Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. Psalms 89:15-16
The scripture says, “blessed is (which denotes a present state) the people that know the joyful sound” or the sound of joy.
The sound that I heard this morning is hard to explain in words, it was as if it was announcing itself. That’s my best description. When I awoke, I was singing (not in an audible voice), “We praise you.” Those words were followed by “we thank you, we love you, we adore you!” When I began to think about the words that followed, it excited me and I felt as if something was about to happen. You know that feeling you get when you are in expectancy? As His people, we can be certain of that sound according to the Word. We can rejoice as we are reminded that we are yet a blessed people, not only because we know, but understand the significance of the sound of joy, as well as blessed to know that we are walking and living in God’s favor.
According to the dictionary, being joyful is an emotion of great happiness. In this verse, the usage of the word sound indicates a condition or having a particular quality when heard or leaving a particular impression. What a great impression of happiness the Lord left on my heart today. However, the sound that I speak of has nothing to do with being physically able to hear an audible sound, as it has to do with the feeling that the sound brings about. During this time, David is referring to the trumpets that sounded off for the feasts of celebration, which probably brought about the same jubilant feelings of which I speak, when they heard the sound, it brought great joy! If I could say it the way Cynde would, "something feels like it’s about to jump off, big time!” Then I just want to scream, very loudly! Something has sounded off in me with such fervency this morning, that it lets me know that we need to get ready. It's not anything you can see or hear, but you can feel it coming because we are in tune with God, and as the scripture states and “in the light of thy countenance.” Spending time in His Word and in His presence is where you’ll find this and when we experience this kind of joy, we exude radiance. Because of that, I get an overwhelming sense that causes me to be happy from the inside out.
Regardless of all else that is going on around us, in spite of how things look, God has been merciful and He has been faithful to His people. He still possesses all power and has illustrated this power on so many occasions. Not to mention God's covenant and His promises that were made to His seed, this certainly includes you and me and God is not slack concerning His promises. Sometimes we need to be reminded to hold fast to the promises of God and remember that He is in control of all things and we should continue to rejoice in Him (Phil 4:4). If we could just remember to continue to claim God’s promises even in our afflictions, we could experience the joy that He intends for us to have. This is what David is trying to convey in the passage, that God is faithful and merciful to us. He is our strength, our defense, and who can be compared to Him?
In lieu of all that is happening in our lives today, the trials, the hardships, the burdens, the brokenness, the sicknesses, and the afflictions, we can take comfort in knowing that God is for us. We can stand fast on His Word, His promises and be assured that we shall walk and live in His favor. Not focused on the world and all of its worries but putting all of our trust, our faith and our hope in Him. Yes, be prayerful, yes, be watchful, but do not worry for we are His righteousness and we shall be exalted, elevated, esteemed above all. We are His chosen people, a privileged people, and a blessed people! Listen and you will hear and know the sound of His joy!
Until the morning, be blessed!
Cynde
The scripture says, “blessed is (which denotes a present state) the people that know the joyful sound” or the sound of joy.
The sound that I heard this morning is hard to explain in words, it was as if it was announcing itself. That’s my best description. When I awoke, I was singing (not in an audible voice), “We praise you.” Those words were followed by “we thank you, we love you, we adore you!” When I began to think about the words that followed, it excited me and I felt as if something was about to happen. You know that feeling you get when you are in expectancy? As His people, we can be certain of that sound according to the Word. We can rejoice as we are reminded that we are yet a blessed people, not only because we know, but understand the significance of the sound of joy, as well as blessed to know that we are walking and living in God’s favor.
According to the dictionary, being joyful is an emotion of great happiness. In this verse, the usage of the word sound indicates a condition or having a particular quality when heard or leaving a particular impression. What a great impression of happiness the Lord left on my heart today. However, the sound that I speak of has nothing to do with being physically able to hear an audible sound, as it has to do with the feeling that the sound brings about. During this time, David is referring to the trumpets that sounded off for the feasts of celebration, which probably brought about the same jubilant feelings of which I speak, when they heard the sound, it brought great joy! If I could say it the way Cynde would, "something feels like it’s about to jump off, big time!” Then I just want to scream, very loudly! Something has sounded off in me with such fervency this morning, that it lets me know that we need to get ready. It's not anything you can see or hear, but you can feel it coming because we are in tune with God, and as the scripture states and “in the light of thy countenance.” Spending time in His Word and in His presence is where you’ll find this and when we experience this kind of joy, we exude radiance. Because of that, I get an overwhelming sense that causes me to be happy from the inside out.
Regardless of all else that is going on around us, in spite of how things look, God has been merciful and He has been faithful to His people. He still possesses all power and has illustrated this power on so many occasions. Not to mention God's covenant and His promises that were made to His seed, this certainly includes you and me and God is not slack concerning His promises. Sometimes we need to be reminded to hold fast to the promises of God and remember that He is in control of all things and we should continue to rejoice in Him (Phil 4:4). If we could just remember to continue to claim God’s promises even in our afflictions, we could experience the joy that He intends for us to have. This is what David is trying to convey in the passage, that God is faithful and merciful to us. He is our strength, our defense, and who can be compared to Him?
In lieu of all that is happening in our lives today, the trials, the hardships, the burdens, the brokenness, the sicknesses, and the afflictions, we can take comfort in knowing that God is for us. We can stand fast on His Word, His promises and be assured that we shall walk and live in His favor. Not focused on the world and all of its worries but putting all of our trust, our faith and our hope in Him. Yes, be prayerful, yes, be watchful, but do not worry for we are His righteousness and we shall be exalted, elevated, esteemed above all. We are His chosen people, a privileged people, and a blessed people! Listen and you will hear and know the sound of His joy!
Until the morning, be blessed!
Cynde
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