5 1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ אֶל־הַנְּחִילוֹת מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃
2 אֲמָרַי הַאֲזִינָה יהוה בִּינָה הֲגִיגִי׃
3 הַקְשִׁיבָה לְקוֹל שַׁוְעִי מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי כִּי־אֵלֶיךָ אֶתְפַּלָּל׃
4 יהוה בֹּקֶר תִּשְׁמַע קוֹלִי בֹּקֶר אֶעֱרָךְ־לְךָ וַאֲצַפֶּה׃
5 כִּי לֹא אֵל־חָפֵץ רֶשַׁע אָתָּה לֹא יְגֻרְךָ רָע׃
6 לֹא־יִתְיַצְּבוּ הוֹלְלִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינֶיךָ שָׂנֵאתָ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃
7 תְּאַבֵּד דֹּבְרֵי כָזָב אִישׁ־דָּמִים וּמִרְמָה יְתָעֵב יהוה׃
8 וַאֲנִי בְּרֹב חַסְדְּךָ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל־הֵיכַל־קָדְשְׁךָ בְּיִרְאָתֶךָ׃
10 כִּי אֵין בְּפִיהוּ נְכוֹנָה קִרְבָּם הַוּוֹת קֶבֶר־פָּתוּחַ גְּרוֹנָם לְשׁוֹנָם יַחֲלִיקוּן׃
11 הַאֲשִׁימֵם אֱלֹהִים יִפְּלוּ מִמֹּעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם בְּרֹב פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם הַדִּיחֵמוֹ כִּי־מָרוּ בָךְ׃
12 וְיִשְׂמְחוּ כָל־חוֹסֵי בָךְ לְעוֹלָם יְרַנֵּנוּ וְתָסֵךְ עָלֵימוֹ וְיַעְלְצוּ בְךָ אֹהֲבֵי שְׁמֶךָ׃
13 כִּי־אַתָּה תְּבָרֵךְ צַדִּיק יהוה כַּצִּנָּה רָצוֹן תַּעְטְרֶנּוּ׃
If you didn’t see it in your reading, there are 5 stanzas to this Psalm. Each of them bounces back and forth from the holy and the wicked. We start with verses 1-3 start with David asking God to hear him, and the fact that in the morning David prays with his requests at the feet of the Lord and this starts the Psalm off. Next comes verses 4-6 and David tells God that He hates evil. Obviously God knows this, perhaps this admission is more for David’s well-being than God’s (please see the sarcasm). Verses 7-8 go back to David and show why he believes God should hear Him. He is not the man in verses 4-6, but in reverence (without pride) and he wants God show him His ways. Verses 9-10 calls God to banish the wicked from trying to talk to Him. Verses 11-12 goes back to the righteous and calls God to let those who follow Him take refuge in Him. See the way it is bounces back and forth.
Another thing to consider and notice is that the last couple of Psalms we have studied employ different musical instruments. One had stringed instruments (harp? guitar?) and the other flutes. See that even the ancient Hebrews used different instruments to worship God. I have a hard time with anyone making an argument about worship and music style. Music is a big part of our lives, yes, but it is not worship. Worship is our lifestyle – what we should be doing/living/acting like. Our praise in musical form should merely be an expression of our hearts. Music style, loudness, instruments used etc. are mostly preference. The organ was invented after the harpsichord (a precursor to guitar). It is wrong for us to say that an instrument is sinful (it is an opinion). I know that this may be controversial, but it is just something I want to say.
Shouldn’t our worship be about what instead of how? I want to be open before God – this is good. I want to consistently come to God – this is good. I want to let Him know what is really going on with me – this is good (and He already knows anyway). Our lives are to become more and more like Jesus, not squabble about how songs are written, what instrument is played etc. What do you all think?
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