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  • Psalm 22 and 41 Musically mocked?

    • Posted Sep 23, 2003 8:16 AM

      Kenneth, in an attempt to make your point against the use of music in worship you stated that In Psalm 22 and 41 it is prophesied that they will MUSICALLY mock Jesus when He was being SACRIFICED.

      Please tell me how did you arrive at such interpretation of Psalm 22 and 41? Here is how my NIV read. Please tell me what version or translation do you use, and how does it read differently from mine?

      Psalm 22: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent. Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed. But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads; ‘He trusts in the Lord; let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.’ Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast. From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God. Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing” (vv. 1-18). [The remaining of the chapter describes the prayer, intention, and praise to the Lord by the Psalmist (vv.19-31)].

      Psalm 41:1-13. “ Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in times of trouble. The Lord will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him to the desire of his foes. The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness. I said, ‘O Lord, have mercy on me; heal me, for I have sinned against you.’ My enemies say of me in malice, ‘When will he die and his name perish?’ Whenever one comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it abroad. All me enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying, ‘A vile disease has beset him; he will never get up from the place where he lies.’ Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. But you, O Lord, have mercy on me; raise me up, that I may repay them. I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me. In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever. Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.”

      While I do believe that these two chapters of the Psalm describes the suffering and mockery that both David and Christ had to go through, I do not read that music has anything to do with it whatsoever. Furthermore, every prophecy concerning Christ’s suffering at the hands of wicked men has been fulfilled in the New Testament. Search the scriptures, especially the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and see if you can find any reference of Jesus being mocked “musically” by any one.

      The motto: “Speak where the Bible speak…” applies to Kenneth and Chai as well, lest anyone forgets.
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