“Oh, sing to the Lord a new song.” That’s how this psalm begins. Oh, how I wish David — or his fleet of songwriters — had taken that line to heart. But they didn’t, and this is the same old chart.
We do learn one thing new, though, about YHWH: “His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.” So YAH wasn’t a southpaw. He was Spahn, not Sain, and He was also the rain.
“Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.” In the KJV, that’s the famous “make a joyful noise” line. Trumpet and cornet noise are mentioned — neither Miles nor Bix, ‘cause both were left-handed.
The last verse starts with “Let the sea roar,” reminding me of Chicago’s oldie “Wishing You Were Here.” Psalmists would have dug that song with its moldy theme of a heavenly love gone wrong.