Psalm 149

It took me a little more than 1 minute to read this psalm. The psalmist says that God deserves a new song. Throw together a new stanza of notes and words that declare the greatness of our God. In verse 8 he asks why? Why all of this festive celebration? It is not a rhetorical question but instead is a leading question. The psalmist has an answer burning in his heart. Apparently no one else would ask the question that is answer is begging to be voiced. The answer to why is salvation. But not "skin-of-the-teeth" salvation. Not "just-squeaking-through" salvation. The salvation that God bestowes on his people could be described as "niagric", "titanic", "stellar", or even "galaxtic." God lavishly pours out his salvation and his love on the people whom he claims as his own. And that is a wonderful picture of his overflowing grace.
Stuart