Ephesians 5:19

Ephesians 5:19

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

a. NLT: singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.

b. NIV: speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,

c. YLT: speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

d. Amplified bible Classic: Speak out to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, offering praise with voices [and instruments] and making melody with all your heart to the Lord,

e. Worrell Translation: speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hyms, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

1. “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs…”

a. Speaking [2980 * laleo] [Strong: a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:--preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter.]

b. to yourselves [1438 * heautou] [Strong: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).]

c. in psalms [5568 * psalmos] [Thayer: a striking, twanging, of a striking the chords of a musical instrument, of a pious song, a psalm.][Zodhiates: In all probability the psalms of Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16 are the inspired Psalms of the Hebrew Canon.]

1). Psalm 95:1-3 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

2). Psalm 9:1, 2 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

d. and [2532 * kai] [Strong: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

e. hymns [5215 * hymnos] [Zodhiates: A song or hymn in honor of God…Whereas a psalm is the story of man’s deliverance or a commemoration of mercies received, a hymn is a manificat, adeclaration of how great someone is…a direct address of praise and glory to God.]

f. and [2532 * kai] [Strong: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

g. spiritual [4152 * pneumatikos] [Thayer: relating to the human spirit, or rational soul, as part of the man which is akin to God and serves as his instrument or organ, that which possesses the nature of the rational soul, belonging to a spirit, or a being higher than man but inferior to God, belonging to the Divine Spirit, of God the Holy Spirit, one who is filled with and governed by the Spirit of God, pertaining to the wind or breath; windy, exposed to the wind, blowing.]

1). Spiritual songs will match with what the Spirit has given us in the written word. Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost said the “words” with which the Holy Ghost teaches are “spiritual”.

a). 1 Corinthians 2:12, 13 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

h. songs [5603 * ode] [Vine: "an ode, song," is always used in the NT (as in the Sept.), in praise of God or Christ; in Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16 the adjective "spiritual" is added, because the word in itself is generic and might be used of songs anything but spiritual;][Zodhiates: “Paul qualifies it in Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16 as spiritual songs in association with psalms and hymns, because ode by itself might mean any kind of song…”]

1). Slow anointed worship speaks of intimacy where the weapons are put aside and we draw near to our Father the lover of our soul. And oh the grace flows as we sing.

a). Colossians 3:16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.