Singing a New Song

It is not until we come to Genesis 31 that we find the word song or singing in Scripture.  There Laban used the word song in his rebuke against Jacob.  Jacob had fled away from Laban with his two wives, who were daughters of Laban.  Laban had treated Jacob shamefully and unjustly, and that moved Jacob to flee and go back to Canaan.  Laban was infuriated and caught up with Jacob, rebuked him for his flight and said to him, “Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and...