God Protects His Musicians

God Protects His Musicians. 

Psalm 32:7, “Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.”

            Natsar (5341) that is translated preserve in the AV. Has several shades of meaning but in this case it means protect continually or over a long period of time. This Psalm was given “to the chief musician” so we may conclude with certainty that this promise pertains to God’s “Chief musicians”. 

            A second thought that we should consider is “thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.”  It is interesting to note that the word songs which was translated from ron (7338) is derived from ranan (7442) which means to emit stridulous sound thus connoting the playing of a string instrument.  So, the psalmist says that God delivers and protects him with instrumental music.

Thought for the Day

The Bible mentions music therapy centuries before E Thayer Curry made music therapy a medical and psychological practice in the 20^th century.