"The Lord your God is with you,
he is mighty to save. He will take
great delight in you, he will quiet
you with his love, he will rejoice over
you with singing."
The prophet Zephaniah spoke for God with this call to rejoice over what the Lord had done in casting down Jerusalem's enemies...a victory hymn of sorts. Earlier in the book he had to warn the people of the upcoming devastation coming to Judah. However, a remnant ("those who trust in the name of the Lord") would be protected (3:12) and those are the ones He will rejoice over.
Does God sing? We know joy is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23) and comes from Him, but have you ever thought about the Lord singing? The Hebrew word for singing, rinnah, speaks of joyful shouting. It may refer to a shout of delight or happy laughter. My Quest Bible commentary says "it may be a way of describing God's feelings in terms we understand".
Our family was watching some home videos the other day and how fun it was to see the happy laughter and joyful shouting when our boys were young ones. Oh how we delighted in what they did! Isn't that the picture we have in this verse of God taking delight in us...those who trust in His name? Our covenant-keeping God delights in us, quiets us and rejoices over us. Are we gratefully responding to Him in the way He would desire? He gives us such simple responsibilities (privileges?): trust in Him, call out to Him, obey Him, serve and glorify Him. What hope we have!!
For further study: 1 Samuel 15:22, Psalm 20:7, Psalm 32:10, Isaiah 25:9, Isaiah 42:1, Jeremiah 9:23-24, Matthew 12:18, John 14:1, Romans 9:33, 1 Thessalonians 4:16.
Be blessed in your understanding of God's word.
Love,
Holly
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