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Puritan Board Doctor
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing. (Zephaniah 3:17, ESV)
I must confess, I don't remember running across this reference to God singing before. In one of his sermons I was reading, Spurgeon quoted this verse without giving the reference, and I was so intrigued I had to look it up. As far as I know, it's the only place in the Bible that describes God as singing.
(Note: I "corrected" the ESV by capitalizing the personal pronouns referring to God. Personally, I think that shows respect for Him. The bolding in the text is, of course, also mine.)
How delightful to know that God sings over us! What a blessing from the Word!
Update: Having discovered this verse, I excitedly showed it to my wife. It turns out that she quoted it back to me before I read it to her - she's known this verse for several years! Spoiled all my fun (heh, heh).
I must confess, I don't remember running across this reference to God singing before. In one of his sermons I was reading, Spurgeon quoted this verse without giving the reference, and I was so intrigued I had to look it up. As far as I know, it's the only place in the Bible that describes God as singing.
(Note: I "corrected" the ESV by capitalizing the personal pronouns referring to God. Personally, I think that shows respect for Him. The bolding in the text is, of course, also mine.)
How delightful to know that God sings over us! What a blessing from the Word!
Update: Having discovered this verse, I excitedly showed it to my wife. It turns out that she quoted it back to me before I read it to her - she's known this verse for several years! Spoiled all my fun (heh, heh).
thanks for sharing
