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Psalms 77:6 I remember my song in the night; I commune with my own heart
and my spirit made diligent search.
When Asaph speaks of his song, he is not talking about his favorite tune.
The word negenah refers to music played to enter into the prophetic spirit.
Asaph was chosen by David to minister in this capacity.
1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph
and Heman and of Jeduthun who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries and with cymbals.
Negenah, a prophetic song, comes from the word nagan, which refers to playing an instrument
in tune with the spirit.
1 Samuel 16:23 And it came to pass when the spirit from God was upon Saul that David took a harp
and played (nagan) with his hand so that Saul was refreshed and was well and the evil spirit departed from him.
Asaph uses two word pairs to bring forth his prophetic word in this psalm:
zakar-to remember, and seyach- to commune or meditate, which means here
“talk through your situation” in an inner dialog. Seyach is translated differently each time used.
Psalm 77:3 I remembered God and was troubled, I complained and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Here seyach is translated as complained in the KJV, other translations use moan and groan,
when commune or meditate on God is all that is expressed.
He is troubled, and the translation interprets his inner dialog rather than translating the word
and allowing the following verses to describe his deliberations.
Again, the same word was translated commune in verse 6, used as the main text for this discussion.
He then asks a series of questions to God to express his anguish before drawing his conclusions.
Psalm 77:
10 And I said this is my infirmity, but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most high.
11 I will remember the works of the Lord, surely I will remember your wonders of old.
12 I will also meditate on all your work and talk of your doings.
In verse 12 we find the third occurrence of the word seyach, this time translated talk in the KJV,
meditate in most other versions.
When he says “I will remember” in verse 11, zakar is used twice and should be read, “I will remember to remember”.
Here he expresses the all too common human reaction to trials to forget God’s faithfulness and “stress out”.
He then concludes:
Psalm 77:13 Your way O God is in the sanctuary (our place of prayer or seyach)
who is so great a God as our God?
He then finishes the Psalm with a memorial to the Lord’s might.
So how does prophetic psalms pertain to us in the church today?
What if we don’t play an instrument? Is this strictly the gift of the musicians
and worship leaders? On the contrary, the Holy Spirit within you is able to
provide the same “song in the night” to anyone seeking God.
Paul describes this gift.
1 Corinthians 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit
and I will pray with the understanding also,
I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the understanding also.
He further clarifies his concern for conducting orderly meetings.
26 How is it then brethren? When you come together, every one of you has a psalm, has a doctrine,
has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edification.
If a congregation’s worship team is allowed to flow in improvisational prophetic worship, it is easy
in this setting to sing in the spirit and be edified. But what about when you are alone in your place of seyach?
Do you pray in the spirit and sing in the spirit? You don’t need an instrument, just allow the spirit to move
in you the way worship in church moves your spirit, and you will commune with the Lord in the night,
and your spirit can make a diligent search. For "the way of the Lord is in the sanctuary".
and my spirit made diligent search.
When Asaph speaks of his song, he is not talking about his favorite tune.
The word negenah refers to music played to enter into the prophetic spirit.
Asaph was chosen by David to minister in this capacity.
1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph
and Heman and of Jeduthun who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries and with cymbals.
Negenah, a prophetic song, comes from the word nagan, which refers to playing an instrument
in tune with the spirit.
1 Samuel 16:23 And it came to pass when the spirit from God was upon Saul that David took a harp
and played (nagan) with his hand so that Saul was refreshed and was well and the evil spirit departed from him.
Asaph uses two word pairs to bring forth his prophetic word in this psalm:
zakar-to remember, and seyach- to commune or meditate, which means here
“talk through your situation” in an inner dialog. Seyach is translated differently each time used.
Psalm 77:3 I remembered God and was troubled, I complained and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Here seyach is translated as complained in the KJV, other translations use moan and groan,
when commune or meditate on God is all that is expressed.
He is troubled, and the translation interprets his inner dialog rather than translating the word
and allowing the following verses to describe his deliberations.
Again, the same word was translated commune in verse 6, used as the main text for this discussion.
He then asks a series of questions to God to express his anguish before drawing his conclusions.
Psalm 77:
10 And I said this is my infirmity, but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most high.
11 I will remember the works of the Lord, surely I will remember your wonders of old.
12 I will also meditate on all your work and talk of your doings.
In verse 12 we find the third occurrence of the word seyach, this time translated talk in the KJV,
meditate in most other versions.
When he says “I will remember” in verse 11, zakar is used twice and should be read, “I will remember to remember”.
Here he expresses the all too common human reaction to trials to forget God’s faithfulness and “stress out”.
He then concludes:
Psalm 77:13 Your way O God is in the sanctuary (our place of prayer or seyach)
who is so great a God as our God?
He then finishes the Psalm with a memorial to the Lord’s might.
So how does prophetic psalms pertain to us in the church today?
What if we don’t play an instrument? Is this strictly the gift of the musicians
and worship leaders? On the contrary, the Holy Spirit within you is able to
provide the same “song in the night” to anyone seeking God.
Paul describes this gift.
1 Corinthians 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit
and I will pray with the understanding also,
I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the understanding also.
He further clarifies his concern for conducting orderly meetings.
26 How is it then brethren? When you come together, every one of you has a psalm, has a doctrine,
has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edification.
If a congregation’s worship team is allowed to flow in improvisational prophetic worship, it is easy
in this setting to sing in the spirit and be edified. But what about when you are alone in your place of seyach?
Do you pray in the spirit and sing in the spirit? You don’t need an instrument, just allow the spirit to move
in you the way worship in church moves your spirit, and you will commune with the Lord in the night,
and your spirit can make a diligent search. For "the way of the Lord is in the sanctuary".
