{"id":734,"date":"2017-07-19T06:21:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T10:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/?p=734"},"modified":"2017-07-18T23:58:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T03:58:59","slug":"a-song-book-that-begins-with-words-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/a-song-book-that-begins-with-words-of-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"A Song Book That Begins With Words of Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Book of Psalms is an important collection of songs in Scripture for the worship of God. These songs are commanded to be sung by God\u2019s people in both the Old and New Testaments.<\/p>\n

In the Old Testament<\/strong> they comprise the songbook of the Temple. God appointed the Levites to sing and teach the people to sing psalms to God in worship. As the people gathered in Jerusalem and brought their sacrifices, these were the songs being sung and heard in the congregation.<\/p>\n

In the New Testament<\/strong> Paul sets the psalms at the forefront of church music, exhorting us in Colossians 3:16 and Ephesians 5:19 to sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. The psalms speak of Christ, point us to Christ, and find their ultimate fulfillment in Christ (Luke 24:44).<\/p>\n

When you think of the book of Psalms, and remember the purpose and use of the psalms, its beginning may at first surprise you. It might not be what you would expect.<\/p>\n

The psalms are about our communion with God in worship.<\/p>\n

How then would you expect such a collection of songs to begin?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What opening words do you envision?<\/p>\n