“O sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth. …
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the field exult, and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
before the LORD; for he is coming.”
– Psalm 96: 1, 11-13
I grew up near the Oregon beaches and…
