The Book of Psalms for Worship

                                 



This is a video on the reasoning behind singing the Psalms, and was occasioned by the creation of a new Psalms translation, the Book of Psalms for Worship.

A cool thing is that this Psalter is available as an app for iPhone, Android, and Windows. I have it on both Windows and iPhone and am learning to make use of it. It includes the words to all 150 Psalms and a selection of tunes fitted for each one. It's also available in print from Crown and Covenant.

Let's sing God's praises from his Book of Praises, the Psalms.

Psalters

The beauty of having and using the songbook given to us by God to use (i.e., the Psalms), is the simplicity and safety and efficacy of it. No more worship wars! No more indecision about whether a song is sound or appropriate—all of the Psalms are profitable for teaching, for reproof and correction and training in righteousness. We will be edified, and we will be sanctified by singing the Psalms!

How we have complicated our worship and activities in the church. It turns out that we don't have to pull off a lot of complicated activities in order to please our Lord and edify his saints. In fact, all the complication and effort and busyness is contraindicated by the simplicity of what the church is to be about.

We will never be sanctified by singing the words of men, no matter how well-written the song. Sanctification is promised from one source alone, and that is the word of God (John 17:17). We have a huge solution to much of what ails the church right in our hands—the book of Psalms. Here you can find helpful reviews of the various psalters available. (That's a great website to bookmark and return to again and again for helpful articles, links and resources.)