The words of the prophet Zephaniah
are a wonderful description
of God's love for us.
Think about it line by line!
He loves us deeply.
He is present and powerful.
Like a mother He delights in us,
cradles us and
quiets us with His love.
He expresses His joy over us
by singing a joyful lullaby over us.
Zephaniah 3:17
"The Lord your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.”
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.”
New International Version 1984
(NLT)
"He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
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One day I was sitting in the back yard. I was quite discouraged - down actually. The sun was shining warmly on my face and trees surrounded the yard. It felt like an oasis of beauty. I opened my Bible and read Zephaniah 3:17. The sun was caressing my face and I recall sensing that my Father was holding me, was strong and gentle, was smiling on me - taking great delight in me, was rocking me in His arms - quieting me with His love and was singing a lullaby over me and soothing me with song. I later found out that this is the only reference in the Bible that God sings (we sing praises to Him!) He sings a love song over us!
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