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...
A picture postcard from Boston, where we visited the Museum of Science, got rained on and had a yummy Cafe Mocha from Starbucks in the car!
Enjoying our time in Boxborough and will be moving to southern locations later today.
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Sounds like such fun. Continue to enjoy the trip. Drink a mocha mint chip frappachino for me. :-)
Miss ya!
Looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Chatty Kelly--you're cracking me up (and that should make you nervous).