Make A Joyful Noise Unto The Lord

"Shout for joy to The LORD, all the earth.  Worship The LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs."  Psalms 100:1-2 (NIV)  The King James Version reads: "Make a joyful noise unto The LORD, all ye lands.  Serve The LORD with gladness: come before His presence with singing."

The author of this psalm clearly states that all of the people of God should shout and make a loud joyful noise when they sing and praise The Lord.  He also states that worship of The Lord should be done with gladness, not with drudgery, or out of a sense of forced obligation.

When we worship The Lord, we should do so gladly and with joy, we should be happy and loud as we praise His name.  We should not gather in church to worship and sit there quietly.  We should make some noise, joyful noise, as we praise Him and sing.  In fact, the phrase "make a joyful noise" is repeated seven times in the Bible.  (Psalms 66:1, Psalms 88:1, Psalms 95:1, Psalms 95:2, Psalms 98:4, Psalms 98:6, and Psalms 100:1)  It must be important for us to do it if it is repeated that often in The Word of God.  The Bible does not say that only those who sing well should sing praises unto The Lord, it says all of us, all the earth, should do so.  If we don't praise Him, He can make the rocks cry out with praise.  (Luke 19:40)  Let's not let the rocks have to speak for us, let's make a loud joyful noise unto The Lord.  Don't let the record which is kept in heaven reflect that we made more noise for some earthly event than we made praising God. (Proverbs 15:3, 1 John 5:7, and Revelation 12:20)