Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof;

that He is the Redeemer, in these:-

Because Thou wast slain and hast redeemed us in Thy blood;

that He is the Saviour in these:-

Thou hast made us to our God kings and priests, and we shall reign over the land;

that He is the God of heaven and earth, in these:-

They fell prostrate and adored the One living for ages of ages (verse 14).

Since the acknowledgment that the Only Lord is the God of heaven and earth, and that His Human is Divine, and that in no other way could He be said to be the Redeemer and Saviour, was not in the Church before, therefore it is termed 'a new song'. [2] A 'song' also signifies a glorification that is a confession out of joy of heart, because singing exalts, and causes the affection to burst forth out of the heart into sound and show itself intensely in its life. Nor are the Psalms of David any other than songs, for they were played on the psaltery and sung, and therefore in many places were called 'songs', as Ps. xviii 1; Ps. xxxiii 2, 3; Ps. xlv 1; Ps. xlvi 1; Ps. xlviii 1; Ps. lxv 1; Ps. lxvi 1; Ps. lxvii 1; Ps. lxviii 1; Ps. lxxv 1; Ps. lxxvi 1; Ps. lxxxvii 1; Ps. lxxxviii 1; Ps. xcii 1; Ps. xcvi 1; Ps. xcviii 1; Ps. cviii 1; Ps. cxx 1; Ps. cxxi 1; Ps. cxxii 1; Ps. cxxiii 1; Ps. cxxiv 1; Ps. cxxv 1; Ps. cxxvi 1; Ps. cxxvii 1; Ps. cxxviii 1; Ps. cxxix 1; Ps. cxxx 1; [Ps. cxxxi 1;] Ps. cxxxii 1; Ps. cxxxiv 1. [3] That the songs were for the sake of an exaltation of the life of love, and of the joy therefrom, is plain from these passages:-

Sing unto Jehovah a new song, make a joyful noise unto Jehovah every land, make a loud noise, rejoice Ps. xcviii 1, 4-8.

Sing unto Jehovah a new song, let Israel he glad in his Maker, sing psalms unto Him Ps. cxlix 1-3.

Sing unto Jehovah a new song, lift up the voice Isa. xlii 10-12.

Sing O heavens, shout O lower lands, resound O mountains with a song Isa. xliv 23, xlix 13.

Shout unto God our strength, cry out to the God of Jacob, lift up a song Ps. lxxxi 1-3 [H.B. 2-4].

Gladness and joy shall be found in Zion, confession and the voice of a song Isa. li 3, lii 8, 9.

Sing unto Jehovah, cry out and shout, O daughter of Zion, for great in the midst of thee is the Holy One of Israel Isa. xii 1-6.

My heart is ready, I will sing and sing psalms. Arouse thee, my glory, I will confess Thee among the nations, O Lord, I will sing Psalms unto Thee among the peoples Ps. lvii 7-9 [H.B. 8-10];

and very many elsewhere.