Joyful Musicing unto God
Psalm 27:6, “ And now shall mine head be lifted
up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle
sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.”
The psalmist
declared that he would sing with acclamation of joy (teruah 8643). He also declared that his musicing would be
sacrifices of joy. The Hebrew word zebach
(2077) is used 153 times in the OT.
This word refers to various sacrificial offerings made unto God. This reference is no exception since it refers
to a musical sacrifice unto the LORD.
Musicing as here mentioned was made unto God with great acclamation of
joy.
What should
the 21st century Christian musician gain from this OT reference to
musicing? I am not sure of all the
meaning to be found in this musical reference, but I believe that the crux of
this discussion is the element of joy.
If we are going to music unto God with singing, it must be of a joyful
sort! There is no room for bitter, sad,
negative singing. The psalmist David
declared “I will”. What exactly was he declaring that he would do? He said, “I will sing” and I will make my
singing a musical offering. Furthermore,
he declared that make my musicing to be “sacrifices of joy”. Also he affirmed that his musical sacrifices
would be presented “unto the LORD”.
The world experiences much
hate and negativism. The unbeliever does
not need to experience more of it from church musicians who have “a bur under
their saddle”. Are your musical offerings great acclamations
of joy that exude from a holy heart that is crammed full of joy and gratitude
unto our wonderful Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? If you feel a need to complain unto God, I
suggest that you do it privately during your one-on-one time with God. Make sure that you do not put your dirty
laundry on the line in the sanctuary so that those who have come to worship are
drawn to feel sorry for you and the multiplicity of overwhelming vicissitudes
of life that have overpowered you during the previous week. God deserves a joyful musical offering on
Sunday morning.
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