Sing a New Song
Revel in Joyful Psalms
Lyrics
Sing a new song unto the Lord
Sing a fresh and uplifting song in praise of the Lord.
let your song be sung from mountains high.
Express your song loudly and prominently, as if echoing from high mountains.
Sing a new song unto the Lord,
Continue singing a new song dedicated to the Lord.
singing alleluia.
Repeated emphasis on singing "alleluia" (an expression of joy or praise).
Yahweh's people dance for joy.
The people of Yahweh (God) rejoice and celebrate through dance.
O come before the Lord.
Invite everyone to come into the presence of the Lord.
And play for him on glad tambourines,
Play joyfully on tambourines as a form of worship.
and let your trumpet sound.
Let the sound of trumpets resonate in praise.
Sing a new song unto the Lord
Reiteration of the call to sing a new song to the Lord.
let your song be sung from mountains high.
Re-emphasize the exhortation to sing from high places.
Sing a new song unto the Lord,
Continue singing a new song devoted to the Lord.
singing alleluia.
Repeated expression of joy and praise through "alleluia."
Rise, O children, from your sleep
Call to awaken and rejoice, as the Savior has arrived.
your Savior now has come.
Acknowledgment that the Savior has transformed sorrow into joy.
He has turned your sorrow to joy,
The Savior fills the soul with uplifting song.
and filled your soul with song.
Recognition of the transformative power of the Savior's presence.
Sing a new song unto the Lord
Reiteration of the call to sing a new song to the Lord.
let your song be sung from mountains high.
Re-emphasize the encouragement to sing from elevated places.
Sing a new song unto the Lord,
Continue singing a new song dedicated to the Lord.
singing alleluia.
Repeated expression of joy and praise through "alleluia."
Glad my soul for I have seen
Express joy for having witnessed the glory of the Lord.
the glory of the Lord.
The trumpet signifies a divine event; the dead will be raised.
The trumpet sounds the dead shall be raised.
Affirmation that the glory of the Lord is experienced and recognized.
I know my Savior lives.
Confident declaration that the Savior is alive.
Sing a new song unto the Lord
Reiteration of the call to sing a new song to the Lord.
let your song be sung from mountains high.
Re-emphasize the exhortation to sing from high places.
Sing a new song unto the Lord,
Continue singing a new song devoted to the Lord.
singing alleluia.
Repeated expression of joy and praise through "alleluia."
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