Rejoicing Heart
1 Chronicles 16:10
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Since the last verse was a rerun, I want to go on to this verse, which I noticed as I skimmed through David's song for the occasion. It's partly the same as Psalm 105. The first 15 verses of the Psalm are the same as the song in Chronicles, but then the Psalm goes into a number of historical verses featuring such heroes as Joseph and Moses, while Chronicles continues a song of praise to God and his glory.
This verse so beautifully combines the heart study with the quick survey of joy I did for the retreat. In a few words it confirms my findings that joy happens in the presence of God. Seeking God plants joy in my secret thoughts, in my inmost self.
What about 'Glory in His holy name'? There's probably some parallelism at work here. God's name is Him. I seem to recall Kay Arthur saying glory involves giving a correct opinion. Give a correct opinion of His holy name. The name. Yahweh-shammah. Yahweh-raah. Yahweh-jireh. Adonai.
Glory. Rejoice. Heart.
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Since the last verse was a rerun, I want to go on to this verse, which I noticed as I skimmed through David's song for the occasion. It's partly the same as Psalm 105. The first 15 verses of the Psalm are the same as the song in Chronicles, but then the Psalm goes into a number of historical verses featuring such heroes as Joseph and Moses, while Chronicles continues a song of praise to God and his glory.
This verse so beautifully combines the heart study with the quick survey of joy I did for the retreat. In a few words it confirms my findings that joy happens in the presence of God. Seeking God plants joy in my secret thoughts, in my inmost self.
What about 'Glory in His holy name'? There's probably some parallelism at work here. God's name is Him. I seem to recall Kay Arthur saying glory involves giving a correct opinion. Give a correct opinion of His holy name. The name. Yahweh-shammah. Yahweh-raah. Yahweh-jireh. Adonai.
Glory. Rejoice. Heart.
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