Psalms 95:2
Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
BSB
ASV
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
KJV
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving. Here is probably a reference to the peculiar presence of God in the Holy of Holies above the mercy seat, and also to the glory which shone forth out of the cloud which rested above the tabernacle. Everywhere God is present, but there is a peculiar presence of grace and glory into which men should never come without the profoundest reverence.
Spiritual joy is the heart and soul of thankful praise. It is the will of God (such is the condescension of his grace) that when we give glory to him as a being infinitely perfect and blessed we should, at the same time, rejoice in him as our Father and King, and a God in covenant with us.
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Psalms 100:4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.
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Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
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Ephesians 5:19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
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Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the…
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.