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How often do we sing half-hearted praises with distracted minds? Psalm 150–the final psalm in the book of songs to God–is packed with praise to God. Ask God to help you pay full attention and resist distractions when you’re singing His praises and hearing

promises and love to God and faith in Christ…When it seems as though the very roots of our life, the foundations Both Elizabeth and Anne found hope and joy in their last days in God’s forgiveness of their sins.

Come into his presence with singing! ³Know that the LORD, he is God! But, oh, how we long to hear a happy submission to our training and discipline flowing from the hearts Our heavenly Father longs for that from His children, too. “Make a joyful noise to the Lord…serve the Lord with gladness…come into His presence with singing!” deadly motivation of “just get through it” or “just get it checked off the list”—no joy, no gladness, no singing

—James 1:17 I memorized this verse as a young girl when I sang it as part of a baby dedication. To my mind the song spoke of evidence that good gifts, though mediated by people, are from God.

“The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their It is a secret taught to us by the “founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set

Our three-year-old son was admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Australia, his health was The mystery of my son’s condition was revealed to be cancer. One of the goals I had at the beginning of the year was to learn to play a particular song on the piano Then, one day, the music therapist who came in to sing songs and play music with my boy was chatting I don’t know what the future holds for my son, my family, or me, but I do know that the Lord will be

In 1 John 3:8, we learn the reason the Son of God came: "to destroy the works of the devil." It is faith in Him that provides the foundation we need to resist the devil, utterly confident in God

—Philippians 4:19 Have you ever wondered why the morning air rings with a cacophony of sparrow songs, We marvel that these feathery little music boxes can daily sing such a big song with abandon as if no the glory of His Son. when your cares awaken with you in the dawn, open the window of your anxious heart and join creation’s song Since then, they have become the proud parents of two girls—Maya and Nora—and a son, Cameron.

In fact, Psalms 120–134 are all "Songs of Ascents." Song of Ascents Rundown Psalm 120 gives the exilic cry, "Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meschech, that This "Song of Ascents of Solomon" looks to the offspring of David. Then Psalm 132 comes with the central message of the Songs of Ascents: The Lord made a promise to David This is what the surrounding Songs of Ascents help us understand.

tell one story—the glory of God’s grace in saving sinners through the death and resurrection of his Son more, and a then little more—until one day we are completely overcome by its wonder so much that we’ll sing in an even nobler, sweeter song his power to save.

Most serious of all, and foundational to their other problems, their trials led them to question their

Yet, it is easy to disregard the riches of pleasure, comfort, and assurance to be found in it. it as “the pearl of psalms whose soft and pure radiance delights every eye [for] of this delightful song This song from David is a declaration of God’s faithful protection of His people. We should rejoice in singing its melodic tune in times of joy and prosperity. outside of the good gifts that God bestows, and even in times of perceived lack, ultimate satisfaction is found