"Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works." - Psalm 105:2 (King James Version)
"Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms." - James 5:13 (King James Version)
"We know from experience that singing has great strength and power to move and to set on fire the hearts of men in order that they may call upon God and praise Him with a more vehement and more ardent zeal. It is to be remembered always that this singing should not be light or frivolous, but that it ought to have weight and majesty... Now, what Augustine says is true, namely that no one can sing anything worthy of God which he has not received from Him. Therefore, even after we have carefully searched everywhere, we shall not find better or more appropriate songs to this end than the Psalms of David, inspired by the Holy Spirit. And for this reason, when we sing them, we are assured that God puts the words in our mouth, as if He Himself were singing through us to exalt His glory." - John Calvin (1543).
"Psalm singing has been called the 'signature of Puritanism'... it is worth pointing out here that the Westminster Divines sanctioned nothing but the use of Psalms in the religious worship of God." - Michael Bushell, The Songs of Zion: A Defense of Exclusive Psalmody, pp. 144 and 147 (1980 edition published by Crown and Covenant Publications), as cited in Dr. Reg Barrow'sPsalm Singing In Scripture and History, available free online.
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