The Spiritual Song - Exploring Prophetic Worship by Mike Herron

impulse, in public worship; especially a musical service; 15

The word is used in many places in the Psalms to denote a joyful, corporate sound of praise: Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise! Ps 47:1 Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! Sing about the glory of his name! Ps 66:1 Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him. Ps 95:1, 2 Shout to the Lord, all the earth, break out in praise and sing for joy! Sing your praises to the Lord with the harp…and melodious song, with trumpets and the sound of ram’s horn. Make a joyful symphony before the Lord, the King. Ps 98:4-6 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Ps 100:1, 2 If we piece the elements of these verses together instructing us to ‘Teruah’ before the Lord , we see this composite picture:

Everyone is invited to participate

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15 Brown, F., Driver, S. R., & Briggs, C. A. (2000). Enhanced Brown-Driver Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (electronic ed.) (929 – 930). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems.