Singing to the Lord in Psalms
This article by James Slopsema examines the biblical instruction to sing psalms before the Lord, emphasizing the privilege of coming into God's presence through the covenant relationship established in Jesus Christ. Slopsema encourages believers to reflect on their music practices and to prioritize singing psalms as a form of worship and communion with God, grounding the practice in both Old Testament temple worship and New Testament covenant theology.
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. Psalm 95:1, 2 Let us begin with a few thought-questions? Do you enjoy singing? How much do you sing? What kind of songs do you sing? Psalms? Hymns? Secular songs? In a similar vein, do you listen to music? To what kind of music do you listen? We are instructed in the passage we consider for this...
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