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September 16
Sunday


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READ:
Psal 98
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Break forth in song,
rejoice, and sing
praises. __Psalm 98:4
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Singing comes naturally to the four Von Trapp children. They are the great-grandchildren of Captain Georg Von Trapp, whose romance with his second wife Maria inspired the 1965 film The Sound of Music.

After their grandfather Werner Von Trapp had a stroke, the Montana siblings recorded their first CD in order to cheer him up. Soon the children were peerforming around the world. Stefan, the children's father, says. "The music is inside them."

The writer of Psalm 98 also had a song in his heart. He called on others to join him in singing "to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things" (v.1). He praised God for His salvation, His righteousness, His mercy, and His faithfulness (vv.2-3). The psalmist's heart was so overflowing with praise that he called on the earth to break forth in song, the rivers to clap their hands, and the hills to be joyful (vv. 4-8 ).

We have much to be thankful for as well__God's good gifts of family, friends, and His daily supply for our needs. He faithfully cares for us, His children.

We may not be able to sing well. But when we recall all that God is to us and all that He has done for us, we can't help but "break forth in song" (v.4). __ Anne Cetas
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To His feet thy tribute bring;~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Evermore His praises sing. __ Lyte~~~~~~~~~~~
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Praise is the overflow of a joyful heart.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 98****************

1 Oh, sing to the LORD a
new song! For He has done
marvelous things; His right
hand and His holy arm have
gained Him the victory.

2 The LORD has made
known His salvation; His
righteousness He has
revealed in the sight of the
nations. 3 He has
remembered His mercy and
His faithfulness to the
house of Israel; all the ends
of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God.

4 Shout joyfully to the
LORD, all the earth; break
forth in song, rejoice, and
sing praises. 5 Sing to the
LORD with the harp, with
the harp and the sound of a
psalm, 6 with trumpets and
the sound of a horn; shout
joyfully before the LORD,
the King.

7 Let the sea roar, and all
its fullness, the world and
those who dwell in it; 8 let
the rivers clap their hands;
let the hills be joyful
together 9 before the LORD,
for He is coming to judge
the earth. With
righteousness He shall
judge the world, and the
peoples with equity.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In today's Bible reading, the psalmist uses poetic license to tell all of
creation to praise God. He exhorts the rivers and hills, and even the
sea, to join in worship of the Creator. __HDF