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“He hath said, which heard the words of God,
And knew the knowledge of the Most High: ...
I shall see Him, but not now:
I shall behold Him, but not nigh:
There shall come a Star out of Jacob,
And a Scepter shall rise out of Israel....
Out of Jacob shall come He that shall have dominion.”
Numbers 23:7-23
, R.V.; 24:4-6,
R.V.; 24:16-19.
The melody of praise is the atmosphere of heaven; and when
heaven comes in touch with the earth, there is music and song—
“thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.”
Isaiah 51:3
.
Above the new-created earth, as it lay, fair and unblemished, under
the smile of God, “the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of
God shouted for joy.”
Job 38:7
. So human hearts, in sympathy with
heaven, have responded to God’s goodness in notes of praise. Many
of the events of human history have been linked with song.
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The earliest song recorded in the Bible from the lips of men was
that glorious outburst of thanksgiving by the hosts of Israel at the Red
Sea:
“I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed glori-
ously:
The horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and song,
And He is become my salvation:
This is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”
“Thy right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power,
Thy right hand, O Lord, dasheth in pieces the en-
emy....
Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods?
Who is like Thee, glorious in holiness,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders?”