Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
The psalmist sets before us two grounds for praising God: that He sustains all things by His power, and that He has freely adopted His Church into gracious covenant with Himself. But mere lip service will not do; God demands sincerity and a life that proves the people were not chosen in vain.
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Commenting on Psalm 95:1-11
Here the exhortation to worship is renewed and backed with a motive which, to Israel of old and to Christians now, is especially powerful; for both the Israel after the flesh and the Israel of faith may be described as the people of his pasture, and by both he is called "our God." O come, let us worship and bow down. The adoration is to be humble.
We are backward and cold in praise, so we need stirring up. Sing with holy joy and delight, not mere bodily exercise; spiritual joy is the heart and soul of it. With humble reverence and outward expressions of awe, speak forth His praises out of an abundance of love and thankfulness, and kindle the same affection in others.
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Commenting on Psalm 95:1-6