"With praise and thanksgiving they sang to The LORD: 'He is good; His love to Israel endures forever.' And all the people gave a great shout of praise to The LORD, because the foundation of the house of The LORD was laid. But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away. Ezra 3:11-13 (NIV)
The prophet Ezra recorded that as the foundation of the temple was being laid, the people praised The Lord. They made a loud joyful noise as they praised The Lord, which could be heard from far away.
Praise and worship was not meant to be a silent activity. The Bible states that we should make a joyful noise unto The Lord. (Psalms 66:1, 81:1, 95:1, 95:2, 84:4, 84:6, & 100:1) We are to sing songs of praise unto The Lord. (1 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 30:4, Psalms 47:6 & 7, Psalms 68:4, Psalms 96:2, Psalms 135:3, Psalms 149:1, Jeremiah 20:13, Romans 15:11, & James 5:13) Praise was not supposed to be a solemn activity. Let us be obedient and let us make a joyful noise unto The Lord.
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