Come and Worship

Come! Let us raise a joyful song to the Lord,
a shout of triumph to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving,
and sing him psalms of triumph.
For the Lord is the great God,
a great king over all gods;
the farthest places of the earth are in his hands,
and the folds of the hills are his;
the sea is his, he made it;
the dry land fashioned by his hands is his.
Come! Let us throw ourselves at his feet in homage,
let us kneel before the Lord who made us;
for he is our God,
we are his people, we the flock he shepherds.
You shall know his power today
if you will listen to his voice.
(Psalm 95:1-7 New English Bible)

What a great privilege we have to serve the King of kings! There is no higher honor than to have been adopted as children of God and received into His family. Though, and thankfully, we are not saved by things we do, but through faith, we are given the privilege of doing things for Him to accomplish His plan. The times we get to see how things fit together are great times. PTL.

You’ll notice that this passage is from the New English Bible. For the last few years I’ve done my daily Bible reading from versions other than what I normally use for study. It’s been interesting to become familiar with the New Revised Standard and New King James Version. I have more that I’m working toward after I finish with the NEB – sometime next Spring. One advantage that I’m finding is that the different wording brings new insights.

I like the way that the NEB translates verse 6: “Come! Let us throw ourselves at his feet in homage.” All the other versions I’ve looked at use the words worship and bow. The NEB, with its “throw ourselves at his feet in homage,” communicates to me a greater sense of urgency and passion. I like that.