Psalm
89:15 states, “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall
walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.”
First let us look at the meaning of the word “know”. It is translated from the Hebrew word yada (3045) which means ascertain,
comprehend or literally recognize something.
I contend that it stands to reason that if one is able to recognize
proper sounds, then it is possible that there are improper sounds that a
Christian should be able to recognize. Also, as I said before, because the
Bible teaches that there is “joyful sound” then it stands to reason that there
are also sounds that musicians may use in musical worship that do not qualify
as “joyful sound”.
Second,
we should consider the words “joyful sound”. They are derived from the Hebrew
word teruah (7321) which means a sound of acclamation. (We know that teruah means acclamation rather
than the noise because it is used here in a positive sense.) From the context of this verse, those who
recognize the sound that brings acclamation and praise to God are “blessed” (esher 1835). This Scripture connotes
that only those who ascertain which sounds are truly “sounds of acclamation”
are blessed or are filled with true happiness.
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