Bible Question: Thank you for your response, but it doesn't get at the heart of my question. I have looked these words up in Strong's and know their definition. The question is WHY did God put musical directions into a message He purposed to be read throughout eternity? If I were to follow 2 Tim 3:16, how would I use these musical directions as part of my instruction of the Psalms? How are we to use these directions TODAY? |
Bible Answer: I think that is a terrific question Dmadden, I completely agree with you that God wouldn't go to the trouble to have things in the Bible to be read for eternity unless there was a good purpose for them. I wonder if in this case it was God's way of tipping us off to the fact that it was a song at all. Without words like "Selah", we might think that the Psalms were just poems, or even just regular prose. I think that it is an important distinction. In my experience, music has a way of connecting with the human spirit in a way unlike anything else. This can be dangerous if the music is unholy. But if used the way that God intended, it can also enable us to worship God at a deeper level. |