Psalm 65: The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music

Today’s reading is Psalm 65.

Long before Maria pranced about the hills of Austria belting out the description of natural music around her, David listened among the hills of Israel and heard the music.

He hears the river God filled with water bubbling and babbling and the pitter patter of rain falling in the valleys. He listens to the grain rustling in the breeze and the flocks bleating in the fields. He hears them shouting and singing together for joy. No doubt, this encourages him to be full of music. No doubt he longs to sing every song he hears.

I hope David’s imagery does the same for us whether we witness it ourselves or only envision it because of his word pictures. What a beautiful picture of God’s great provision. What a beautiful picture of God’s creative power.

I also hope David’s creative and imaginative approach to praising God in this psalm impresses us. More than that, I hope it inspires us to try ourselves to branch out of simple declarations of thanks and praise to look around us and bring the songs of the worlds praise into our own. What do you witness around you declaring the power and work of God? How can you bring it into your prayer and praise?

What a great psalm to read again and again in the week we Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Let this psalm fill our hearts with music, singing, praise, and creative thanksgiving this week.

Tomorrow’s reading is Psalm 65.

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How does Psalm 65 prompt or improve praise for you?