Music is a powerful medium in which to convey a message. Through lyrics and the song's accompanying sound, an idea can be shared with listeners who might not have otherwise been exposed to or heard of a particular idea or theme in any other format.
Christian musicians Sounds Like Reign took the actual Word of God – verses from The Bible - and added a melody, turning it into a beautiful song about the Lord and his commands.
In the song “Psalm 19,” Sounds Like Reign uses, as you may have already guessed, verses in that chapter - the words originally written by David.
In the clip, a woman sits in a chair as she strums along on a bass guitar and sings the song's lyrics from the Old Testament book. The song’s first verse uses Psalm 19:7 to tell its listeners about the perfection of God’s law.
The song then moves on and uses Psalm 19:10 “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb," as its chorus.
For the song’s second verse, the woman moves back to Psalm 19:8, which reads: “The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.”
The video, which runs a little longer than 3 minutes, shows the woman singing and playing the instrument as children are among her, playing and sitting on her lap. We also get a couple of shots of someone turning the pages of The Bible within the book of Psalms.
The clip, which was posted in mid-December, has been viewed nearly 160, 000 times. In addition to the views, the video has also racked up an impressive number of comments, almost 900.
Psalm 19:7 “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”