
APPLICATION
List the personal difficulties you face. Should you dwell on them or blame God for them? Tear up the list as an indication that you will not dwell on these difficulties but upon God who is our Deliverer, King, and Righteous Judge.
PRAYER
• Praise God for His righteousness and His display of sovereign power in salvation.
• Praise God for revealing Himself to you in His Word and by the Holy Spirit.
• Praise God for the promise of His coming as the righteous judge over all the earth.
Key Verse
He will judge the world in righteousness.
Psalm 98:9