Speak to one another. "Instead of singing lewd songs as the heathens do in the worship of their gods, you, in your praise to God and your times of jubilation, must speak in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs." Psalm. The Septuagint gave this meaning of: singing praise to God. Hymn. A general song of praise. Spiritual songs. Any song with a spiritual theme. It may be that the Holy Spirit himself was the source of many of these songs (1 Corinthians 14:26). Lipscomb says: "Singing is' one means of getting the word of Christ into the hearts of the hearers. By speaking in songs they are to teach and admonish one another, by bringing the thoughts and feelings of the heart into harmony with the sentiment [meaning] of the songs." Sing hymns and psalms. A literal translation might be: hymning and psalming in your heart to the Lord. The TEV gives the meaning. [Some see in this the vocal music of the synagogue and early church.] See notes on Colossians 3:16.

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