Worship In Song Part 2
Introduction
Justifications Given For The Use Of Mechanical Instruments
The Bible doesn’t say I can’t use them.
the thing which is not forbidden is freely permitted
what is not against Scripture is for Scripture and Scripture is for it
The Psalms were meant to be sang with mechanical instruments.
a set piece of music, i.e. a sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a “psalm”)
song of praise, psalm 1 Sm 16,18; music made with an instrument Am 5,23
The word “ψάλλω” means with mechanical instruments.
to pluck off, pull out. 2 to cause to vibrate by touching, to twang. 2A to touch or strike the chord, to twang the strings of a musical instrument so that they gently vibrate. 2B to play on a stringed instrument, to play, the harp, etc. 2C to sing to the music of the harp.
Summery
Examining The Arguments
The Bible doesn’t say I can’t argument.
The psalms were meant to be sung with mechanical instruments argument.
a set piece of music, i.e. a sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a “psalm”)
psállō occurs some 50 times for “to play a stringed instrument” (mostly in Psalms
psállontes does not now denote literally playing on a stringed instrument
sing praises, make music with voice
spec. a striking the chords of a musical instrument [(Pind., Aeschyl., a].)]; hence a pious song, a psalm, (Sept. chiefly for מִזְמֹור), Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16; the phrase ἔχειν ψαλμόν is used of one who has it in his heart to sing or recite a song of the sort
The word “ψάλλω” means with mechanical instruments argument.
to sing songs of praise, with the possible implication of instrumental accompaniment (in the NT often related to the singing of OT psalms)—‘to sing, to sing a psalm, to sing a song of praise, to sing praises.’ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ψαλῶ ‘I will sing praises to your name’ or ‘I will sing praises to you’ Ro 15:9.
primarily “to twitch, twang,” then, “to play a stringed instrument with the fingers,” and hence, in the Sept., “to sing with a harp, sing psalms,” denotes, in the NT, “to sing a hymn, sing praise”
to pluck off, pull out. 2 to cause to vibrate by touching, to twang. 2A to touch or strike the chord, to twang the strings of a musical instrument so that they gently vibrate. 2B to play on a stringed instrument, to play, the harp, etc. 2C to sing to the music of the harp. 2D in the NT to sing a hymn, to celebrate the praises of God in song.