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The Power of Music. The Songs of David. The Power of Music. Music Exists to Praise God (Psalms 8; 139). The Power of Music.
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The Power of Music The Songs of David
The Power of Music • Music Exists to Praise God (Psalms 8; 139).
The Power of Music None can compare to you among the gods, O Lord! Your exploits are incomparable! All the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name. For you are great and do amazing things. You alone are God. Psalm 86:8-10
The Power of Music Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens! Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly! Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars! Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky! Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence. He established them so they would endure; he issued a decree that will not be revoked.
The Power of Music Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea creatures and all you ocean depths, O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders, you mountains and all you hills, you fruit trees and all you cedars, you animals and all you cattle, you creeping things and birds, you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth, you young men and young women, you elderly, along with you children! Ps 148:1-12
The Power of Music • Music Exists to Praise God (Psalms 8; 139). • Music: • Penetrates Our Minds (Ps 68; 19).
The Power of Music A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation. God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land…Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. God is to us a God of deliverances; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death. Psalm 68:5-6, 19-20
The Power of Music • Music Exists to Praise God (Psalms 8; 139). • Music: • Penetrates Our Minds (Ps 68; 19). • Affects Our Hearts (2 Samuel 6:12-23).
The Power of Music JOY: O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice! You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of fine gold on his head. Psalm 21:1-3
The Power of Music SADNESS: I am weary with my sighing; Every night I make my bed swim, I dissolve my couch with my tears. My eye has wasted away with grief; It has become old because of all my adversaries. Psalm 6:6-7
The Power of Music ANGER: May their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, may it become a trap. May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually. Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them. Psalm 69:22-24
The Power of Music THANKFULNESS: You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. Psalm 30:11-12
The Power of Music • Music Exists to Praise God (Psalms 8; 139). • Music: • Penetrates Our Minds (Ps 68; 19). • Affects Our Hearts (2 Samuel 6:12-23). • Changes Our Behavior (2 Samuel 6:12-23).
The Power of Music • Is the music you listen to glorifying to God? • Do you utilize music in your worship of God?