“Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.”
The psalmist exhorts the community to sing a new song, to play skillfully with a loud sound. The injunction to "sing a new song" suggests that praise should not become rote but should be continuously renewed and fresh. The command to "play skillfully" emphasizes that worship should involve excellence and competence. The phrase "with a loud sound" suggests that praise should be vigorous and public. The verse establishes that worship is an active, engaged, and continuous enterprise.
Church Fathers on Psalms 33:3
1. “Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous:” rejoice, O you righteous, not in yourselves, for that is not safe; but in the Lord. “For praise is comely to the upright” Psalm 32:1: these praise the Lord, who submit themselves unto the Lord; for else they are distorted and perverse. 2. “Praise the Lord with harp:” praise the Lord, presenting unto Him your bodies a living sacrifice. Romans 12:1 “Sing unto Him with the psaltery for ten strings” Psalm 32:2: let your members be…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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