Here’s today’s Verse: “Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands.” Short Text this morning, Psalm 66:1 in its entirety.

“Make a joyful noise” is just one word in Hebrew, “rua,” but pronounced “roo-ah,” accenting the last syllable. The verb is an imperative. We are literally being commanded to praise the Lord! And rightly so. And “rua” means? “To shout, to raise a loud sound, to cry out, to triumph!”

Wow!

The preposition “unto” is spelled “le,” indicating “towards, to, for, in regard to,” God being the Focus of our praise! “God” as in “Elohiym,” the Divine Strong One! Also the One Who is Triune! Father, Son, Holy Spirit!

But who is to praise Him?

“All lands!”

“All” translates “kol,” meaning “no exceptions!” The “whole” of any entity!

And “lands” is “eretzs,” actually “earth” … yet meaning the inhabitants thereof, of course.

Planet-wide praise of God!

And I personally believe that will occur some day. When: “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:10-11

Psalm 24:1 says something similar. “The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. This is the generation of them that seek Him.” Psalm 24:1 and 6, amazing!

Jesus is coming again!

“Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.” Revelation 1:7, wailing before believing … then praising and shouting for his Names’ Sake.

And ultimately: “Every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts.” Zechariah 14:16, yes!

Every one!

To worship the King!

Then today’s Verse again: “Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands.”

Mark it down.

It will happen.

And, dear Believing Friends, we shall be in that massive company of worshippers as well, praising His dear Name!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell