Sticking to Psalms Protects us From Bad Theology

Some churches today only sing songs that lyrically come straight from the Bible. This conviction requires them to stick largely to the Psalms. Whether you agree with their reasoning or not, here’s the big benefit I see with this approach.

Sticking to Psalms protects us from bad theology.

If we’re writing our own songs, we run the risk of being theologically inaccurate. If we take from the Psalms, we’re safe.

The only problem is – the reason the Psalms were such powerful songs was that they directly reflected the current cry of the people. Their situation. Their fears. Their faith.

If we stick only to scripture, the best we can do is find our closest substitute. Mimicking someone else’s prayer-songs, rather than our own.