PSALM 7:17-18 Git Shiggaion Wit It

Greetings Ecstatic People...

"I WILL give thanks to the Lord...according to HIS righteousness, and WILL sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High." (Psalm 7:17-18)

"To will or not to will...that is the question of CHOICE." (Shakespeare via R.L.B.)

The heading of this Psalm states "A SHIGGAION of David which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite."

A SHIGGAION...is defined in the Ryrie Study Bible commentary notes as "An obscure term, perhaps indicating an ECSTATIC SONG." This ecstatic song is concerning one of Saul's henchmen...sent to KILL David. You can only imagine David singing ecstatically about and enemy.

NOTE: Will Smith...the Fresh Prince of Belaire...had a hit song...called Get Jiggy With It. If Will can get JIGGY with it...we can get SHIGGAION with it.

ECSTASY= An overpowering emotion or exaltation; a sudden intense emotion; rapturous delight. The frenzy of poetic inspiration.

David was emotional in his Psalms. Again...David states the problem...and states the solution. In between the problem and the solution David underscores what will happen to him IF the Lord does not intervene.

David ends this FRENZY OF POETIC INSPIRATION...this OVERPOWERING EMOTIONAL, INTENSE, RAPTUROUS, EXALTATION of lament...with (1) thanks
(2) praise...again before the solution manifests.

These two things...(1) thanks (2) praise...are hinged on choice.

I WILL:

1. Give thanks to the Lord.

NOTE: This thanks is not based on the person attacking him (Cush)or the goodness/righteousness of David. This thanks is base on HIS righteousness.

2. Sing praise

NOTE: This praise sung...this Shiggaion...this frenzy of poetic inspiration is not TO the person attacking him (Cush) or his name (David)...but to the NAME OF THE LORD MOST HIGH.

When you are GOING THROUGH S.T.U.F.F. (satan troubling/tormenting/tempting us for fun)Maybe you should get your SHIGGAION on....smack dab in the middle of your troubles. It's O.K. to do this...God won't be offended. He wrote it in the Fat Part of the Book (The Old Testament) and underscored it throughout the Skinny Part of the Book (The New Testament) as we are encouraged..."In everything give a THANKS for this is the WILL of God concerning you in Christ Jesus." (I Thessalonians 5:18)..."Rejoice always" (I Thessalonians 5:16)..."Rejoice
in the Lord ALWAYS...and again I say Rejoice." (Philippians 4:4) One of the words in the Old Testament for praise is hallelujah...which means to RAVE ON...and get CLAMOURSLY FOOLISH.

Love and Shiggaion Kisses
Rodney "Getting Clamoursly Foolish" Boyd