L ong before we bloggers celebrated our first 100 posts, the psalmists provided us with theirs. In recognition of my 100th, let's celebrate by looking at the Bible's "Post #100" (a.k.a., Psalm 100, A Psalm for Thanksgiving or Thank Offering): Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Surprisingly, there is no direct Hebrew translation for the English word 'joyful' as used in this verse in the King James Version. That leaves things a bit open to interpretation. My study Bible (NASB) says 'joyful' is "a shout of loyalty and homage." The dictionary defines 'joy' with the word rejoicing, meaning "to be made glad again." 'Noise,' however, does come with a Hebrew equivalent, meaning "to split the ears with sound," as in to shout, shout for joy. Lands implies all the earth, the nations, the world. We, those of all nations, are to present to the Lord, out of our loyalty and homage to Him, joyful shouts that...
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Merry Merry!
The end result...Beautiful!!!
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family. (Enjoy that tree!)
P.S. If needle droppage is any indication, had our Frasier Fir endured the tree-shaking machine you showed, we'd be left with nothing but bare twigs. I'm conifident our tree was spared.
Thanks for the book. It got here quick!
Marry Christmas to you and yours!!