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PSALM #150

1Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

 

  We touch on the theme of music, especially spiritual music, glorifying God.

   Little we know about temple Israelite music from the Bible, for example, it is written who made up the orchestra and choir in the tabernacle of King David (1 Chr 15.19-23,28).

   The music in the temple was very beautiful, but unfortunately we may not know much because the Scriptures have the names of the instruments, but they have been forgotten and we sometimes don't know what they looked like. Now the musical instruments are different, but they also play in the church. The purpose of sacred music is for the player, singing and listening to go up to heaven.

   The first verses of Psalm 150 say that God is great and he is supposed to be glorified.

   In the following verses - the answer to the question of what musical instruments can be praised by God, we will talk about this in more detail.

   Just as important as what we eat is just as important as what music we listen to. It depends on who we are.

   Today there are several hundred musical styles, but is everything suitable for us ? No ! For example, loud drums and loud other instruments (like an electric guitar) have a bad effect on our nerves and our soul. Songs with a strong rhythm in styles such as rock and pop have nothing to do with God, and you can even say that this is satanic music, and the music of the sky (where we have not yet been) is different in principle. It's a pity, but many, especially young people, love such music, and sometimes even worse: it is played and singd right in the church! And in some of the churches, in the charismatic, there are also dances, like at a discoteca.

   By the way, music from the same drums was used, for example, by American Indians for ritual dances in honor of local idols. This suggests that there are many similarities between pagan religion and wrong music.

   What should our music be like, especially in church ?   There are several groups of instruments in temple music. These are trumpets, stringed instruments, as well as percussion (kimvals) made of copper. By the way, how were these same cymbals used? Today, when rock, pop or jazz is performed, the drums play throughout the melody quickly and without interruption, but is it necessary ?  Of course not !  Such percussion instruments are used only a few times during the melody. In a symphony orchestra, that's what they do. Apparently, in the music of ancient Israel, including the temple, they did just that.

   It is important to note that not only drums, but also other instruments should sound moderate, not too loud.

   What kind of music, besides our spiritual music, is suitable for us ?  First of all, classical. Whose, for example?

   BACH - Each of his melodies is a prayer. Bach had a strong faith in God, so he wrote it all. I must say that this is Protestant music that glorifies God and raises a person upwards, and it differs from Catholic music, because the God of Catholics is a completely different God, therefore the music is different, and in Orthodox churches, despite the 150th Psalm, musical instruments are generally prohibited.

   MOZART - It should be mentioned especially because these works have a special effect. Music therapy, which has been practiced recently, notes that from the point of view of doctors, Mozart's music, especially certain compositions, carry out treatment and healing.

   Perhaps other music, more modern, but only if it meets the above requirements.

   Finally, let us return to our 150th Psalm, the last verse. Our glorification (from all who have breath) comes from our hearts. What is the state of our hearts, such and music, as well as singing, come from them. And everyone should hear this music to also know and glorify God !