Public Worship - its Necessity and Advantage
Psalm 95:1-11
O come, let us sing to the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.…


I. ITS NATURE.

1. Thanksgiving and praise. (Vers. 1, 2.) We need special seasons for thinking over our privileges and cultivating gratitude, and the utterance of the spirit of praise.

2. Adoration and prayer. (Ver. 6.) God's love thus a cause for our cleansing. Christ's promises and grace inexhaustible. Who can drink the river of his love dry? Confession and supplication.

3. Listening to the voice of God. (Ver. 7.) In his spoken Word and in our own hearts. Hearing what God speaks to us is as much worship as our speaking to God.

II. REASONS OF WORSHIP.

1. God's supremacy. (Vers. 3-5.) Here is the theme of the loftiest praise; a reason for the largest prayers; and an argument for submission to his perfect will.

2. God's tender guardianship. "He is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand." intimate relationship to him: "our God." Living upon his bounty: "people of his pasture." We are being guided by him: "sheep of his hand."

3. God's oath against those who are hardened. "Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest."

4. He is the Rock of our salvation. (Ver. 1.) The eternal Foundation and Shelter of the soul. - S.



Parallel Verses
KJV: O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

WEB: Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!




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