A systematic for worship - Prescriptive Psalmody

I don't agree with several of conclusions and statements, but I am delighted that at last someone is looking to the Scriptures to define a worship that "is in spirit and in truth." :thumbs:

Most of the time folks say it's whatever "feels" right.

 

No. It looks as if others have brought thoughts like mine to the discussions on other boards.

 

You may be interested in the work of Suzanne Haik-Vantoura, whose work deciphering the te-amim of the Masoretic Texts is noteworthy (no pun intended).

Beginning with the premise that the marks are primarily musical and secondarily exegetical, she developed a key that when consistently applied produces beautiful liturgical music.

She believes the school in Tiberius preserved the "true tradition." In otherwords, she believes the Masoretic texts contain the original melodies of David and other psalmists.

I can't go that far with her, however, there's no doubt in my mind she has decoded an ancient notation. You can sample some of the melodies of the Psalms here: http://www.cgmusic.com/library/musicofthebible.htm

 

Might be a refreshing break from the C vs A debates.

 

Excellent! Let's talk about this for a while. This could be an interesting discussion. For the record, I will admit to my lack of education on this subject - so I'm on the sidelines (so to speak), but will pay close attention.

 

Looks like that old link is—well—old.

Here's a link to an NPR report about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKjForhzzpU

 

Psalm 122 performed according to Haik-Vantoura's key

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdDanLclfG8