I Will Sing
I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.
Psalms 13:6 (NIV)
David ends affliction's psalm deciding: I will sing the Lord's praise, for he has been good to me. Love singing after weeping. The psalm began with how long? closing with I will sing. Four verses complaining, two trusting, one singing. Honest lament always lands praising for waiters.
For he has been good to me: selective memory of kindness. David sang past good sustaining present faith. Love counts benefits on dark days. Retrospective gratitude funds prospective trust. Whoever remembers good done expects good to come. God's past guarantees God's future.
I will sing: a will verb, never feeling. David decided singing before feeling. Love obeys singing in darkness. Forced songs on hard nights become eternal hymns. Heaven records choirs born in caves. Sing first, feel later: faith's order.
Today, decide your song: choose one psalm singing over affliction. Declare received good aloud. Your morning how long? turns evening I will sing. Love singing in caves reigns in palaces. Today's harp tunes tomorrow's crown.
And sing with love: grateful throats tune hearts. Sing with love today. Grateful throats tune. Choose songs. Sing loud. Praise more. Praise more and complain less. Sing nightly. Worship daily.