“I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever,
With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations”  Psalm 89:1
 
Scripture encourages God’s people to sing.  Colossians 3:16 tells us,
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
 
In this verse it encourages the new man to use song for teaching and admonishing one another and to sing with a grace-filled heart to our Lord.
 
I know that some of us do not have good singing voices, but sing out anyway!  Scripture tells us,
“O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful; noise unto Him with psalms.”  
Psalm 95:1-2
 
The Psalmist tells us that he will sing of the LORD’S mercies forever.  What does Scripture tell us of God’s mercies?  (Here are few.)
*God’s mercy is eternal:
“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear (reverence) Him…”  Psalm 103:17
 
*His mercy is boundless:
“For Your mercy is great above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth.”  Psalm 108:4
 
“They (His mercies) are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.”  Lamentations 3:23
 
*In His mercy He forgives sin:
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”  
Ephesians 2:4-5
 
*His mercy are over all His works:
“The LORD is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.”  Psalm 145:9
 
*His mercy makes salvation possible:
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”  
Titus 3:5
 
With his mouth he is going to make known the LORD’S faithfulness.  Let’s see what Scripture tells us concerning testimonies to His faithfulness to all generations.  
They are--
*To establish the Gospel:
“And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.
To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission (forgiveness) of sins.”  Acts 10:42-43
 
*To prove Jesus was the Christ:
“When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.”  
Acts 18:5
 
*To lead to repentance:
Paul speaking to the elders from Ephesus in Acts 20:20-21,
“And how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, testifying to Jews and Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”
 
*To reveal that we may have fellowship with the Father and Jesus Christ.
As John testifies to the experience of the Disciples: 
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life--
The life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us--
That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.”  1 John 1:1-4
 
As a note: Singing Scripture is a good way to learn Scripture, to commit the word to memory.  Our opening verse is a good example.  We often sing:
 
    “I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, 
     I will sing, I will sing; 
     I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, 
     I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
 
     With my mouth will I make known
     Thy faithfulness, Thy faithfulness;
      With my mouth will I make known
     Thy faithfulness to all generations.
 
     I will sing of the  mercies of the Lord forever,
     I will sing, I will sing;
     I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever,
     I will sing of the  mercies of the Lord.”
 
Thank you Lord!  We exalt Your Name on high and give You all praise and glory!  Amen