The
Comfort of Scriptures about Music
Ps 147:7 declares, “Sing unto the LORD with
thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:” Strong’s Exhaustive concordance explains that the Hebrew word anah
(6030) which was translated sing in the AV means to sing together by course and
todah (8426) means “an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or
(usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers”. So, Christian musicians should sing back and
forth to each other with upraised hands the praises of God. Furthermore, they are to sing these praises
with an instrumental accompaniment (i.e. zamar 2167, kinore 3658).
You may be wondering why
I gave all the particulars about musicing unto God in a devotional. The reason is that God’s word is very
specific in this verse about how we should music unto Him. As a Christian musician, I find great comfort
in this specifity in an age when so many church musicians believe that the
Bible does not say much of value about our musicing. So, when you feel pressed to accept all the
stuff that is being said by post postmoderns, just remember that the Bible has
much to say about how we should worship Him with music.
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