Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. (Psalm 33:3)This has got to be every worship musician's favorite psalm. And this is one of the few times the King James Version really rocks: Play skillfully with a loud noise.
What's your favorite?
I have a few favorites, and Psalm 51 is one of them. Reading the whole psalm again, there are so many phrases that are familiar to me through songs we sing and/or from other scriptures repeating the same thoughts.
ReplyDeletePsalm 22 - In reading this in the NIV, I see so many references to Christ and his life and death. But I found it interesting that when I read it in the Message, it seemed to lose those references more, or made it more difficult to see, so I much prefer the NIV version over the Massage for this psalm.
Ps 58: 4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears, 5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I think about snake charmers, I think about India. I never realized before that they had snake charmers in Israel and in David's time. Always little surprises popping up!
Do you know who Asaph is? If so, did he live in the same time period as David? When he was talking about the temple being completely destroyed, it sounded like it may have been after King Soloman's reign.
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ReplyDelete1 Chronicles 16:5 informs us that Asaph was David's chief musician. I'm sure his ministry extended into Solomon's reign, but I'm not sure how long.
Tim