1 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
2 Sing forth the honour of his name:
make his praise glorious.
3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works!
through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4 All the earth shall worship thee,
and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
5 Come and see the works of God:
he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land:
they went through the flood on foot:
there did we rejoice in him.
7 He ruleth by his power for ever;
his eyes behold the nations:
let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
8 O bless our God, ye people,
and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
9 Which holdeth our soul in life,
and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
10 For thou, O God, hast proved us:
thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11 Thou broughtest us into the net;
thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water:
but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings:
I will pay thee my vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered,
and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings,
with the incense of rams;
I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God,
and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17 I cried unto him with my mouth,
and he was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart,
the Lord will not hear me:
19 But verily God hath heard me;
he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer,
nor his mercy from me.
Comments by Joan Boney
4 All the earth shall worship thee,
and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name.
Everywhere, all over the entire world, the earth worships God. The earth stays in the place God placed it. The earth brings forth and buds in its season, showing God to all who will look. The earth rests in season. The earth always does as God ordained, thus the earth worships God, bowing down to God at all times, doing the will of God.
And all persons see this everywhere daily.
The earth testifies to God.
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16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God,
and I will declare what He hath done for my soul.
God has been so wonderful in enabling me to curb my tongue. There have been many times when my resistance has lowered that I have called out to God for help in keeping me from offending another because of my weakness. I have been amazed at what happens.
I know some of you are married to unbelievers and I'm sure you feel drained from time to time. God is always our help. If you can remember to turn to God, you will be strengthened and helped.
James 3 ... Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.