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From then on Psalm singing became a Reformed and Presbyterian heritage. To appreciate the thinking of Calvin on this point, let us allow him to speak for himself. Notice in the following quote how Calvin viewed singing as a reverent act involving the tongue, which should be viewed as common prayer.
Singing the psalms is instructive in a multitude of other ways, too. The first psalm ("That man is blessed…") teaches about what lifestyle (path) is blessed by God, and what judgment falls on those who depart from that path. In the psalms we learn the subtle deception and terrifying power of sin, an
Psalm-singing is not new. Psalm-singing is old, very old. It is not merely a practiced tradition. Psalmody is reverent, joyful, grateful worship rendered by tongues touched by the same Spirit who inspired the psalms and by hearts quickened by the same Jehovah these psalms extol. Through ages the psa
Singing the Psalms There are in brief three things that our Lord has commanded us to observe in our spiritual assemblies, namely, the Preaching of his Word, the public and solemn prayers, and the administration of his sacraments. As to the public prayers, these are of two kinds: some are offered
Psalm-singing is a uniquely Reformed tradition. Whether in Europe, America, Africa, Australasia, or Asia, wherever the Reformed have established churches, they have brought with them the singing of the psalms. In fact, it can be argued that the farther a church departs from Reformed and biblical ort
We must sing them wholeheartedly. If our mouths barely open when we sing God’s praises, something is wrong! Don’t worry about your pitch; the blood of Christ makes that sound perfect to our heavenly Father. Sing Psalms and sing them with a joyful heart. Sing them today, tomorrow, and everyday. Sing
We do not have to be well-trained musicians in order to praise the Lord. If God has given to us the talent of music, we must use that gift in his service. But he has given to everyone the gift of singing. Later in the psalm we are told to worship God in the beauty of holiness. Our song is one of the
God’s people have always done that. We know that the psalms will never be outdated, because they are the voice of the Lord speaking to us, and they vividly express our every experience. We can, I am sure, express, through psalm singing, any thought that is in our hearts, from sadness, penitence, and
Regardless of whether these psalms were sung at these times or not, it is true that every one of these psalms is full of hope and joy. Psalm 120 speaks of deliverance from the lying tongue. Psalm 122 speaks of the joy of worshipping in God’s house with fellow saints. Psalm 126 speaks of God’s delive
Sing, people of God, whether you sound like a nightingale or a frog, but sing and praise God! And what better songs can we sing than our beloved and God glorifying psalms. Sing Psalter 424:1, 2. January 28 Read Psalm 30:1-4 James 5:14-15 We saw yesterday that when we are afflicted with bodily suffe