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Originally Posted by Backwoods Presbyterian Kind of going back to the original point of the thread, what did happen to Psalm singing after the introduction of hymns and how did they come to dominate the music portion of worship? | IMO, I would say it was that people just do not understand them as Christians of old did. I get asked the question, "How can we sing them when they came before Christ?" When people understand that the Psalms are all about Christ their attitude changes.  | The Psalms are more appropriate for NT praise than OT, as they were not completed until near the end of the former dispensation.
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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)
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