1 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him Ps 98:1

Praise the LORD! Sing a new song to the LORD; praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!  Ps 149:1

 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Ps. 96:1,2.

When we think of songs and singing in worship and praise to the Lord, we probably think of hymns and in modern times, choruses.

The most well known songs in the Bible are probably the

150 Psalms /Tehillim /תהילים

and then the

Song of Solomon or

The Song of Songs  שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים ‎: Shīr Hashīrīm.

The Hebrew title for the book of Psalms is Tehillim/תהילים, meaning “songs of praise,” and individual psalms are referred to as Mizmorim: Mizmor Aleph (Psalm 1), Mizmor Bet (Psalm 2), and so on.

We looked at the Song of Solomon in an earlier post.

https://www.minimannamoments.com/a-secret-hidden-in-a-kings-song-shir-hamelech/

However these are not the only songs recorded in the scriptures. There are many more, some we may not have read or even realized they were songs.

We usually associate songs or singing with musical accompaniment but it can also be simply voices without instruments: a cappella, (Italian: “in the church style”), performance of a polyphonic (multipart) musical work by unaccompanied voices, a performance by a singer or a singing group without instruments. 

What was a song was in ancient times? 

There were a number of words for singing and songs but the word used for SONG in Exodus 15:2: 

“The LORD [is] my strength and song.”

 is zamar which is a word for

a pruning hook or pruning a tree. 

When used as a song it represents: 

a song of deliverance,

a song of victory over having pruned

or cut away your enemies from you. 

https://www.minimannamoments.com/what-does-a-pruning-hook-have-to-do-with-worship/

This is why one translation (the NIV), does not render this as a song at all but as a defense.  Here however a basic English translation cannot tell the history because in ancient times songs were really stories.

The lyrics in modern Christian music don’t tell stories like the old hymns and Gospel songs did, so the younger generation may find it difficult to understand what it means to say that

God is our song….

which is in fact telling a story, the History of what He has done for us.

Exodus 15:2:  “The LORD [is] my strength and song.”

There are several words for song in Hebrew.

            זִמְרָה – zimrah – melody, song in praise of Yahweh

song  שִׁיר  as a noun: 

poem, chant, hymn, poetry, ditty. 

zimrah: melody, song (in praise of Yah)

Strongs# 2172 Original Word: זִמְרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: zimrah
Phonetic Spelling: zim-raw‘
Definition: melody, song (in praise of Yah)

שִׁ֥יר   shiyr – song, musical

sir or shir

pronounced:sheer 

The 1st song in the Scriptures

is the

song of Moses and Miriam.

Exodus 15:1–18, 21

Exodus 15:1 
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־ הַשִּׁירָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה
NAS: sang this song  to the LORD, and said,
KJV: of Israel this song unto the LORD,
INT: and the sons of Israel song likewise to the LORD

It was sung after one of the greatest and most well known miracles, when God parted the Red Sea, allowing the children of Israel to cross on dry ground, escaping Pharaoh’s army. When the Egyptians pursued them, God closed the sea over them, washing away the chariots and horsemen.

Moses led the men in a song of praise to God, while Miriam leads the women singing the chorus:

Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted;
The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea. Ex.15:20,21

There are at least 185 songs in the Bible which include songs about battles, coronations, funerals, cities being destroyed, and seas being parted. The book of Psalms contains 150, being a collection of songs written over the centuries by different leaders of Israel. 6 are from the Song of Solomon and Lamentations. However there are some 35 other songs, chants, dirges, and hymns spread throughout both the Old and New Testaments. Some of the songs are very similar to Psalms, the other pieces of poetry may or may not have been sung or set to music. A list below includes many of them.

The Song of Wells in the Wilderness.

(Nu 21:17–18)

Numbers 21:17 
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־ הַשִּׁירָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את עֲלִ֥י
NAS: sang this song: Spring up, O well!
KJV: sang this song, Spring up,
INT: sang Israel song likewise Spring

As Israel wanders through the wilderness they come to a place called Beer. Beer is a Hebrew word for well, and there the whole nation refills its’ supply of water; and being a very happy occasion, the Israelites break into song:

Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
The well, which the leaders sank,
Which the nobles of the people dug,
With the scepter and with their staffs.

The Song of Moses and Joshua

(Deuteronomy 31:19–22, 30, 32:1–43)

Deuteronomy 31:22 
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־ הַשִּׁירָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בַּיּ֣וֹם
NAS: wrote this song the same day,
KJV: therefore wrote this song the same day,
INT: wrote Moses song likewise day

Deuteronomy 31:30 
HEB: אֶת־ דִּבְרֵ֥י הַשִּׁירָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את עַ֖ד
NAS: of this song, until
KJV: the words of this song, until they were ended.
INT: of Israel the words song likewise until

   Moses instructs the nation of Israel to love and obey the Lord when they enter the promised land; reaffirming the law. He then appoints Joshua as the new leader, and calls the people to pledge their allegiance to their God.

Moses puts it all together into a song, which he and Joshua teach to the people.

It is a well known fact that people remember things easier when in the form of a song or poem. Children especially learn quicker with for example the alphabet songs. This was a method employed by many cultures, where the majority could not read or write; stories were passed down through generations and were often accompanied with music or sung. Although it seemed like entertainment, it was a way to ensure that tribal history was remembered, when word of mouth was all people had to pass on information to future generations.

Here in Deuteronomy, it is a covenant song of God’s faithfulness: He is the righteous Rock of Israel and the song reminds Israel of the Lord’s blessings; and warns them of the consequences of disobeying Him.

The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness and without injustice,
Righteous and upright is He.

The Song of Deborah and Baruk.

Another victory song, and one of the oldest texts in Scripture.

Judges 5:12 
HEB: ע֖וּרִי דַּבְּרִי־ שִׁ֑יר ק֥וּם בָּרָ֛ק
NAS: awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak,
KJV: awake, utter a song: arise, Barak,
INT: awake sing As

Deborah, a prophetess, leads a small Israeli militia against their Canaanite overlord’s well-armed forces. Her field officer Baruk meets the enemy commander, Sisera, on the battle field. Baruk wipes out Sisera’s forces, but Sisera escapes on foot.

He doesn’t get too far. Sisera stops to rest and sleeps in a nearby tent, and the woman whose tent it was nails his head to the ground.

After the battle was won, Deborah and Baruk wrote a song of praise to God, rejoicing over His deliverance. They also sing about the battle heroes,

Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD;
But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.

Song of David’s Victory

1 Sa 18:7

After young David kills Goliath, he and king Saul triumphantly return from the battle. The women of the cities are very happy about the victory, and they meet King Saul with musical instruments, dancing, and singing a new song:

Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.

The song becomes popular and even, Israel’s enemies, the Philistines know it 1 Sa 21:11. Saul becomes jealous of David, and this song becomes a problem for Saul driving a wedge between the two of them for the rest of Saul’s life.

The Song of the Bow

2 Samuel 1:17–27

We have read the songs about victory, covenant and wells, but this is the first of many sad songs in Scripture called a lament.

David writes the song of the bow when he learns that both Saul and Jonathan have died in battle. It’s a sad day for David and for the whole Hebrew nation: Jonathan was David’s best friend, and Saul was the anointed king of Israel. David chants this lament or dirge for Saul and Jonathan and has the sons of Judah learn it. Its possible David may have named it in honor of Jonathan, who was a skilled archer.

2 Samuel 22:1 
HEB: אֶת־ דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּיוֹם֩
NAS: of this song to the LORD
KJV: the words of this song in the day
INT: to the LORD the words song in the day

Later this was David’s lament for Abner in

2 Samuel 3:33–34

Your beauty, O Israel, is slain on your high places!
How have the mighty fallen!

After Saul died there was a 7-year civil war between Judah and the rest of Israel. Judah names David their king, while the rest of the country serves Saul’s son Ish-bosheth. However, Ish-bosheth upsets his own general, who was a warrior named Abner. Abner defects to David, swearing to make him king of all Israel. David accepts Abner’s alliance, and it looks like the war will finally come to an end. However, there’s just one problem: Abner killed one of David’s men in an earlier battle, and now that man’s brother Joab wants revenge. Joab pulls Abner aside at the city gate and murders him. Horrified, David writes a funeral chant for Abner.

Should Abner die as a fool dies?
Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in fetters;
As one falls before the wicked, you have fallen.

Song of David’s Deliverance

2 Samuel 22, Ps 18

We looked at the song of victory above where it gave Saul real problems when he realizes that his kingdom will pass to David.

Because of this Saul spends much of his reign hunting chasing after David. Eventually, God delivers David from Saul and he writes a psalm of praise to his Savior. This song is actually recorded twice in the Bible: first in 2nd Samuel, and again in Psalms 18.

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge;
My savior, You save me from violence.

Asaph’s Psalm of Praise

1 Ch 16:7, Ps 105

When David commissions the building of the temple, he ordains the house of Asaph to be a family of worship leaders. Asaph and his sons are faithful to their duties for hundreds of years and his family wrote 12 of the Psalms. As the temple was commissioned, David asked them to sing and like David’s psalm of deliverance, this one is in both 1 Chron. and Psalms 105.

Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples.
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.

Asaph’s Song for the Temple’s Completion

2 Chronicles 5:13 
HEB: וּבִמְצִלְתַּ֜יִם וּבִכְלֵ֣י הַשִּׁ֗יר וּבְהַלֵּ֤ל לַיהוָה֙
NAS: and instruments of music, and when they praised
KJV: and instruments of musick, and praised
INT: and cymbals and instruments of music praised the LORD

The shortest song in the original Hebrew text is only 5 words in length.

The temple construction is finished, and the ark of the covenant is brought to the Holy of Holies. The sons of Asaph praise the Lord, and God’s glory fills the temple.

Saying for He is good forever His mercy/loving kindness endures.

 

Jehoshaphat’s Battle Song

2 Ch 20:21

King Jehoshaphat is outnumbered by his enemies, so he pleads with God for help. A man of the tribe of Levi brings Jehoshaphat a message from God:

“Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s”.

So the next day when they go to battle, they put singers on the front lines not soldiers, and the singers cry out:

Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness is everlasting.

The Lord ambushes Jehoshaphat’s enemies, and once again saves His people.

The Song of Songs

Solomon is credited with 1,005 songs; 1 Ki 4:32, but there is one which stands higher than the rest. Mentioned earlier, we know it as the Song of Solomon, or the Song of Songs. A love song between a man and a woman, and their wedding. 

I am my beloved’s,
And his desire is for me.

There are 3 songbooks in the Bible, the documents made up entirely of lyrics.

The 1st and by far the biggest is Psalms.

The 2nd is Song of Solomon.

The 3rd is Lamentations.

Unlike Psalms and Song of Solomon, Lamentations does not state itself as being a songbook. However, when the book was translated into Greek (the Septuagint), it was called a book of dirges. This book mourns Jerusalem after the fall to Babylon. Each of the 5 chapters begins a new poem and 4 are acrostics using the Hebrew alef bet.

How lonely sits the city
That was full of people!
She has become like a widow
Who was once great among the nations!
She who was a princess among the provinces
Has become a forced laborer!

Isaiah’s vineyard song

Is 5:1–2

The prophet Isaiah was called to preach to the people of Israel with both judgment and comfort and  one of his messages uses a song as a parable.

My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
He dug it all around, removed its stones,
And planted it with the choicest vine.
And He built a tower in the middle of it
And also hewed out a wine vat in it;
Then He expected it to produce good grapes,
But it produced only worthless ones.

It is a metaphor:

the Lord is the one who built Israel, just as a man builds a vineyard. And instead of following the ways of God, Israel killed the innocents and perverted justice. (Is 5:7).

Song of the harlot

Isaiah 23:15

Isaiah is prophesying that the nearby land of Tyre will be forgotten and desolate for 70 years. The Babylonians will plunder her, and her harbors and fortresses will be ruined; but after that time, Tyre will engage in trade again, like an old harlot trying to be remembered by her suitors.

 Take your harp, walk about the city,
O forgotten harlot;
Pluck the strings skillfully, sing many songs,
That you may be remembered.

Song of Judah’s protection

Is 26:1–6

 Not all of Isaiah’s songs are sad. The prophet says that there will come a time when the Lord will once again protect Judah from her enemies and in that day, the people will sing of how God shields and protects their cities.

We have a strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for security.

Lament for the Princes of Israel

Ezek 19:1–14

Ezekiel mourns Israel’s captivity as the lion-like nation has been hunted, captured, and dragged away into exile.

They put him in a cage with hooks
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in hunting nets
So that his voice would be heard no more
On the mountains of Israel.

The International Lament for Tyre

Ezek 26:17–18

The book of Ezekiel tells of God’s judgment on the Ancient Near East nations. Tyre, a rich city for sailors and traders is one city that will fall to the Babylonians; and when Tyre is ransacked, Ezekiel predicts that the princes of the world will sing a song of lamentation for the fallen city.

How you have perished, O inhabited one,
From the seas, O renowned city,
Which was mighty on the sea,
She and her inhabitants,
Who imposed her terror
On all her inhabitants!
Now the coastlands will tremble
On the day of your fall;
Yes, the coastlands which are by the sea
Will be terrified at your passing.

Ezekiel’s lament over Tyre

Ezek. 27

Ezekiel is told by the Lord to give another dirge/lament for Tyre, one which describes her downfall more completely.

Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise,
Your sailors and your pilots,
Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise
And all your men of war who are in you,
With all your company that is in your midst,
Will fall into the heart of the seas
On the day of your overthrow.

Sailor’s lament for Tyre

Ezek 27:32–36

This is a song within a song.  Ezekiel is making his own lament for the city of Tyre, he says that the sailors and captains of the sea will sing their own song about their fallen city.

Who is like Tyre,
Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?

 

Ezekiel’s second lamentation over the king of Tyre.

Ezek. 28:12–19

Ezekiel isn’t finished with his sad news for Tyre and God has him take up yet another lamentation for the king.

Some read the lyrics of this song as a judgment on the human ruler of Tyre. Other scholars see this as the story of lucifer’s fall from grace, since Ezekiel describes the king as: an anointing cherub who covers who was in Eden, the garden of God.

As an interpretation, it can refer to both.

Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before kings,
That they may see you.

Ezekiel’s lament for Pharaoh

Ezek 32:2.

When Tyre seems to get a break, it is only because God is also bringing judgment on Egypt; and the Lord tells Ezekiel to take up a lamentation song over Pharaoh as well.

You compared yourself to a young lion of the nations,
Yet you are like the monster in the seas;
And you burst forth in your rivers
And muddied the waters with your feet
And fouled their rivers.

Amos’ dirge/lamentation for the house of Israel

Amos 5:2

The Lord sends a shepherd named Amos with a message for the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Israel must pay for the way they’ve mistreated the poor in the land, there are consequences and the Lord speaks forth His message of justice which is a harsh one, and Amos sings a dirge/lamentation over Israel.

She has fallen, she will not rise again—
The virgin Israel.
She lies neglected on her land;
There is none to raise her up.

Habakkuk’s song

Habakkuk 3.

There are only 3 chapters in the book of Habakkuk the prophet; in the first two, God and Habakkuk speak back and forth about how God will deal with the violence and injustice in the land of Judah.

Then Habakkuk writes the last song of the Old Testament: a psalm that praises God and begs for his compassion.

LORD, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember mercy.

There are some other songs mentioned in the Scriptures but the lyrics are not included:

Solomon wrote 1,005 songs. 1 Kings 4:32. not all are recorded.

When king Hezekiah repairs the temple, the trumpeters sound a song to the Lord. 2 Ch. 29:27.

Some of the Levites who return from exile in Babylon are specifically responsible for songs of thanksgiving. Neh. 12:8.

Jesus/Yeshua and the disciples sing the hallel in the upper room after supper. Matt. 26:30.

Paul and Silas sing a hymn when they’re in prison before God releases them. Acts 16:25.

The 144,000 redeemed witnesses in John’s revelation sing a song before the throne of God, the living creatures, and the elders this is a song only the 144,000 know. Rev. 14:3.

Our Heavenly Father created music as a means for Believers to express our heartfelt adoration in worship toward Him and to share His praiseworthy deeds with others. The Bible contains over 180 songs that bear witness to His character, power, plans and purposes, and not all are found in the Book of Psalms. From hymns and prophetic songs to chants and dirges, throughout the scriptures there are examples of our Biblical ancestors lifting their voices to honor our Heavenly Father, Creator and King.

Victory Songs and Battle Songs

“Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!” Psalm 118:15

Biblical heroes have theme songs in Scripture that declare God’s victories.

Deborah’s song: The song sung by the prophetess Deborah is one of the oldest victory songs recorded in Scripture, coming after she leads Barak into battle against the Canaanites, God empowers their outnumbered army to overtake the enemy. When the Canaanite commander, Sisera, escapes during the final battle, a woman called Jael completes the mission by crushing Sisera’s skull with a tent peg. Deborah and Barak sing their victory song to the Lord, giving Him all the credit for the win as they tell the story of the battle. Judges 5:1-31.

Paul and Silas’s worship:  Paul and Silas cast a spirit of divination out of a servant girl while they were on their first visit to Philippi. The girl’s owners are so furious that their money-making opportunities have vanished with the unclean spirit, that they arrest Paul and Silas, strip them, beat them with rods, and throw them into prison. Paul and Silas begin worshiping God in their cell and a violent earthquake shakes the foundations of the prison, the doors swing open and all the prisoners’ chains fall off. Instead of escaping their prison cell, Paul and Silas they stay and take the opportunity to lead their prison guard and his family to Messiah. Acts 16:25-29.

Prophetic Songs

The children of God have always used music/song to mark holy events. These songs were passed down through the ages so that each new generation would remember God’s mighty acts, His loving kindness, and His supreme power. Many Biblical songs are  prophetic in nature and in the Old Testament, Biblical prophecy was often accompanied by music.

“David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.” 1 Chronicles 25:1

“After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying.” 1 Samuel 10:5

“Elisha said, ‘As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you. But now bring me a harpist.’ While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came on Elisha and he said, This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water.” 2 Kings 3:14-16

“He [Saul] was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he usually did.”1 Samuel 18:10

New Testament Songs

New Testament scriptures confirm the importance of

singing as an important act of worship.

Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19, James 5:13, Matthew 26:30. 

There are the songs listed in the book of Revelation, one of the most beautiful examples of a song in the New Testament is Mary’s Song also known as the Magnificat in Luke 1:46-55, most scholars believe that the format of the verses is poetic, similar to that of the Psalms. When the angel Gabriel visits Mary and announces that she will conceive a child, he also tells her that Elizabeth her elderly cousin, will soon give birth to a son. When Mary goes to visit Elizabeth, the baby in her womb leaps for joy as Mary greets her; and her response to Elizabeth’s affirmation is truly inspiring.

“My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.

From now on all generations will call me blessed,
for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
holy is his name.
His mercy extends to those who fear him,
from generation to generation.

He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
He has brought down rulers from their thrones
but has lifted up the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things
but has sent the rich away empty.

He has helped his servant Israel,
remembering to be merciful
to Abraham and his descendants forever,
just as he promised our ancestors.”

How Are Biblical Songs Important Today?

The songs in the Bible not only provide us with a better understanding of His story today, they also have a way of uniting all of God’s people in collective worship.

The first and the last song in the Bible are amazingly similar, as both are a spontaneous, praise-filled celebration of our Heavenly Fathers’ redemption.

For 400 years the children of God were enslaved by the Egyptians. and when they cried out to Him, He sent Moses to orchestrate their deliverance. However Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he had no intention of allowing his captive laborers to go free. God’s power was demonstrated and eventually Pharaoh’s heart was softened after the 10 successive plagues on Egypt. Through the first 9 Pharaoh’s grip on the slaves grew tighter, then the 10th plague was so horrific, that it finally broke Pharaoh’s resistance and he let God’s people go.

As they were leaving, Pharaoh changed his mind again and decided to chase them. There was one final obstacle which stood between children of Israel and their freedom, the Red/Reed Sea. As Pharaoh and his army got closer, the Hebrew slaves became trapped; then God’s power flowed through Moses and the huge body of water parted, allowing the Israelites to cross over on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to follow, the waves of the sea flowed back and drowned Pharaoh’s army.

As they realized the enormity of their deliverance, Moses and the Israelites burst into a spontaneous song of praise.

“I will sing to the LORD,
for He is highly exalted.
The horse and rider
He has thrown into the sea.

The LORD is my strength and my song,
and He has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise Him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.” Exodus 15:1-2

This 18-verse song of deliverance in Exodus 15:1-18 is a detailed list of God’s miracles and His power to defeat the enemy. Even as Israel collectively sang about God’s strength, provision, mercy, and justice, the lyrics turned into a faith-filled prophetic view of God’s continued victory on their behalf.

The last song in the Bible is found in the book of Revelation.

Scripture refers to this final song as the song of Moses and of the Lamb. Revelation 15:3 In this passage of Scripture, John has just witnessed the saints overcome the power of the Beast through their faithful obedience to Messiah. 7 final tribulation plagues are administered by 7 angels, but the saints stand by a “sea” of  glass and sing their song of triumph to the One who has secured their redemption.

Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.

Who will not fear you, Lord,
and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.

All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.

Both the first and last song in Scripture center on

God’s redemptive power to deliver His people out of slavery

and into the promises prepared for them.

Worthy is the Lamb!

Revelation 5:9–10

In the book of Revelation, John records a scene in God’s heavenly throne room. There’s a book bound shut by 7 seals, and no one is worthy to open it.

Until a Lamb appears.

The Lamb represents Messiah Jesus/Yeshua all through Revelation, and He is able to open the book. The others in the throne room bow down before the Lamb, taking up their harps to sing a new song.

Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals;
For You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God;
And they will reign upon the earth.

The last song of Moses and the Lamb

Revelation 15:3

The first song of Moses was in Exodus 15 after crossing the Red Sea and the last song in the Bible is similar. In Revelation 15:3, John sees the victorious body of believers in Messiah who have overcome the beast. They sing a new song of Moses, one with different words, but a similar message: Our Heavenly Father has conquered the enemy, and He deserves ALL the worship glory honor and praise.

Great and marvelous are Your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty;
Righteous and true are Your ways,
King of the nations!
Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy;
For all the nations will come and worship before you,
For your righteous acts have been revealed.

Worthy is the Lamb!

In the same way we began singing a new song to the Lord. In Rev. 14:3, they sang a new song and in the future we will join in with that singing. Until that day comes, we too can sing of all that He has done for us.

We can daily

sing a new song to the Lord

from our hearts, declaring how good He Is, how Holy and longsuffering and Almighty He is. We are to worship Him in spirit and truth, declaring the wonders of the Creator of the Universe. Singing and making melody in our hearts to the One who died for us, took our place, took our sin upon Himself so we can be forgiven and be with Him forever.

Shalom shalom mishpachah/family

and cheverim/friends!

You are loved and appreciated and prayed for.

Please don’t leave this page without knowing Messiah is not only your Savior, Lord and soon returning King but He is also your beloved and His desire is for us to be His Beloved.. to have a personal relationship with Him NOT Religion.

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

NOT SURE?

YOU CAN BE..

SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.