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O sing unto the Lord a new song.
“Any fresh experience of God,” a commentator affirms, “might offer an occasion for the composition of a ‘new song.’ ” Because man’s eternal relationship to God is never stale—and God’s love is continuously renewed (see Lamentations 3:22, 23)—new expressions of praise flow naturally from His creation.
Mention of a new song occurs five more times in Psalms (see another example in 40:3, Responsive Reading) as well as in Isaiah 42:10 and Revelation 5:9; 14:3.
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Resources quoted in this issue
GT: Keener, Craig S., John H. Walton, eds. NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2016.
Cit. 4: Wiseman, Donald John, et al., eds. The Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Vol. 18, Isaiah. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1964–.
Cit. 12: Peterson, Eugene H. Conversations: The Message with Its Translator. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress Publishing Group, 2007.
Cits. 15 and 25: Keck, Leander E., et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Bible: A Commentary in Twelve Volumes. Vol. 4, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Introduction to Hebrew Poetry, Job, Psalms. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996–2001.
Cit. 22: Contemporary English Version, copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.
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