Worshipping The Lord (Psalm 149)
There are some psalms that we as Christians can easily transfer from their Old Testament backgrounds into a New Testament situation. Psalm 23 is an obvious example and we see in it so many truths regarding the way Jesus cares for his people. Or we can use easily a psalm such as Psalm 100 with its call to worship. Other psalms we know fit into the category of Messianic, whether it is one like Psalm 22 which speaks of the sufferings of Jesus, or Psalm 110 which speaks of his subsequent glory. But there are psalms that we may find it hard to understand because of their calls for war or for destruction of one’s enemies. There are some verses in this psalm that we may wonder about when they call worshippers to put on weapons of war and fight against God's enemies. So should we sing this psalm? Requirement (v. 1) As we can see from the first verse, the composer of the psalm is exhorting God’s people to meet together to praise him. In the original setting the individual may have be