The Book of Psalms contains the most chapters of any book in Scripture and it has the longest chapter recorded (Ps. 119). And, we are given 150 examples of songs and prayers set to instrumental music. In fact, the original Greek word psalmoi, from which we derive psalms, implies words accompanied by musical instruments.
This first psalm is probably one of the most wise to apply:
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2)
As entertaining and soothing as music can be, God's Word put to music can not only soothe and excite us but also keep us grounded! Many of us today are surrounded and at times bombarded with music . . . and usually not the Godly kind of music.
If music is indeed a universal language, let's be deliberate about our music choices and see how God can work in us and through others.
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