psalms

psalms

Innovation in worshippsalms

1www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] YOU KNOWP = penitence or repentance or confessionS = supplication or making requests to GodA = adoration or praising God L = lamentation or crying before GodM = meditation or thinking or getting confused?S = submission is yielding to Gods plans

Are these components of prayer or worship ?2www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] vs MosesBoth were shepherd boysOne gave up throne to become slave driverOther gained throne to enslave other nationsOne set up tabernacle in the wildernessOther set up temple in the promised landMoses gave laws of GodDavid showed the love of GodMoses showed an awesome GodDavid showed and adorable God

Which is worship?

3www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] and templeThere were three compartments in the tabernacle and the templeIn the outer court there was noise of bleating lambs and crying animalsOnly the priests were serving in the tabernacle

In the temple there were courtyards where people could gather It was a place of rejoicing and festivity There were musicians and loud singing could be heard far off. People came to temple on festive days they were singing in higher octaves as they climbed the steps (18?)4www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] vs MusicDavid was a shepherd boy but he did not waste his timeHe was playing his harp and composing poems and musicHe made work place his worship place Did David think that his worship will raise him to the throne?Was Davids composition full of praises only?

5www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] a MusicianHarp = stringed instrumentCymbals = metal plates hit against one anotherDrums = smaller drums than what we useFlute = bamboo or metallic?Horns = of Rams and of silverKinnor = like violin?Tambourin = gingling metal plates set in a wooden ringBells = not generally mentioned

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7www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] and moodsIn modern times we use Guitar and jass for pop musicPiano and organ violin for classical musicAccordion and drums for public and folk lore singing Do we get any idea of what kind of worship David organized in the temple worship from the type of instruments and tunes used?When we read the psalms we find they were written in desperate and difficult situation more than in praise adoration and rejoicingHow do we call them then praise and worship?Some or teachings some are prayers and some are soliloquies or mediation 8www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] with Indian musicVeena and violin for classical music and classical danceNatheswaram and drums for temple music and joyful occasions Bisnoy -melancholy for sad moments

9www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] and moodsIn the western music we have not many as in the orientalWe have classicalCountryPop music Which indicate how they influence the listeners moods and feelingsIn the oriental there are distinct tunes and instruments for set type of music. E.g worship, entertainment, fun and dance, sober and solemn, celebration and festivals etc. It is good to list some instruments and tunes used by David10www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] David a musician?

Kinnor 8 stringed lyre- Shemminoth tune-Alamoth- cymbals of brass- youth and virgins-Ps 46Nebel harp- moderate size-higher pitch than shemminothNebel azor- ten stringed nebelSebeka, kithros large size lyre 0r harp fixed to stand Gittith, Gittim exlatation and harvest and vintage songs-ps 8,84Neginoth 8 stringed instrument and shemminith was a tune played pleading for refuge Ps 5,6,54,12Shushan,shoshanim -6 stringed rejoicing, desperate times, testimony and exalting God-Ps 45,64, 80. Muthlaben- exaltation Ps 9Higgaion meditationMagaloth, leanoth teaching Maskeel -Ps 53,88 Tune migthamShigayon- -althashgeth challenge Ps 75-avenge -57-59times- 22, Agilathshagar- desparate Ps 22Jonath Elam Rikogim desparate Ps 56

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13www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] choir formationAsaph,ethan and heman had cymbals of brassZechariah and team- nebels and alamoth harpMathithiah and team- kinnor and harpsThey were in groupsIst group of singers Sharim 2nd Damsels playing with timbrels- alamoth3rd group neginim playing kinnorsThe word selah meant singers should pause after full power of singing and bend in obeisance before God14www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] did they look like?We must understand musical instruments made and used 3000 years ago were crude and simple no better than toys made by village kids these days. They were small and portable some times taken in processions on festive days.There were not many wind instruments like our organ except flute and shofar horn of ram or made of silverStringed instruments and cymbals- metal discs- were simple and affordable. 15www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] vs worshipHave you ever read the psalms?-How varied are the contents and feelings expressed?The small prints above each Psalm gives a background or the reason for the psalmPs 3 was written when David was chased by his own son AbsalomPs - was written in a fit of rage against his enemyPs 57 was written when he was chased by his father in law and was without refugeMost of the psalms were written in his adverse situations pouring his heart to GodWhen he sat on the throne or when he organized temple worship these were included the devotionHow can we call this worship or what do we learn about worship?

16www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] get an answer for all these read authors book on Effortless prayer But to get a quick answer read on.17www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] is worship?What do people man by Praise and worship?Each culture have their own meaning for thisIn Philippines people sing and danceIn African countries people stand in a circle and beat drums and enjoy singing beautifully for hoursIn western countries people stand still and solemnly sing or pray

18www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] ancientWhy did people go to the tabernacle?Only to sing praises?Were the sacrifices made only for thanksgiving?Did not people go to God with petitions?Did not people go to God with angry feelings ?Or with worries and problems and sickness?And David even shouted to God for not hearing his cries?Was not God awesome?What did worship mean to them?Hearing session in a Kings throne room.Did answer their feelings ?

19www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] album of praisesWas not David ashamed to think of all these later when he became a kingOr did he want his people to know that he also suffered in life like them and thatThey also run to God for refuge when everything failsDid God accept these cries as devotion/Not only God rewarded David but recorded all these into His album of praisesAnd returned it back to earth to be sung in worship all these 3000years

20www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] worship vs usImagine a shepherd clad in dirty clothes and unwashed face, holding a crude instrument from which he struck a few notes and raised his voice towards heaven when there were no one to listen except the sheep, which were busy grazing But unseen angels joined the chorus and lifted the music to the throne room of God almighty.There were no TV camera, no gorgeous clothing No accompaniments to music and no one to buy his CDs or albums That is why David still reigns as worship leader all over the world not only for the Jewish nation because his attention was focused on exalting God and God alone

21www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] ?Have you ever seen street singers doing better performance than the professionals?

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22www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] musical instruments of David23www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] you import some tunes of David?I have heard harp being played in a very big hotel.How marvellous it soundsI have seen cello and double bass being playedThey are so big instruments modern singers dont want to carry them any moreKey board can produce some music like them but it is not as good as the original24www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] [email protected] truth26www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] looks upIf you see a picture of a shepherd you will find him sitting on a rock or a mountain slope or perched on the branch of a tree from where he could get a full view of the entire flockShepherds go in a group but stay far off from each other so that the sheep get a good area of land for grazingSo what do the shepherd do all day long?Some of them sing to themselves others throw stones and play and some try to get a short nap.At night also they cannot get good sleep as they have to be watchful against thieves and foxes and wild animalsDavid was one who did not look down or around but looked up into the sky27www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] great up thereThree thousand years ago when no telescopes and even glass was not discovered David always aw something wondrous up in the skyHe described the sun as a bridegroom who gets out of his tent and the stars Was david a cosmologist I wonderHe talks of the tilting angle of the globeOf the volcanoes sliding into the see and causing the TsunamisOr the islands vanishing or displaced of its position28www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] greaterBut he was wondering at One who sets all these in motion or make them happenHe is great but not terrifyingHe is great but kind and goodHe cares like a shepherd

29www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] [email protected] andrighteousness31www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] of righteousness do you praise God for when you go to church/For blessings received or answers to prayers or for deliverance health and happiness?David was grazing the sheep and there was nothing more to hope for in life except that his flock should multiply or they should be safe from sickness or the predators or the thieves. His life and needs were very simple But his heart was so big that he had more and many reasons to thank God He would blow his Shofar- rams horn and shout in the valley till the echo rebounced-God my righteousness

32www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] is righteousness?What is the color of righteousness white or transparency?-you understand what I mean.If there is a small dot or stain in a large white sheet you can easily spot itYou call it soiled or stained. the big clean area does not count. In textile and garment factories they call it reject or seconds. It is sold for a very less price. Just a small spot. But it cuts the value.Jesus said a little yeast spoils the whole bulk of flour33www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] and transparencyDavid shouted more than the trumpets 32:11His friends must have asked him whatLook at me I am transparent- Whose guilt God will not count 32:1Whom God delivers from all his troubles 32: 10I fall down and rise up 34: 19THOSE WHO hate me use will be found guilty34:21Neither me nor my children be forsaken 37:21I will inherit the earth 37: 25Looks as if David walked out of a court and the judgment announced in his favorHave you ever been in situation like David?Is God your righteousness?34www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] court roomDavid knew about Gods court room before ever thought of his own when he became a king Did he ever realize that in Gods court room things were sorted easily than in his ownThere were no lawyers needed. No witnesses called. No sessions cancelled or postponed Best of all it was open 24x7x 365x ENo holidays or vacation.petitions were received direct It was faster than Email It was a chat session and at no cost

35www.drnjpaul.com [email protected] definedSun of righteousness will rise on themThe righteous shall shine like sunWhy sun is for comparison?What is color of sunlightIs it source of heat or lightIs it helpful or dangeroussun will melt ice but harden the clay

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