MUSIC
Teachers of 1CH 15:22; 25:7,8; 2CH 23:13
Physical effect of, on man 1SA 6:15,16
Discoursed during the offering of sacrifices 2CH 29:27,28
Precentor NEH 12:42
Chief musician NEH 12:42; HAB 3:19
Chambers for musicians in the temple, in Ezekiel's vision EZK 40:44
In heaven REV 5:8,9; 14:2,3; 15:2,3
INSTRUMENTS OF
Invented by Jubal GEN 4:21
Invented by David 1CH 23:5; 2CH 7:6; 29:26; AMO 6:5
Made by Solomon 1KI 10:12; 2CH 9:11; ECC 2:8
Made by Tyrians EZK 28:13
CORNET DAN 3:5,7,10
See TRUMPET
CYMBAL
See CYMBAL
DULCIMER, a double pipe DAN 3:5,10,15
FLUTE DAN 3:5,7,10,15
GITTITH, a stringed instrument PSA 8; 81; 84
HARP
See HARP
ORGAN, probably composed of pipes furnishing a number of notes GEN 4:21; JOB 21:12; 30:31; PSA 150:4
PIPE
See PIPE
PSALTERY
See PSALTERY
SACKBUT, a harp DAN 3:5,7,10,15
TABRET
See TIMBREL
TIMBREL, a tambourine
See TIMBREL
TRUMPET
See TRUMPET
VIOL, a lyre ISA 5:12; 14:11; AMO 5:23; 6:5
SYMBOLS USED IN
ALAMOTH
(Literally virgins) .A musical term which appears in 1CH 15:20
And in the title of PSA 46:1
(It seems to indicate the rendering of the song by female voices, possibly soprano) -AL-TASCHITH
It appears in the titles of PSA 57:1; 58:1; 59:1; 75:1
(it seems to have been used to indicate the kind of ode, or the kind of melody in which the ode should be sung.)
HIGGAION PSA 92:3
(According to Gesenius, it signifies the murmuring tone of a harp, and hence that the music should be rendered in a plaintive manner.) PSA 9:16
(Combined with "Selah," it may have been intended to indicate a pause in the vocal music while the instruments rendered an interlude.) PSA 19:14
(Mendelssohn translates it "meditation, thought." Hence, the music was to be rendered in a mode to promote devout meditation.)
MAKALATH, MASCHIL, LEANNOTH
These terms are found in the titles of PSA 53:1; 88:1
(Authorities grope in darkness as to their signification. They may indicate the instruments to be played, or the melody to be sung)
MASCHIL
This musical sign occurs in the titles of PSA 32:1; 42:1; 44:1; 45:1; 52:1; 53:1; 54:1; 55:1; 74:1; 78:1; 88:1; 89:1; 142:1
(The meaning is obscure. But its signification where it occurs elsewhere than in the titles of Psalms is equivalent to the English word "instruction," or to become wise by instruction; hence, PSA 47:7: "Sing ye praises with understanding.")
MICAHTAM
A musical term in the titles of PSA 16:1; 56:1; 57:1; 58:1; 59:1; 60:1
(Luther interprets this as "golden," that is, "precious." Ewald interprets it as signifying a plaintive manner.)
MUTH-LABBEN
In the title of PSA 9:1
(Authorities, ancient and modern, differ as to the probable signification. Gesenius and DEU Wette interpret it, "with the voice of virgins, by boys." Others derive the word from a different Hebrew root, and interpret it as indicating that the Psalm was a funeral ode.)
NEGINAH and NEGINOTH
Appear in the titles of PSA 4:1; 54:1; 55:1; 61:1; 67:1; HAB 3:19
(Its use seems to have been to indicate that the song should be accompanied by stringed instruments.) -NEHILOTH
Appears in the title of PSA 5:1
(It seems to indicate, according to Gesenius, that when this Psalm was sung it was to be accompanied by wind instruments.)
SELAH
(This term appears frequently in the Psalms. Its use is not known. Possibly it signified a pause in the vocal music while an instrumental interlude or finale was rendered.)
SHEMINITH
In the titles of PSA 6:1; 12:1
(Translated "eighth," probably indicates the measure, movement, or pitch.)
SHIGGAION
In the title of PSA 7:1
And its plural, SHIGIONOTH, in the title of HAB 3:1
(Supposed to be a musical term to guide in rendering the song. At the close of the chapter, the author refers the ode "to the chief musician, on my stringed instruments." The term may suggest the movement in interpreting the music set to it.)
SHOSHANNIM and SHUSHAN-EDUTH .In the titles to PSA 45:1; 60:1; 69:1; 80:1
(Seems to indicate the manner in which these Psalms were to be rendered. Kimchi, Tremellius, and Eichhorn render it "hexachorda," that is, that in singing these Psalms instruments of six strings were to accompany.)
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO GEN 31:27; EXO 15:1,20,21; 21:17-20; JDG 5:1-3; 11:34; 1SA 18:6,7; 2SA 19:35; 1KI 1:40; 1CH 6:31,32; 15:16-22,24,27,28; 16:4-39,41,42; 22:3,5,6,27,30; 25:1,5,6,7,8; 2CH 5:12,13; 20:19,21,22,28; 23:13,18; 29:25-28; 31:2; 35:15,25; EZR 2:64; 3:10,11; NEH 12:24,27-31; JOB 21:12; 30:31; PSA 33:1-4; 68:4,25,26,32-35; 81:1-3; 87:7; 92:1-3; 95:1,2; 98:1-8; 104:33; 105:2; 135:1,2,3; 137:1-6; 144:9; 149:1-3,6; 150:1-6; PRO 25:20; ECC 2:8; ISA 5:12; 14:11; 16:10; 23:16; 24:8,9; 30:29,32; JER 31:4; EZK 26:13; 33:32; DAN 3:4,6,7; AMO 6:5; 8:10; MAT 9:23; 11:17; MRK 14:26; 1CO 14:15; EPH 5:19; COL 3:16; HEB 2:12; REV 14:2,3; 18:22
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