More on How a Musician Should Use the Tongue

More on How a Musician Should Use the Tongue

Psalm 30:12 “To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever.” The word kabowd (3519) which has been translated “my glory” in this verse in the AV has been a source of much conjecture among Bible exegetes.  Some translators have rendered kabowd heart and others have used the word soul while others have used the word heart.  Yong’s Literal Translation renders the verse, “So that honour doth praise Thee, and is not silent, O Jehovah, my God, to the age I thank Thee!”  Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, John Wesley, and Matthew Poole all believed that “my glory” refers to the tongue.

          So this is another verse in the Bible that instructs the musician in how to use his or her tongue.  The Bible principle of musicing is clear that the singer is to use the tongue to bring glory to God.  Although the English wording in this verse could be misunderstood as giving the singer the right to bring glory to self, this is far from what this verse means.  The tongue is the singer’s greatest tool of praise.  So Chief musician are you using your tongue to bring praise and glory to YHVH elohim?  You must remember that He is the self-existent, independent, eternal God who is the supreme God.

 

Prayer for the Day

 

Thank You Lord that You have made it possible for mw to use my tongue to sing praises to you.  You are more than worthy of any song that I could sing to You.  I want to ask You to help me as I sing Your praises in and out of Your house of worship.  May the words of my mouth truly be acceptable in your sight.  These things I am praying in Your matchless name.  Amen.

 

Song for the Day All Glory, Laud, and Honor by Theodulph of Orleans

 

Thought for the Day

 

If you wish to use your tongue to brag or boast, us it to boast and brag on God.